WELL · 42-239-31157 · DISTRICT 2
McDowell #2
Jackson County · Westhoff Ranch (4940) field · Vertical
Mcdowell #2 (API 42-239-31157) is a plugged well in Jackson County, plugged February 17, 1999, last operated by AL-TX Operating Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 21, 1977, permitted to 7,100 ft.
It was permitted by Holly Energy, Inc. and has since transferred to AL-TX Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Holly Energy, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Plum, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 6, 1998
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | AL-TX Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Holly Energy, Inc.Dec 21, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,100
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 21, 1977
- last permit issued
- Jul 23, 1977
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 1999
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 23, 1977
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 17, 1999
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McDowell G-2-73491 | Westhoff Ranch (4940) | AL-TX Operating Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Feb 1999 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 816-99 | Drill | Holly Energy, Inc. | Dec 21, 1977 | Dec 21, 1977 | Jul 12, 1977 | 7,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-73491 | — | — | — | — |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,767 | 12.25 | 300 S |
| 5.5 | 7,091 | 7.875 | 500 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 | Oct 26, 1977 | — |
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 42-239-31157 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-239-31157 → 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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