WELL · 42-287-31609 · DISTRICT 3
WCS Bowers #2
Lee County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Vertical
Wcs Bowers #2 (API 42-287-31609) is a well in Lee County operated by Wcs Oil And Gas Corporation, completed March 29, 1984.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 5, 1983, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Columbia Gas Development Corp. and has since transferred to Wcs Oil And Gas Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk.
Its 2 leases have reported 12.9K barrels of oil and 472K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Columbia Gas Development Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 19, 2004
- Permits on file
- 277
- Phone
- (214) 357-9116
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | WCS Oil and Gas Corporation |
| Production reports | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCthrough Nov 2023 |
| Latest permit | Columbia Gas Development Corp.Dec 5, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 5, 1983
- last permit issued
- Mar 29, 1984
- completed
- 12.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 472K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 29, 1984
- 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowers, J. A. Estate G-3-200509 | Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 231K | Mar 2004 – Jul 2026 |
| Bowers, J. A. Estate O-3-13708 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Anadarko E&P Company LP | 2 | 12.9K | 241K | Jan 1993 – Nov 2006 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Columbia Gas Development Corp.Jan 1993 → May 1996
- 2Union Pacific Resources CompanyJun 1996 → Apr 2000
- 3Anadarko E&P Company LPMar 2004 → Jul 2007
- 4Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Aug 2007 → Jul 2018
- 5Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCAug 2018 → Nov 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 236319-99 | Drill | Columbia Gas Development Corp. | Mar 2, 1983 | Dec 5, 1983 | — | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-200509 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-13708 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 288 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 6,977 | -6,689 |
| Austin ChalkTOP AUSTIN CHALK | 7,617 | -7,329 |
| Austin ChalkBASE AUSTIN CHALK | 8,228 | -7,940 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,983 | 7,815 | Perforated |
| 7,983 | 8,221 | Perforated |
| 8,221 | 8,052 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 4,067 | 12.25 | 1,400 S |
| 7 | 7,690 | 8.75 | 365 S |
| 16 | — | — | — |
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 | May 11, 2004 | Apr 7, 2004 | — |
| 00 | Apr 23, 2004 | — | — |
| 00 | May 21, 1984 | Apr 6, 1984 | — |
| 00 | May 12, 1984 | Apr 6, 1984 | — |
| 00 | May 2, 1984 | Apr 6, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Apr 28, 1984 | Apr 6, 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 42-287-31609 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-31609 → 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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