WELL · 42-317-32722 · DISTRICT 8

Shortes W. E. #2

Plugged

Martin County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field  · Vertical

Shortes W. E. #2 (API 42-317-32722) is a plugged well in Martin County, plugged January 2, 1993, last operated by R K Petroleum Corp..

The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 18, 1983, permitted to 9,300 ft.

Operator of record

R K Petroleum Corp.

Based in
Midland, TX
P-5 status
Active (A)
P-5 last filed
Jan 8, 2026
Permits on file
530
Phone
(432) 683-4319

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleR K Petroleum Corp.
Production reportsnone
Latest permitR K Petroleum CorporationJul 18, 1983
9,300
total depth, ft
1
permits on file
Jul 18, 1983
last permit issued
Sep 12, 1983
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
0
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 1993

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Sep 12, 1983
Shut in
—
Plugged
Jan 2, 1993

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 →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Shortes, W. E. O-10-22039Spraberry (Trend Area)R K Petroleum Corp.200Jan 1993 – Apr 1993

No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
201815-99DrillR K Petroleum CorporationJul 18, 1983Jul 18, 1983Jul 26, 19839,300

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— O-10-22039————

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
9,1099,135Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
13.37527017300 S
8.6254,014111,000 S
2.3759,140——
5.59,3007.875600 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Jan 12, 1984Sep 15, 1983—

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.

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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