WELL · 42-285-31460 · DISTRICT 3
Jones Sophia B. #2
Lavaca County · Sheridan S. W. (Wilcox 8200) field · Vertical
Jones Sophia B. #2 (API 42-285-31460) is a plugged well in Lavaca County, plugged July 3, 2007, last operated by Magnum Producing LP.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 7, 1980, permitted to 8,600 ft.
It was permitted by Brown, George R. and has since transferred to Magnum Producing LP on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 71K barrels of oil and 16.5K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in December 2007.
Operator of record
Permitted by Brown, George R.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Corpus Christ, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 312 permits on file · (361) 446-2414
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Magnum Producing LP |
| Production reports | Magnum Producing & Operating Co.through Dec 1998 |
| Latest permit | Brown, George R.Jan 7, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 7, 1980
- last permit issued
- Jun 10, 1980
- completed
- 71K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 16.5K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 2007
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 10, 1980
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 3, 2007
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jones, Sophia B. O-3-13125 | Sheridan, S. W. (Wilcox 8200) | Magnum Producing, LP | 1 | 71K | 16.5K | Jan 1993 – Dec 2007 |
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.
- 1Brown, George R. Partnership,theJan 1993 → Aug 1998
- 2Magnum Producing & Operating Co.Sep 1998 → Dec 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68878-99 | Drill | Brown, George R. | Jan 7, 1980 | Jan 7, 1980 | Apr 16, 1980 | 8,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-13125 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,146 | 8,163 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,019 | 12.25 | 650 S |
| 2.375 | 8,043 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 8,307 | 8.75 | 800 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 | Jun 26, 1980 | — |
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 42-285-31460 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-31460 → 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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