WELL · 42-253-07775 · DISTRICT 7
Ford #2 B
Jones County · Vertical
Ford #2 B (API 42-253-07775) is a permitted well in Jones County filed by Royal Texas Petroleum; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1994 and 2000, permitted to 3,400 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Flippen, Hope, Gunsight, Swastika.
Its lease has reported 11.4K barrels of oil and 68 mcf of gas since January 1995, last reporting in September 2012. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Lago Vista, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 17 permits on file · (512) 267-3579
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Tristar Exploration, Incthrough Sep 2001 |
| Latest permit | Royal Texas PetroleumMay 26, 2000 |
- 3,400
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- May 26, 2000
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 11.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 68
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1995 THROUGH Sep 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford O-8-27418 | Farnsworth | L.C.S. Production Company | 2 | 11.4K | 68 | Jan 1995 – Sep 2012 |
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.
- 1Seven Wells Oil & Gas Expl.Jan 1995 → Apr 2000
- 2Royal Texas PetroleumMay 2000 → Jun 2000
- 3Tristar Exploration, IncApr 2001 → Sep 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 495582-99 | Recompletion | Royal Texas Petroleum | May 26, 2000 | May 26, 2000 | — | 3,291 |
| 427485-98 | Reenter | Seven Wells Oil & Gas Expl. | Jan 23, 1995 | Jan 26, 1995 | Nov 15, 1994 | 3,291 |
| 427485-99 | Reenter | Seven Wells Oil & Gas Expl. | Aug 29, 1994 | Sep 8, 1994 | Nov 15, 1994 | 3,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-27418 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,857 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Flippen | 2,840 | -983 |
| Hope | 2,986 | -1,129 |
| Gunsight | 3,140 | -1,283 |
| Swastika | 3,280 | -1,423 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,280 | 3,282 | Perforated |
| — | 3,285 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 139 | 12.25 | 75 S |
| 4.5 | 3,283 | 7.875 | 160 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 | Nov 14, 1995 | Jan 19, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 3, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-253-07775 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-253-07775 → 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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