WELL · 42-285-31712 · DISTRICT 2
Gerlich Wilcox #2
Lavaca County · Vertical
Gerlich Wilcox #2 (API 42-285-31712) is a permitted well in Lavaca County filed by Capital Star Oil & Gas, Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1983 and 2017, permitted to 14,500 ft.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026 · 49 permits on file · (713) 906-2114
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Capital Star Oil & Gas, Inc.through Apr 2017 |
| Latest permit | Capital Star Oil & Gas, Inc.Feb 27, 2017 |
- 14,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 27, 2017
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 825K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerlich Gas Unit G-2-106483 | Word, N. (Edwards) | Capital Star Oil & Gas, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 825K | Jan 1993 – Nov 2023 |
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.
- 1Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Jan 1993 → May 2013
- 2Capital Star Oil & Gas, Inc.Jun 2013 → Apr 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 823281-99 | Recompletion | Capital Star Oil & Gas, Inc. | Feb 14, 2017 | Feb 27, 2017 | — | 12,980 |
| 190820-99 | Drill | Superior Oil Company, The | Apr 5, 1983 | Apr 5, 1983 | — | 14,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-106483 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 13,456 | 13,655 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 4,320 | 14.75 | 3,140 S |
| 2.875 | 13,190 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 13,946 | 97.125 | 815 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 | Jul 18, 1983 | — |
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 42-285-31712 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-31712 → 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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