WELL · 42-401-32185 · DISTRICT 6
Hale J. N. #2B
Rusk County · East Texas field · Producing · Vertical
Hale J. N. #2B (API 42-401-32185) is a well in Rusk County operated by Miken Oil Inc., completed July 2, 1988 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 11, 1988, permitted to 3,650 ft.
It was permitted by Gibson Drlg. CO. and has since transferred to Miken Oil Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Nacatoch, Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 96.3K barrels of oil and 54 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Gibson Drlg. Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Kilgore, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 8 permits on file · (903) 722-1180
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Miken Oil Inc. |
| Production reports | Miken Oil, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Gibson Drlg. Co.Jan 11, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,650
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 11, 1988
- last permit issued
- Jul 2, 1988
- completed
- 96.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 54
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 2, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hale, J. N. O-7-8632 | East Texas | Miken Oil, Inc. | 2 | 96.3K | 54 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2,182 · prior 12 2,273(-4%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Tate, Larry V. Operating, Inc.Jan 1993 → May 2001
- 2S.E.D.I.Jun 2001 → Nov 2012
- 3Signal Oil Company, LLCDec 2012 → Aug 2014
- 4Miken Oil, Inc.Sep 2014 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 338164-99 | Drill | Gibson Drlg. Co. | Oct 30, 1987 | Jan 11, 1988 | — | 3,650 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-7-8632 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft |
|---|---|
| NacatochTOP NACATOCH | 1,090 |
| Pecan GapTOP PECAN GAP | 2,200 |
| Austin ChalkTOP AUSTIN CHALK | 3,370 |
| Austin ChalkBASE AUSTIN CHALK | 3,524 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,534 | 3,539 | Perforated |
| 3,547 | 3,551 | Perforated |
| 3,578 | 3,581 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 120 | 12.25 | 150 S |
| 5.5 | 3,636 | 7.875 | 350 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 | Sep 23, 1988 | Jul 29, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 10, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-401-32185 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-32185 → 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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