WELL · 42-297-34371 · DISTRICT 2
James #2
Live Oak County · Mikeska SW. (Wilcox) field · Vertical
James #2 (API 42-297-34371) is a plugged well in Live Oak County, plugged April 4, 2002, last operated by Esenjay Exploration Inc.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued October 15, 1999, permitted to 9,600 ft.
Its lease has reported 5.13K barrels of oil and 19.8K mcf of gas since June 1998, last reporting in April 2002. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 3, 2003
- Permits on file
- 106
- Phone
- (713) 986-1749
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Esenjay Exploration Inc |
| Production reports | Esenjay Exploration, Incthrough May 2001 |
| Latest permit | Esenjay Exploration, IncOct 15, 1999 |
- 9,600
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 15, 1999
- last permit issued
- Dec 14, 1999
- completed
- 5.13K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 19.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 1998 THROUGH Apr 2002
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 14, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 4, 2002
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James O-2-8404 | Mikeska, SW. (Wilcox) | Esenjay Exploration, Inc | 2 | 5.13K | 19.8K | Jun 1998 – Apr 2002 |
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.
- 1Esenjay Exploration, IncJul 1998 → May 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 488489-98 | Drill | Esenjay Exploration, Inc | Mar 13, 2000 | Oct 15, 1999 | — | 9,600 |
| 488489-99 | Drill | Esenjay Exploration, Inc | Oct 14, 1999 | Oct 15, 1999 | Oct 27, 1999 | 9,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-2-8404 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,193 | 9,208 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,036 | 12.5 | 860 S |
| 5.2 | 9,280 | 8.75 | 965 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 | Jun 16, 2000 | Mar 1, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 11, 2000 | — | — |
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 42-297-34371 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-297-34371 → 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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