WELL · 42-255-31437 · DISTRICT 2
Hilbrich-Sellers Gas Unit No. 2 #2
Karnes County · Caliente (11 600) field · Vertical
Hilbrich-Sellers Gas Unit NO. 2 #2 (API 42-255-31437) is a plugged well in Karnes County, plugged July 15, 2014, last operated by Traton Operating Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2001 and 2003, permitted to 13,500 ft.
It was permitted by Hughes, Dan A. Company and has since transferred to Traton Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Jackson, Yegua, Cook Mtn., Wilcox.
Operator of record
Permitted by Hughes, Dan A. Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Kingwood, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 6, 2020 · 7 permits on file · (713) 299-7558
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Traton Operating Company |
| Production reports | Traton Operating Companythrough Jun 2010 |
| Latest permit | Hughes, Dan A. CompanyJun 3, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 3, 2003
- last permit issued
- Jun 8, 2003
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 5.31M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2001 THROUGH Jul 2014
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 8, 2003
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 15, 2014
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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilbrich-Sellers Gas Unit No. 2 G-2-188384 | Caliente (11,600) | Traton Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 3.5M | Oct 2001 – Jul 2014 |
| Hilbrich-Sellers Gas Unit No. 2 G-2-200552 | Caliente (10,600) | Traton Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 1.81M | Jun 2003 – Jul 2014 |
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.
- 1Hughes, Dan A. CompanyNov 2001 → Mar 2006
- 2Hughes, Dan A. Company, L.P.Apr 2006 → May 2006
- 3CSM Operating, LLCJun 2006 → Jun 2008
- 4Traton Operating CompanyJul 2008 → Jun 2010
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 532580-99 | Recompletion | Hughes, Dan A. Company | May 30, 2003 | Jun 3, 2003 | May 16, 2003 | 12,505 |
| 512001-99 | Drill | Hughes, Dan A. Company | Jul 30, 2001 | Jul 30, 2001 | Sep 3, 2001 | 13,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-188384 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-200552 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 291 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,645 | 10,652 | Perforated |
| 11,624 | 11,642 | Perforated |
| 11,841 | 11,848 | Perforated |
| 11,904 | 11,911 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,530 | 12.25 | 1,510 S |
| 7.625 | 9,537 | 9.875 | 465 S |
| 4.5 | 12,500 | 6.5 | 370 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 10, 2004 | Sep 2, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | May 6, 2004 | Sep 2, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 27, 2004 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 19, 2002 | Nov 26, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | May 7, 2002 | — | — |
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 42-255-31437 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-255-31437 → 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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