WELL · 42-361-00401 · DISTRICT 3
Port Neches (Marg. Area 1) #2
Orange County · Port Neches (Marg Area 1) field · Vertical
Port Neches (Marg. Area 1) #2 (API 42-361-00401) is a plugged well in Orange County, plugged February 1, 1996, last operated by Torrent Oil LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 9, 1992, permitted to 5,923 ft.
It was permitted by Texaco E & P Inc. and has since transferred to Torrent Oil LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Its 3 leases have reported 1.49M barrels of oil and 389K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 37 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Texaco E & P Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 30, 2026
- Permits on file
- 6
- Phone
- (713) 358-2020
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Torrent Oil LLC |
| Production reports | Torrent Oil LLCthrough Feb 2026 |
| Latest permit | Texaco E & P Inc.Nov 9, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,923
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 9, 1992
- last permit issued
- Jun 10, 1974
- completed
- 1.49M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 389K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 10, 1974
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 1, 1996
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 37 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polk, J. V. -B- O/A O-3-3415 | Port Neches | Torrent Oil LLC | 22 | 1.21M | 318K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Port Neches (Marg. Area 1) O-3-22096 | Port Neches (Marg Area 1) | Torrent Oil LLC | 14 | 278K | 71K | Sep 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Polk, J.V. "B" O/A O-3-21736 | Port Neches (Marg Area 1) | Texaco E & P Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Sep 1993 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 6,021 · prior 12 8,928(-33%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,044 · prior 12 5,157(-80%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Texaco E & P Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 2000
- 2Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Apr 2000 → May 2002
- 3Aroc (Texas) Inc.Jun 2002 → May 2008
- 4Erg Resources, L.L.C.Jun 2008 → Sep 2011
- 5Linc Gulf Coast Petroleum, Inc.Oct 2011 → Aug 2016
- 6Torrent Oil LLCSep 2016 → Feb 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 405852-99 | Other | Texaco E & P Inc. | Nov 9, 1992 | Nov 9, 1992 | May 29, 1974 | 5,923 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 1974 | Port Neches (Marg. Area 1) O-3-22096 | Port Neches (Marg Area 1) | Torrent Oil LLC | Plugged | — |
| Jun 10, 1974 | Polk J.V. B O/A O-3-21736 | Port Neches (Marg Area 1) | Texaco E & P Inc. | Plugged | — |
| — | Polk J. V. -B- O/A O-3-3415 | Port Neches | Torrent Oil LLC | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,971 | 4,976 | Perforated |
| 4,980 | 4,984 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.875 | 4,921 | — | — |
| 7 | 5,871 | — | — |
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 | Aug 17, 1993 | Aug 3, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Jan 5, 1993 | Aug 3, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Nov 10, 1992 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 11, 1984 | Nov 21, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 21, 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.
- Wellbore filings for 42-361-00401 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-361-00401 → 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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