WELL · 42-413-31662 · DISTRICT 7
West 46 #2
Schleicher County · Velrex (Henderson Upper) field · Vertical
West 46 #2 (API 42-413-31662) is a plugged well in Schleicher County, plugged May 9, 1996, last operated by Swift Energy Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1987 and 1988, permitted to 6,500 ft.
It was permitted by Questa Oil & Gas CO. and has since transferred to Swift Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Clear Fork, Spraberry, Wolfcamp, Canyon.
Operator of record
Permitted by Questa Oil & Gas Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 22, 2005
- Permits on file
- 719
- Phone
- (281) 874-2835
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Swift Energy Company |
| Production reports | Swift Energy Companythrough Apr 1996 |
| Latest permit | Questa Oil & Gas Co.Dec 28, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Dec 28, 1988
- last permit issued
- Dec 10, 1988
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 1996
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 10, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 9, 1996
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West "46" G-9-127729 | Cinda Marra (Canyon) | Swift Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – May 1996 |
| West "46" G-9-129690 | Velrex (Henderson Upper) | Swift Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 21.2K | Jan 1993 – May 1996 |
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.
- 1Swift Energy CompanyJan 1993 → Apr 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 354598-99 | Recompletion | Questa Oil & Gas Co. | Dec 27, 1988 | Dec 28, 1988 | — | 6,175 |
| 340581-98 | Drill | Questa Oil & Gas Co. | Jul 25, 1988 | Dec 27, 1987 | — | 6,500 |
| 340581-99 | Drill | Questa Oil & Gas Co. | Dec 23, 1987 | Dec 27, 1987 | — | 6,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-9-127729 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-9-129690 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,367 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,802 | 5,805 | Perforated |
| 5,838 | 5,847 | Perforated |
| 6,027 | 6,054 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 690 | 11 | 250 S |
| 4.5 | 6,173 | 7.875 | 300 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 | Mar 9, 1989 | Jan 20, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 4, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 15, 1988 | May 31, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 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 42-413-31662 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-413-31662 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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