WELL · 42-227-32961 · DISTRICT 8
John B. Bowen Jr -A- #2
Howard County · Howard-Glasscock (Glorieta) field · Vertical
John B. Bowen JR -A- #2 (API 42-227-32961) is a well in Howard County operated by Vanguard Production Company, completed March 14, 1984.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 16, 1982, permitted to 3,020 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including San Andres, Glorieta.
Its 3 leases have reported 63.6K barrels of oil and 150 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 16 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit, with 19.2K barrels injected in the 12 months reported through December 2025.
Operator of record
Lubbock, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2017 · 20 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Vanguard Production Company |
| Production reports | Sweet Crude Operating LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Vanguard Production CompanyNov 16, 1982 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,020
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 16, 1982
- last permit issued
- Mar 14, 1984
- completed
- 63.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 150
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 14, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 16 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John B. Bowen Jr -A- O-10-27716 | Howard-Glasscock (Glorieta) | Vanguard Production Company | 6 | 33.2K | 150 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| John B. Bowen, Jr. "A" O-10-47987 | Howard Glasscock (Consolidated) | Sweet Crude Operating LLC | 5 | 20.7K | 0 | Mar 2014 – Jul 2026 |
| John B. Bowen Jr -A- O-10-39235 | Howard-Glasscock (Glorieta) | Circle H Oil Company | 5 | 9.65K | 0 | Dec 2008 – Jan 2017 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,287 · prior 12 1,385(-7%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Vanguard Production CompanyJan 1993 → Dec 2005
- 2Sutton Drilling Company, L.L.C.May 2009 → Feb 2014
- 3Circle H Oil CompanyMar 2014 → Apr 2020
- 4Sweet Crude Operating LLCMay 2020 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 177525-99 | Drill | Vanguard Production Company | Nov 13, 1985 | Nov 16, 1982 | — | 3,020 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-27716 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-39235 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-47987 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,278 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San Andres | 2,450 | -172 |
| Glorieta | 2,660 | -382 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,666 | 2,926 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 336 | 12.25 | 250 S |
| 4.5 | 3,100 | 7.875 | 850 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 | Oct 31, 2016 | Aug 18, 2010 | — |
| 00 | Nov 16, 2010 | Aug 18, 2010 | — |
| 00 | Feb 1, 2010 | Apr 4, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Feb 28, 1986 | Apr 4, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Feb 22, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-227-32961 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-32961 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 19.2K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 388K
- bbl, all reported
- Dec 2025
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000102020 | H-1 Injection | Active | 1,500 | 1,333 | 2,666–2,926 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 19,228 · prior 12 18,822(+2%)
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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