WELL · 42-285-33058 · DISTRICT 2
Dow #2
Lavaca County · Provident City NE. (5625 Lower) field · Producing · Vertical
Dow #2 (API 42-285-33058) is a well in Lavaca County operated by Charolais Energy LLC, completed February 10, 2004 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued January 16, 2004, permitted to 6,150 ft.
It was permitted by Howard Exploration, Inc. and has since transferred to Charolais Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Frio.
Its lease has reported 70.5K barrels of oil and 60.4K mcf of gas since February 2004, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Howard Exploration, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Kilgore, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · (832) 492-5175
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Charolais Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Charolais Energy, LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Howard Exploration, Inc.Jan 16, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,150
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 16, 2004
- last permit issued
- Feb 10, 2004
- completed
- 70.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 60.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2004 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 10, 2004
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dow O-2-8863 | Provident City, NE. (5625 Lower) | Charolais Energy, LLC | 1 | 70.5K | 60.4K | Feb 2004 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 918 · prior 12 2,459(-63%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Howard Exploration, Inc.Feb 2004 → May 2025
- 2Charolais Energy, LLCJun 2025 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 540856-98 | Drill | Howard Exploration, Inc. | Apr 15, 2004 | Jan 16, 2004 | — | 6,150 |
| 540856-99 | Drill | Howard Exploration, Inc. | Jan 16, 2004 | Jan 16, 2004 | Jan 28, 2004 | 6,150 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-2-8863 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 192 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 1,960 | -1,768 |
| Frio | 3,068 | -2,876 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,619 | 5,621 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 827 | 12.25 | 332 S |
| 5.5 | 6,150 | 7.875 | 900 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 6, 2004 | Apr 23, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 6, 2004 | — | — |
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 42-285-33058 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-33058 → 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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