WELL · 42-399-31996 · DISTRICT 7
Russell #2
Runnels County · J.K. Ridley (Fry) field · Vertical
Russell #2 (API 42-399-31996) is a plugged well in Runnels County, plugged March 20, 1995, last operated by Seago Oil Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 1991, permitted to 4,400 ft.
It was permitted by Plexus Of Texas Company and has since transferred to Seago Oil Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Crosscut, Fry, Jennings.
Its 2 leases have reported 4 barrels of oil and 4 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 2003. The leases carry 7 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Plexus of Texas Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 15, 1990 · 79 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Seago Oil Inc. |
| Production reports | United Operating Co.through Apr 1993 |
| Latest permit | Plexus of Texas CompanyFeb 11, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,400
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 11, 1991
- last permit issued
- May 3, 1981
- completed
- 4
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 3, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 20, 1995
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 7 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell O-9-10958 | Clarkirk (Crosscut) | Lucros International Corporation | 4 | 4 | 4 | Jan 1993 – Aug 2003 |
| Russell O-9-9131 | Ballinger, West (Capps) | Lucros International Corporation | 3 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Oct 1995 |
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.
- 1United Operating Co.Jan 1993 → Apr 1993
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 379575-99 | Recompletion | Plexus of Texas Company | Oct 16, 1990 | Feb 11, 1991 | Apr 12, 1991 | 4,107 |
| 116204-99 | Drill | Seago Oil, Inc. | Apr 27, 1981 | Apr 27, 1981 | Apr 4, 1981 | 4,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-9131 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-9-10958 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,703 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Crosscut | 3,560 | -1,857 |
| Fry | 3,624 | -1,921 |
| Jennings | 3,940 | -2,237 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,560 | 3,572 | Perforated |
| 3,664 | 3,676 | Perforated |
| — | 3,676 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 165 | 11 | 120 S |
| 2.375 | 3,628 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 4,107 | 7.875 | 500 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 | Aug 30, 1991 | Aug 9, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 29, 1991 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 13, 1981 | — |
| 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 42-399-31996 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-399-31996 → 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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