WELL · 42-401-31056 · DISTRICT 6
Hill W. D. #2
Rusk County · Tatum North (Travis Peak) field · Vertical
Hill W. D. #2 (API 42-401-31056) is a plugged well in Rusk County, plugged September 20, 2012, last operated by Tanos Exploration LLC.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1980 and 2000, permitted to 10,500 ft.
It was permitted by Seagull Energy E&P Inc. and has since transferred to Tanos Exploration LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Seagull Energy E&P Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 35 permits on file · (855) 275-7017
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Tanos Exploration LLC |
| Production reports | Ocean Energy, Inc.through Oct 2002 |
| Latest permit | Seagull Energy E&P Inc.Aug 3, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 3, 2000
- last permit issued
- Aug 25, 2000
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 333K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 25, 2000
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 20, 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 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill, W. D. G-6-179757 | Tatum, North (Travis Peak) | Tanos Exploration, LLC | 1 | 0 | 128K | Aug 2000 – Sep 2012 |
| Hill, W.D. G-6-94633 | Tatum, North (Cotton Valley) | Ocean Energy, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 205K | Jan 1993 – Dec 2000 |
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.
- 1Arkla Exploration Co.Jan 1993 → Jan 1993
- 2Seagull Mid-South, Inc.Feb 1993 → May 1998
- 3Seagull Energy E&P Inc.Jun 1998 → Jul 2000
- 4Ocean Energy, Inc.Aug 2000 → Oct 2002
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 497998-99 | Recompletion | Seagull Energy E&P Inc. | Aug 2, 2000 | Aug 3, 2000 | Aug 21, 2000 | 10,394 |
| 96622-99 | Drill | Arkla Exploration Co. | Oct 23, 1980 | Oct 23, 1980 | Nov 10, 1980 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-94633 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-6-179757 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,096 | 7,116 | Perforated |
| 7,148 | 7,160 | Perforated |
| 10,098 | 10,341 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,968 | 12.25 | 1,400 S |
| 2.375 | 8,686 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 10,450 | 7.875 | 1,700 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 | Jan 16, 2001 | Nov 7, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 5, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 11, 1981 | Yes |
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 42-401-31056 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-31056 → 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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