TEXAS · WELLS · PECOS COUNTY · API 42-371-31197 · DISTRICT 7B
La Escalera #2
Pecos County · Wildcat field · Vertical
La Escalera #2 (API 42-371-31197) is a plugged well in Pecos County, plugged December 5, 2012, last operated by Abraxas Petroleum Corporation.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 2004 and 2006, permitted to 14,000 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Cherry Canyon, Bone Spring, Wolfcamp, Atoka.
Operator of record
- Based in
- San Antonio, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 13, 2026
- Permits on file
- 582
- Phone
- (210) 757-9846
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Abraxas Petroleum Corporationthrough Mar 2006 |
| Latest permit | Abraxas Petroleum CorporationMar 27, 2006 |
- 14,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Mar 27, 2006
- last permit issued
- Dec 10, 2005
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.42K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 10, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 5, 2012
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Escalera G-10-214512 | Wildcat | Abraxas Petroleum Corporation | 1 | 0 | 2.42K | Nov 2005 – Dec 2012 |
| Elsinore Cattle Co. O-10-24210 | Wildcat | Union Oil Company of California | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – May 1997 |
| — G-10-69689 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.
- 1Abraxas Petroleum CorporationNov 2005 → Mar 2006
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 616190-98 | Recompletion | Abraxas Petroleum Corporation | Jun 16, 2006 | Mar 27, 2006 | — | 14,000 |
| 616190-99 | Recompletion | Abraxas Petroleum Corporation | Mar 21, 2006 | Mar 27, 2006 | — | 14,000 |
| 554840-99 | Reenter | Abraxas Petroleum Corporation | Dec 14, 2004 | Dec 16, 2004 | Jan 4, 2005 | 14,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 2005 | La Escalera G-10-214512 | Wildcat | Abraxas Petroleum Corporation | Plugged | — |
| Oct 22, 1976 | Elsinore Cattle Co. G-10-69689 | Elsinore West Farm (Devonian) | Union Oil Company of California | Plugged | — |
| — | Elsinore Cattle Co. O-10-24210 | Wildcat | Union Oil Company of California | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,450 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Cherry Canyon | 4,923 | -1,473 |
| Bone Spring | 5,638 | -2,188 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,288 | -3,838 |
| Atoka | 13,143 | -9,693 |
| Devonian | 13,904 | -10,454 |
| Montoya | 14,150 | -10,700 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,574 | 8,636 | Perforated |
| 8,756 | 8,776 | Perforated |
| — | 14,096 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,560 | 17.5 | 1,900 S |
| 7.625 | 6,025 | 9.5 | 250 S |
| 2.875 | 9,304 | — | — |
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 22, 2006 | Jan 19, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 10, 2006 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 9, 1976 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-371-31197 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-371-31197 → 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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