WELL · 42-197-30550 · DISTRICT 9
Bowes Unit No. 2 #2
Hardeman County · Bowes (Miss) field · Vertical
Bowes Unit NO. 2 #2 (API 42-197-30550) is a plugged well in Hardeman County, plugged August 10, 1987, last operated by Cartex Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1983 and 1988, permitted to 8,900 ft.
It was permitted by Baker & Taylor Drilling CO. and has since transferred to Cartex Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Mississippian, Barnett, Chappel.
Its lease has reported 6.24K barrels of oil and 144 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in April 2024.
Operator of record
Permitted by Baker & Taylor Drilling Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 15, 1991 · 2 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Cartex Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | WPH Operating Companythrough Feb 2017 |
| Latest permit | Baker & Taylor Drilling Co.Mar 25, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,900
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 25, 1988
- last permit issued
- Apr 11, 1983
- completed
- 6.24K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 144
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2024
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 11, 1983
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 10, 1987
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diane "4" O-13-27241 | Bowes (Miss) | Buffco Production Inc. | 1 | 6.24K | 144 | Jan 1993 – Apr 2024 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1WPH Operating CompanyJan 1993 → Feb 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 344429-99 | Reenter | Baker & Taylor Drilling Co. | Mar 25, 1988 | Mar 25, 1988 | — | 8,035 |
| 186089-99 | Drill | Crawford Energy, Inc. | Feb 15, 1983 | Feb 15, 1983 | Feb 16, 1983 | 8,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-27241 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,440 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| MississippianMISSISSIPPIAN CHESTER | 7,552 | -6,112 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | 7,741 | -6,301 |
| Chappel | 7,922 | -6,482 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,942 | 8,047 | Open hole |
| — | 8,030 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 821 | 12.25 | 500 S |
| 5.5 | 7,900 | 9 | 125 S |
| 5.5 | 7,942 | 7.875 | — |
| 2.375 | 8,003 | — | — |
Completion filings
W-2 and G-1 reports on record in the RRC wellbore file, newest first. The suffix identifies the wellbore or completion event. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jan 16, 1989 | Jul 25, 1988 | — |
| 00 | Jan 5, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 2, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
The source documents
Petrora holds the structured record. The scanned filings live at the RRC; these links open its search already filled in for this API.
- Wellbore filings for 42-197-30550 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-197-30550 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.
About this data
Permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wellbore and operator of record from the EWA schedule, weekly; completions, formation tops, casing, and perforations from the dbf900 wellbore file; production from PDQ lease reports, which lag two to three months; injection from UIC permits, H-10 reports, and TexNet daily volumes; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog.
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