WELL · 42-273-30144 · DISTRICT 4
Edw and Eaw Oil Unit 2 #5
Kleberg County · Big Caesar S. (Wernecke) field · Vertical
Edw And Eaw Oil Unit 2 #5 (API 42-273-30144) is a plugged well in Kleberg County, plugged July 8, 1997, last operated by Sun Expl. & Prod. CO.-Corpus.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 8, 1989, permitted to 7,593 ft.
It was permitted by Black Gold Operating CO., Inc. and has since transferred to Sun Expl. & Prod. CO.-Corpus on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Anahuac, Wernecke, Pflueger.
Its lease has reported 6.5K barrels of oil and 141 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in October 1997. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Black Gold Operating Co., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 New · 1,290 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Corpus |
| Production reports | Pearl, Bill H. Productions, Inc.through Feb 1996 |
| Latest permit | Black Gold Operating Co., Inc.Feb 8, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,593
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 8, 1989
- last permit issued
- Apr 15, 1971
- completed
- 6.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 141
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 1997
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 15, 1971
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 8, 1997
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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wernecke O-4-6990 | Big Caesar, S. (Pfleuger, Up.) | Pearl, Bill H. Productions, Inc. | 4 | 6.5K | 141 | Jan 1993 – Oct 1997 |
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.
- 1Geary Well Service Inc.Jan 1993 → Sep 1994
- 2Pearl, Bill H. Productions, Inc.Oct 1994 → Feb 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 355791-99 | Recompletion | Black Gold Operating Co., Inc. | Feb 3, 1989 | Feb 8, 1989 | — | 7,593 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-4-6990 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 78 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Anahuac | 4,000 | -3,922 |
| Wernecke | 6,900 | -6,822 |
| Pflueger | 7,424 | -7,346 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,900 | 6,904 | Perforated |
| 7,426 | 7,443 | Perforated |
| — | 7,443 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,071 | 15 | 420 S |
| 7 | 7,614 | 9.875 | 350 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 | Aug 18, 1989 | Jun 5, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 11, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 27, 1971 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 23, 1971 | — |
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 42-273-30144 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-273-30144 → 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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