WELL · 42-287-31533 · DISTRICT 3
Newton #2A
Lee County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Vertical
Newton #2A (API 42-287-31533) is a plugged well in Lee County, plugged April 26, 1995, last operated by Union Pacific Resources Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 28, 1983, permitted to 9,600 ft.
It was permitted by Santa FE - Windsor Producing CO. and has since transferred to Union Pacific Resources Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Midway, Navarro, Taylor, Pecan Gap.
Its lease has reported 1.46K barrels of oil and 2.32K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 1995. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Union Pacific Resources Company
Permitted by Santa FE - Windsor Producing Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 9, 2001 · 5,638 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Union Pacific Resources Company |
| Production reports | Union Pacific Resources Companythrough Jul 1994 |
| Latest permit | Santa FE - Windsor Producing Co.Nov 28, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 28, 1983
- last permit issued
- Jun 21, 1984
- completed
- 1.46K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.32K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 1995
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 21, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 26, 1995
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton O-3-15214 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Union Pacific Resources Company | 2 | 1.46K | 2.32K | Jan 1993 – Jul 1995 |
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.
- 1South Forty Energy, Inc.Jan 1993 → Aug 1993
- 2Union Pacific Resources CompanyNov 1993 → Jun 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 222025-99 | Drill | Santa FE - Windsor Producing Co. | Apr 3, 1984 | Nov 28, 1983 | May 8, 1984 | 9,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-15214 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 478 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Midway | 5,200 | -4,722 |
| NavarroNAVARRO #1 | 6,270 | -5,792 |
| NavarroNAVARRO #2 | 6,750 | -6,272 |
| Taylor | 6,950 | -6,472 |
| Pecan Gap | 7,640 | -7,162 |
| Austin Chalk | 8,215 | -7,737 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 8,840 | -8,362 |
| False Buda | 8,975 | -8,497 |
| BudaBUDA RESERVOIR | 9,014 | -8,536 |
| Del Rio | 9,065 | -8,587 |
| Georgetown | 9,090 | -8,612 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,640 | 8,822 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,860 | 12.25 | 850 sx |
| 5.5 | 9,130 | 8.75 | 500 sx |
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 10, 1984 | Jul 30, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Aug 9, 1984 | Jul 30, 1984 | — |
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 42-287-31533 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-31533 → 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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