WELL · 42-287-31501 · DISTRICT 3
Menzel Unit #2
Lee County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Menzel Unit #2 (API 42-287-31501) is a plugged horizontal well in Lee County, plugged March 5, 2003, last operated by Anadarko E&P Company LP.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1983 and 1995, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company and has since transferred to Anadarko E&P Company LP on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford, False Buda.
Its lease has reported 59.4K barrels of oil and 100K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in April 2003.
Operator of record
Permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2025 · 2,635 permits on file · (832) 636-1111
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Anadarko E&P Company LP |
| Production reports | Rme Petroleum Companythrough Feb 2002 |
| Latest permit | Union Pacific Resources CompanyJan 23, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jan 23, 1995
- last permit issued
- Mar 8, 1995
- completed
- 59.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 100K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 8, 1995
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 5, 2003
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menzel Unit O-3-17127 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Anadarko E&P Company LP | 1 | 59.4K | 100K | Jan 1993 – Apr 2003 |
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.
- 1Tex-Lee Operating CompanyFeb 1993 → Apr 1994
- 2Union Pacific Resources CompanyJun 1994 → Jan 2001
- 3Rme Petroleum CompanyFeb 2001 → Feb 2002
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 431067-98 | Recompletion | Union Pacific Resources Company | Jun 2, 1995 | Jan 23, 1995 | — | 8,320 |
| 431067-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Union Pacific Resources Company | Dec 16, 1994 | Jan 23, 1995 | Feb 18, 1995 | 8,300 |
| 218736-99 | Drill | Santa FE - Windsor Producing Co. | Oct 3, 1983 | Oct 3, 1983 | — | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-17127 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 441 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 7,115 | -6,674 |
| Austin Chalk | 7,508 | -7,067 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 8,245 | -7,804 |
| False Buda | 8,360 | -7,919 |
| BudaBUDA RESERVOIR | 8,395 | -7,954 |
| Del Rio | 8,450 | -8,009 |
| Georgetown | 8,475 | -8,034 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,930 | 11,440 | Perforated |
| 8,141 | 8,260 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,609 | 12.25 | 750 S |
| 5.5 | 8,514 | 8.75 | 500 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 | Jul 3, 1995 | Mar 21, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 20, 1984 | Dec 19, 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 42-287-31501 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-31501 → 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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