TEXAS · WELLS · LOVING COUNTY · API 42-301-31754 · DISTRICT 7B
Tom McKnight 21 #2H
Loving County · Sandbar (Bone Spring) field · Temp Abandoned · Horizontal
Tom Mcknight 21 #2H (API 42-301-31754) is a horizontal well in Loving County operated by Pdeh LLC, completed June 28, 2019 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in November 1, 2019.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 21, 2012, permitted to 8,879 ft.
It was permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Pdeh LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Sandbar (Bone Spring), Sandbar (Bonespring), Bone Spring, Avalon.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 8, 2025
- Permits on file
- 498
- Phone
- (432) 683-7443
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Pdeh LLC |
| Production reports | Shell Western E&Pthrough Dec 2020 |
| Latest permit | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Apr 21, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,879
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 21, 2012
- last permit issued
- Jun 28, 2019
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 815K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2012 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 28, 2019
- Shut in
- Nov 1, 2019
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom McKnight 21 G-10-277395 | Sandbar (Bone Spring) | Pdeh LLC | 1 | 0 | 815K | Aug 2012 – Jul 2026 |
| Tom McKnight 21 O-10-42400 | Sandbar (Bone Spring) | Shell Western E&P | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aug 2012 – Oct 2015 |
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.
- 1Shell Western E&PAug 2012 → Dec 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 737770-99 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Apr 9, 2012 | Apr 21, 2012 | Jun 2, 2012 | 14,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2019 | Tom McKnight 21 G-10-277395 | Sandbar (Bone Spring) | Pdeh LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Nov 1, 2019 | 8,879 |
| Aug 11, 2012 | Tom McKnight 21 O-10-42400 | Sandbar (Bone Spring) | Shell Western E&P | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,078 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Sandbar (Bone Spring) | 8,578 | -5,500 |
| Sandbar (Bonespring) | 8,578 | -5,500 |
| Bone Spring | 8,599 | -5,521 |
| AvalonAVALON SHALE | 8,735 | -5,657 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,079 | 13,217 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 4,350 | 11 | 1,700 S |
| 5.5 | 13,350 | 7.875 | 1,850 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 | Jul 7, 2025 | Jun 12, 2025 | — |
| 00 | Aug 3, 2015 | Feb 16, 2015 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 3, 2013 | Oct 16, 2012 | Yes |
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 42-301-31754 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-301-31754 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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