WELL · 42-223-30498 · DISTRICT 5
Chance B. E. Heirs #2
Hopkins County · Ardis & Leggett (Paluxy) field · Producing · Vertical
Chance B. E. Heirs #2 (API 42-223-30498) is a well in Hopkins County operated by Valence Operating Company, completed February 11, 2012 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued August 31, 2011, permitted to 4,900 ft.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk, Buda, Delrio.
Its lease has reported 160K barrels of oil and 21 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Kingwood, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2026 · 990 permits on file · (281) 359-3659
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Valence Operating Company |
| Production reports | Valence Operating Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Valence Operating CompanyAug 31, 2011 |
- 4,900
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 31, 2011
- last permit issued
- Feb 11, 2012
- completed
- 160K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 11, 2012
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chance, B. E. Heirs O-5-1956 | Ardis & Leggett (Paluxy) | Valence Operating Company | 2 | 160K | 21 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 6,323 · prior 12 6,487(-3%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Wagner, Duer & Co.Jan 1993 → Aug 1995
- 2Valence Operating CompanyFeb 2012 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 723205-98 | Drill | Valence Operating Company | Jan 16, 2012 | Aug 31, 2011 | Nov 20, 2011 | 4,900 |
| 723205-99 | Drill | Valence Operating Company | Aug 26, 2011 | Aug 31, 2011 | Nov 20, 2011 | 4,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-5-1956 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 535 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 1,285 | -750 |
| Austin ChalkAUSTIN | 2,828 | -2,293 |
| Buda | 4,185 | -3,650 |
| Delrio | 4,285 | -3,750 |
| Georgetown | 4,346 | -3,811 |
| Goodland | 4,673 | -4,138 |
| Paluxy | 4,728 | -4,193 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,704 | 4,741 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 560 | 11 | 50 S |
| 5.5 | 4,885 | 7.875 | 280 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 | Apr 27, 2012 | Apr 13, 2012 | Yes |
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 42-223-30498 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-223-30498 → 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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