WELL · 42-275-31062 · DISTRICT 9
Nelson John Earl #2A
Knox County · Voss (Tannehill) field · Vertical
Nelson John Earl #2A (API 42-275-31062) is a plugged well in Knox County, plugged June 20, 2024, last operated by Bitter Creek Petroleum CO..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 25, 1981, permitted to 1,999 ft.
It was permitted by Knox Plains Oil CO. and has since transferred to Bitter Creek Petroleum CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Tannehill.
Its lease has reported 2.01K barrels of oil and 16 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Knox Plains Oil Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Knox City, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · (940) 203-2398
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bitter Creek Petroleum Co. |
| Production reports | Bitter Creek Petroleum Co.through May 2021 |
| Latest permit | Knox Plains Oil Co.Aug 25, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,999
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 25, 1981
- last permit issued
- Sep 27, 1991
- completed
- 2.01K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 16
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 27, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 20, 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson, John Earl O-13-21643 | Voss (Tannehill) | Bitter Creek Petroleum Co. | 2 | 2.01K | 16 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1J N J ProductionsMay 1993 → Jan 1996
- 2Bitter Creek Petroleum Co.Mar 1996 → May 2021
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 131137-99 | Drill | Knox Plains Oil Co. | Aug 25, 1981 | Aug 25, 1981 | Aug 26, 1981 | 1,999 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-21643 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,497 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| TannehillTANNEHILL SAND | 1,964 | -467 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,956 | 1,972 | Perforated |
| 1,964 | 1,978 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 103 | 9.25 | 95 S |
| 8.625 | 103 | 12.625 | 95 S |
| 2.375 | 1,903 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 1,996 | 7.875 | 100 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 | Oct 31, 1995 | Jul 19, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Dec 13, 1993 | Oct 1, 1993 | — |
| 00 | May 29, 1992 | May 5, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 11, 1982 | — |
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 42-275-31062 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-275-31062 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 1.6K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 61.5K
- bbl, all reported
- Feb 2014
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000044993 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Jun 24, 2024 | 50 | 800 | 1,964–1,978 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 1,600 · prior 12 4,140(-61%)
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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