WELL · 42-297-32025 · DISTRICT 2
EL Paso Natural Gas #2
Live Oak County · Chapa East (11084) field · Vertical
El Paso Natural Gas #2 (API 42-297-32025) is a plugged well in Live Oak County, plugged May 21, 2020, last operated by Tidewater Minerals Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 27, 1979, permitted to 14,600 ft.
It was permitted by Aminoil USA Inc. and has since transferred to Tidewater Minerals Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Tidewater Minerals Corporation
Permitted by Aminoil USA Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Orange Grove, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 10 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Tidewater Minerals Corporation |
| Production reports | Tidewater Minerals Corporationthrough Feb 2013 |
| Latest permit | Aminoil USA Inc.Mar 27, 1979 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 27, 1979
- last permit issued
- Aug 17, 1979
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 747K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2020
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 17, 1979
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 21, 2020
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EL Paso Natural Gas G-2-84294 | Chapa, East (11084) | Tidewater Minerals Corporation | 1 | 0 | 747K | Jan 1993 – May 2020 |
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.
- 1Phillips Petroleum CompanyJan 1993 → Dec 2002
- 2Conocophillips CompanyJan 2003 → Sep 2005
- 3Quantum Resources Management,llcDec 2007 → Mar 2009
- 4Tidewater Minerals CorporationSep 2009 → Feb 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45073-99 | Drill | Aminoil USA Inc. | Mar 27, 1979 | Mar 27, 1979 | Apr 9, 1979 | 14,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-84294 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,084 | 11,225 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 46 | — | — |
| 13.375 | 2,050 | 17.5 | 1,835 S |
| 9.625 | 6,850 | 12.25 | 1,900 S |
| 2.875 | 11,027 | — | — |
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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 6, 1979 | — |
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 42-297-32025 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-297-32025 → 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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