WELL · 42-387-30552 · DISTRICT 5
Gill B #2R
Red River County · Shelton (Cotton Valley) field · Vertical
Gill B #2R (API 42-387-30552) is a plugged well in Red River County, plugged November 21, 2017, last operated by Optimal Utilities Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 13, 1998, permitted to 6,200 ft.
It was permitted by J B Energy, Inc. and has since transferred to Optimal Utilities Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Massive Anhydrite (marker), Cotton Valley, Buchner Anhydrite, Paleozoic.
Its lease has reported 11.8K barrels of oil since September 1998, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by J B Energy, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 7, 2017 · (832) 287-0806
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Optimal Utilities Inc. |
| Production reports | Optimal Utilities, Inc.through Apr 2009 |
| Latest permit | J B Energy, Inc.Jul 13, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 13, 1998
- last permit issued
- Sep 1, 1998
- completed
- 11.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1998 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 1, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 21, 2017
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gill "B" O-5-3637 | Shelton (Cotton Valley) | Optimal Utilities, Inc. | 1 | 11.8K | 0 | Sep 1998 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1J B Energy, Inc.Sep 1998 → Oct 2000
- 2Janwood, Inc.Nov 2000 → Dec 2005
- 3Optimal Utilities, Inc.Jan 2006 → Apr 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 477883-99 | Drill | J B Energy, Inc. | Jul 13, 1998 | Jul 13, 1998 | Jul 15, 1998 | 6,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-5-3637 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 424 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 3,696 | -3,272 |
| Cotton Valley | 4,842 | -4,418 |
| Buchner Anhydrite | 5,604 | -5,180 |
| Paleozoic | 5,796 | -5,372 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,372 | 5,378 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 300 | 11 | 240 S |
| 5.5 | 5,521 | 7.875 | 293 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 | Nov 5, 1998 | Sep 17, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 19, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-387-30552 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-387-30552 → 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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