WELL · 42-317-30337 · DISTRICT 8
Whitehead #2
Martin County · Phoenix South (Grayburg) field · NO Production · Vertical
Whitehead #2 (API 42-317-30337) is a permitted well in Martin County filed by Pentex Operating Company; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 28, 1990, permitted to 4,150 ft.
It was permitted by Pentex Operating Company and has since transferred to Escondido Bay Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Grayburg.
Its 2 leases have reported 3.34K barrels of oil and 2.58K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Pentex Operating Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · (817) 470-9717
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Escondido Bay Corporation |
| Production reports | Escondido Bay Corporationthrough Jan 2025 |
| Latest permit | Pentex Operating CompanyNov 28, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,150
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 28, 1990
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 3.34K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.58K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehead O-10-22012 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Escondido Bay Corporation | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Whitehead O-10-32957 | Phoenix, South (Grayburg) | Escondido Bay Corporation | 1 | 3.34K | 2.58K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 65(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Pentex Operating CompanyJan 1993 → Oct 1994
- 2Odessa Exploration, Inc.Nov 1994 → Jan 1995
- 3SMC Oil & Gas, Inc.Feb 1995 → Jul 2019
- 4Escondido Bay CorporationMay 2024 → Jan 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 381269-99 | Recompletion | Pentex Operating Company | Nov 19, 1990 | Nov 28, 1990 | — | 4,150 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-22012 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-32957 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,842 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Grayburg | 3,994 | -1,152 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,994 | 4,008 | Perforated |
| — | 9,076 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.75 | 340 | 17.5 | 300 S |
| 8.625 | 4,005 | 11 | 300 S |
| 4.5 | 9,150 | 7.875 | 975 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 | Feb 19, 1991 | Oct 8, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 23, 1991 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 16, 1971 | — |
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 42-317-30337 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-317-30337 → 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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