WELL · 42-401-31172 · DISTRICT 6
Finney J. M. #2
Rusk County · East Texas field · Vertical
Finney J. M. #2 (API 42-401-31172) is a plugged well in Rusk County, plugged June 30, 2005, last operated by Ridgeling Well Salvage.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 1, 1981, permitted to 3,850 ft.
It was permitted by Elmont Industries and has since transferred to Ridgeling Well Salvage on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 7.06K barrels of oil and 170 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Elmont Industries; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Giddings, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ridgeling Well Salvage |
| Production reports | Blue Moonthrough Dec 1999 |
| Latest permit | Elmont IndustriesJun 1, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,850
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 1, 1981
- last permit issued
- Nov 10, 1981
- completed
- 7.06K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 170
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 10, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 30, 2005
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; they carry 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finney, J. M. O-7-7676 | East Texas | Ridgeling Well Salvage | 5 | 7.06K | 170 | 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.
- 1East Texas Oilfield ServiceJan 1993 → Oct 1996
- 2Tate, Larry V. Operating, Inc.Nov 1996 → Nov 1997
- 3K.T.S. OperatingDec 1997 → Nov 1998
- 4Blue MoonMay 1999 → Dec 1999
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 124935-99 | Drill | Elmont Industries | Jun 1, 1981 | Jun 1, 1981 | — | 3,850 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-7-7676 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,660 | 3,662 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 122 | 12.25 | 100 S |
| 2.875 | 3,679 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 3,790 | 7.875 | 168 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 12, 1984 | Jul 30, 1982 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 27, 1982 | — |
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 42-401-31172 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-31172 → 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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