WELL · 42-287-31805 · DISTRICT 3
Gaeke #2
Lee County · Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) field · Vertical
Gaeke #2 (API 42-287-31805) is a plugged well in Lee County, plugged September 15, 1995, last operated by Gemini Exploration Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 24, 1985, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Rgr Production and has since transferred to Gemini Exploration Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford, Buda.
Operator of record
Permitted by RGR Production; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 14, 2000 · 174 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Gemini Exploration Company |
| Production reports | Gemini Exploration Companythrough Apr 1995 |
| Latest permit | RGR ProductionMay 24, 1985 |
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
- May 24, 1985
- last permit issued
- Mar 5, 1986
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 39.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 1995
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 5, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 15, 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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaeke G-3-120779 | Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas) | Gemini Exploration Company | 1 | 0 | 39.4K | Jan 1993 – Sep 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.
- 1Redwood Energy, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 1993
- 2Gemini Exploration CompanyAug 1993 → Apr 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 276251-99 | Drill | RGR Production | May 24, 1985 | May 24, 1985 | May 28, 1985 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-120779 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 381 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin ChalkAUSTIN | 7,705 | -7,324 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 8,432 | -8,051 |
| Buda | 8,573 | -8,192 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,730 | 7,959 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,521 | 13.5 | 1,835 S |
| 5.5 | 8,724 | 8.75 | 340 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 | May 7, 1986 | Apr 15, 1986 | — |
| 00 | May 1, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 29, 1985 | Sep 9, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Oct 18, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-287-31805 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-31805 → 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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