WELL · 42-249-32615 · DISTRICT 4
W.D. Fowler #2
Jim Wells County · Captain Lucey (5430) field · Vertical
W.D. Fowler #2 (API 42-249-32615) is a plugged well in Jim Wells County, plugged November 10, 2021, last operated by Harper Hefte Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 2015 and 2018, permitted to 5,800 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Catahoula, Vicksburg, Jackson.
Its 2 leases have reported 4.35K barrels of oil and 82.6K mcf of gas since March 2016, last reporting in April 2022. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Corpus Christ, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 16, 2026
- Permits on file
- 87
- Phone
- (361) 242-9149
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Harper Hefte Inc. |
| Production reports | Harper Hefte, Inc.through Mar 2021 |
| Latest permit | Harper Hefte, Inc.Feb 8, 2018 |
- 5,800
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Feb 8, 2018
- last permit issued
- Mar 24, 2016
- completed
- 4.35K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 82.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2016 THROUGH Apr 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 24, 2016
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 10, 2021
Surface location
27.807461, -97.959186
Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Jim Wells County.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the 2 leases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W.D. Fowler O-4-14074 | Captain Lucey (4800 Sand) | Harper Hefte, Inc. | 1 | 4.35K | 1.61K | Jan 2018 – Apr 2022 |
| W.D. Fowler G-4-280780 | Captain Lucey (5430) | Harper Hefte, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 81K | Mar 2016 – Jun 2018 |
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.
- 1Harper Hefte, Inc.Mar 2016 → Mar 2021
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 835957-99 | Recompletion | Harper Hefte, Inc. | Feb 5, 2018 | Feb 8, 2018 | — | 5,800 |
| 811305-98 | Drill | Harper Hefte, Inc. | Apr 19, 2016 | Oct 21, 2015 | Nov 5, 2015 | 5,800 |
| 811305-99 | Drill | Harper Hefte, Inc. | Oct 16, 2015 | Oct 21, 2015 | — | 5,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-280780 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-14074 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 153 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,758 | 4,767 | Perforated |
| 5,555 | 5,559 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,015 | 12.25 | 450 S |
| 4.5 | 5,782 | 7.875 | 725 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 | Jun 5, 2018 | Feb 26, 2018 | — |
| 00 | Sep 12, 2016 | Apr 28, 2016 | 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 42-249-32615 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-249-32615 → 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.
Nearby wells and their tops
NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM
Draw a cross-section
This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbors, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.
Rosita Creek42-249-32675
0.8 KM · Cimarron Engineering, LLC · Section with this well →
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 1,592 | -1,443 |
| Catahoula | 3,320 | -3,171 |
| Catahoula | 4,010 | -3,861 |
| Vicksburg | 6,026 | -5,877 |
| Yegua | — | |
| Jackson | — |
Rosita Creek A42-249-32680
2.2 KM · Cimarron Engineering, LLC · Section with this well →
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 1,610 | -1,472 |
| Catahoula | 3,292 | -3,154 |
| Catahoula | 3,982 | -3,844 |
| Vicksburg | 6,022 | -5,884 |
| Yegua | — | |
| Jackson | — |
Chippo42-249-32686
3.1 KM · Cimarron Engineering, LLC · Section with this well →
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 1,450 | -1,293 |
| Catahoula | 2,922 | -2,765 |
| Catahoula | 3,978 | -3,821 |
| Vicksburg | 5,648 | -5,491 |
| Jackson | — | |
| Yegua | — |
Adams42-249-32634
4.8 KM · Nye Exploration & Prod, L.L.C. · Section with this well →
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 1,000 | -846 |
| Catahoula | 3,750 | -3,596 |
| Catahoula | — | |
| Yegua | — | |
| Vicksburg | — | |
| Jackson | — |
Estell, Mary King42-355-34173
6.3 KM · Durango Resources Corp. · Section with this well →
| Gretta | 3,325 | -3,210 |
| Frio | 3,690 | -3,575 |
| Vicksburg | — | |
| Catahoula | — | |
| Catahoula | — | |
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | — |
Estell, Mary King42-355-34174
6.3 KM · Durango Resources Corp. · Section with this well →
| Greta | 3,320 | -3,205 |
| Frio | 3,700 | -3,585 |
| Catahoula | — | |
| Catahoula | — | |
| Vicksburg | — | |
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | — |
Vanover42-249-32665
6.8 KM · Cimarron Engineering, LLC · Section with this well →
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 1,340 | -1,148 |
| Catahoula | 1,824 | -1,632 |
| Catahoula | 2,230 | -2,038 |
| Vicksburg | 4,992 | -4,800 |
| Jackson | — | |
| Yegua | — |
Bell-Mosser42-249-32670
8.5 KM · Paloma Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 1,300 | -1,114 |
| Catahoula | 2,960 | -2,774 |
| Catahoula | 3,600 | -3,414 |
| Frio | 4,870 | -4,684 |
| Yegua | — | |
| Vicksburg | — | |
| Jackson | — |
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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