WELL · 42-297-00748 · DISTRICT 2
Derrough Unit #2
Live Oak County · Texam E. (Govt. Wells Lower) field · Vertical
Derrough Unit #2 (API 42-297-00748) is a well in Live Oak County operated by Pickett D. W., completed July 28, 1986.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1986 and 1990, permitted to 2,778 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Cole, Hockley, Govt. Wells, Govt. Wells Lower.
Its 2 leases have reported 64K barrels of oil and 3.38K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Corpus Chrsti, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 8, 2005
- Permits on file
- 45
- Phone
- (361) 884-9341
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Pickett D. W. |
| Production reports | Kebo Oil & Gas, Inc.through Oct 2013 |
| Latest permit | Pickett, D. W.Feb 26, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,778
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 26, 1990
- last permit issued
- Jul 28, 1986
- completed
- 64K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.38K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 28, 1986
- 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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrough Unit O-2-7572 | Texam, E. (Govt. Wells Upper) | Origin Production Group LLC | 1 | 64K | 3.38K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| — O-2-7160 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.
- 1Pickett, D. W.Jan 1993 → Jun 1998
- 2Kebo Oil & Gas, Inc.Jul 1998 → Oct 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 370319-99 | Recompletion | Pickett, D. W. | Feb 26, 1990 | Feb 26, 1990 | — | 2,778 |
| 301139-99 | Recompletion | Pickett, D. W. | Mar 20, 1986 | Apr 16, 1986 | — | 2,778 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-2-7160 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-7572 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 380 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Cole | 1,870 | -1,490 |
| Hockley | 2,260 | -1,880 |
| Govt. Wells | 2,616 | -2,236 |
| Govt. Wells | 2,620 | -2,240 |
| Govt. Wells Lower | 2,692 | -2,312 |
| Govt. Wells, Lower | 2,692 | -2,312 |
| Pettus | 3,085 | -2,705 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,616 | 2,624 | Perforated |
| 2,692 | 2,697 | Perforated |
| — | 2,280 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 451 | 12.25 | 210 S |
| 5.5 | 2,778 | 7.875 | 274 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 | Apr 25, 1990 | Mar 20, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 30, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 15, 1986 | Aug 18, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 29, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 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 42-297-00748 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-297-00748 → 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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