WELL · 42-221-30467 · DISTRICT 7
Houston Ranch B #2
Hood County · Houston Ranch (Strawn) field · Vertical
Houston Ranch B #2 (API 42-221-30467) is a plugged well in Hood County, plugged December 12, 2005, last operated by Eog Resources Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 7, 1978, permitted to 5,489 ft.
It was permitted by Wesco Natural Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to Eog Resources Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Wesco Natural Resources, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 16,348 permits on file · (713) 594-5431
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | EOG Resources Inc. |
| Production reports | Merimac Investments, Inc.through Jul 1994 |
| Latest permit | Wesco Natural Resources, Inc.Mar 7, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,489
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 7, 1978
- last permit issued
- Mar 16, 1978
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.72K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 2005
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 16, 1978
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 12, 2005
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Ranch "B" G-8-77243 | Houston Ranch (Strawn) | EOG Resources, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 1.72K | Jan 1993 – Dec 2005 |
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.
- 1Merimac Investments, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19677-99 | Drill | Wesco Natural Resources, Inc. | Mar 7, 1978 | Mar 7, 1978 | Mar 7, 1978 | 5,489 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-77243 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,899 | 5,051 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 720 | 12.25 | 500 S |
| 2.375 | 4,847 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 5,480 | 7.875 | 650 S |
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 12, 1984 | Jul 3, 1978 | — |
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 42-221-30467 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-221-30467 → 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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