WELL · 42-391-02536 · DISTRICT 2
Obrien J. J. #2
Refugio County · Refugio Old field · Vertical
Obrien J. J. #2 (API 42-391-02536) is a permitted well in Refugio County filed by Emerald Oil & Gas LC; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 17, 2007, permitted to 6,549 ft.
It was permitted by Emerald Oil & Gas LC and has since transferred to Eagleford Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Frio, Tacossa.
Its 2 leases have reported 55.1K barrels of oil and 183K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Emerald Oil & Gas LC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Weatherford, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · (817) 771-9526
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Eagleford Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | Emerald Oil & Gas LCthrough Nov 2010 |
| Latest permit | Emerald Oil & Gas LCDec 17, 2007 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,549
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 17, 2007
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 55.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 183K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Brien, J J G-2-247288 | Refugio Old (4800) | Eagleford Operating, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 48.4K | Nov 2007 – Jul 2026 |
| Obrien, J. J. O-2-1409 | Refugio Old | Eagleford Operating, Inc. | 4 | 55.1K | 134K | Jan 1993 – 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.
- 1Cardinal Operating CorporationDec 1993 → Sep 1996
- 2Emerald Oil & Gas LCFeb 1997 → Nov 2010
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 651003-99 | Recompletion | Emerald Oil & Gas LC | Dec 7, 2007 | Dec 17, 2007 | Nov 20, 2007 | 6,549 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-247288 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-1409 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 43 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,957 | 4,961 | Perforated |
| — | 5,858 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 617 | 12.25 | — |
| 5.5 | 6,397 | 8.75 | — |
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 29, 2009 | Apr 2, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | May 26, 2009 | — | — |
| 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 42-391-02536 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-391-02536 → 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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