WELL · 42-227-33929 · DISTRICT 8
Denton #2
Howard County · Elbow SE. (Fslm.) field · Vertical
Denton #2 (API 42-227-33929) is a plugged well in Howard County, plugged April 20, 2020, last operated by Jay Management Company LLC.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1985 and 1986, permitted to 10,200 ft.
It was permitted by Chapman Exploration, Inc. and has since transferred to Jay Management Company LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Strawn, Devonian, Fusselman.
Its lease has reported 55.8K barrels of oil and 33.7K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in October 2020. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chapman Exploration, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 28, 2026
- Permits on file
- 26
- Phone
- (713) 621-6785
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Jay Management Company LLC |
| Production reports | Jay Management Company, LLCthrough Nov 2015 |
| Latest permit | Chapman Exploration, Inc.Apr 25, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,200
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 25, 1986
- last permit issued
- Feb 19, 1986
- completed
- 55.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 33.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 2020
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 19, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 20, 2020
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denton O-10-30412 | Elbow,se. (Fslm.) | Jay Management Company, LLC | 2 | 55.8K | 33.7K | Jan 1993 – Oct 2020 |
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.
- 1Farmers of Tulsa Energy Corp.Jan 1993 → Feb 1996
- 2Jay Resources CorporationMar 1996 → Sep 1997
- 3Jay Management Company, LLCOct 1997 → Nov 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301598-99 | Drill | Chapman Exploration, Inc. | Mar 5, 1986 | Apr 25, 1986 | — | 10,200 |
| 292385-99 | Drill | Chapman Exploration, Inc. | Nov 25, 1985 | Nov 27, 1985 | Dec 6, 1985 | 10,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-30412 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,627 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,022 | 10,030 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 268 | 17.5 | 270 S |
| 8.625 | 3,925 | 11 | 1,000 S |
| 5.5 | 10,043 | 7.875 | 200 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 | May 15, 1986 | May 1, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | May 8, 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 42-227-33929 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-33929 → 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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