TEXAS · WELLS · KARNES COUNTY · API 42-255-01061 · DISTRICT 02
B. U. - Spielhagen #2
Karnes County · Burnell (Slick Upper) field · Producing · Vertical
B. U. - Spielhagen #2 (API 42-255-01061) is a well in Karnes County operated by Paleo Oil Company LLC, completed February 21, 1982 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in August 1, 2026.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1978 and 1981, permitted to 9,500 ft.
It was permitted by Pennzoil Producing CO. and has since transferred to Paleo Oil Company LLC on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Pennzoil Producing Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Corpus Christ, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 10, 2025
- Permits on file
- 47
- Phone
- (361) 904-0401
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Paleo Oil Company LLC |
| Production reports | Paleo Oil Company LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Pennzoil Producing Co.Oct 5, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 5, 1981
- last permit issued
- Feb 21, 1982
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 183K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 21, 1982
- Shut in
- Aug 1, 2026
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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 2 leases this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. U. - Spielhagen G-2-97907 | Burnell (Slick, Upper) | Paleo Oil Company LLC | 1 | 0 | 183K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| — G-2-30391 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 5,379 · prior 12 4,269(+26%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co.Jan 1993 → Feb 1999
- 2Pennzenergy Exp. & Prod., L.L.C.Mar 1999 → Mar 2000
- 3Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Apr 2000 → Apr 2005
- 4Legend Natural Gas II, LPMay 2005 → Feb 2015
- 5Trinity River Energy Oper, LLCMar 2015 → Oct 2017
- 6Wagner Oil CompanyNov 2017 → Jan 2021
- 7Fletcher Operating, LLCFeb 2021 → Mar 2022
- 8Welder Exploration & Prod., Inc.Apr 2022 → Aug 2022
- 9Paleo Oil Company LLCSep 2022 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 135512-99 | Recompletion | Pennzoil Producing Co. | Oct 5, 1981 | Oct 5, 1981 | — | 9,500 |
| 22784-99 | Recompletion | Pennzoil Producing Co. | Apr 25, 1978 | Apr 25, 1978 | — | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 1982 | B. U. - Spielhagen G-2-97907 | Burnell (Slick Upper) | Paleo Oil Company LLC | Producing · shut in Aug 1, 2026 | 9,500 |
| May 10, 1978 | B. U. -Spielhagen G-2-76827 | Burnell (Luling) | Pennzoil Producing Co. | Not on Schedule | — |
| May 26, 1963 | B. U.-Spielhagen G-2-30391 | Burnell (Wilcox 7200) | Pennzoil Producing Co. | Not on Schedule | — |
| — | B.U.-Spielhagen G-2-41868 | Burnell (Slick) | Pennzoil Producing Co. | Not on Schedule | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,554 | 6,573 | Perforated |
| 6,714 | 6,740 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,518 | 15 | 750 S |
| 2.375 | 6,497 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 6,689 | — | — |
| 7 | 7,950 | 9.875 | 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 | Mar 8, 1982 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 22, 1978 | — |
| 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 42-255-01061 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-255-01061 → 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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