WELL · 42-423-31483 · DISTRICT 6
Newsome -A- #2
Smith County · Overton (Cotton Valley Sand) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Newsome -A- #2 (API 42-423-31483) is a well in Smith County operated by Faulconer Energy LLC, completed April 14, 1997 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 8, 1997, permitted to 12,400 ft.
It was permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company and has since transferred to Faulconer Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Paluxy, Massive Anhydrite (marker), Travis Peak, Cotton Valley.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Tyler, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 29, 2025
- Permits on file
- 46
- Phone
- (903) 581-4382
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Faulconer Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Linn Operating, LLCthrough Oct 2018 |
| Latest permit | Union Pacific Resources CompanyJan 8, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 8, 1997
- last permit issued
- Apr 14, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 227K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 14, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newsome -A- G-6-163261 | Overton (Cotton Valley Sand) | Faulconer Energy, LLC | 1 | 0 | 227K | Apr 1997 – 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.
- 1Union Pacific Resources CompanyApr 1997 → Dec 1997
- 2Map Production Co., Inc.Jan 1998 → Nov 2006
- 3Ensight III Energy Mgmt, LLCMar 2007 → Apr 2008
- 4Forest Oil CorporationMay 2008 → Mar 2015
- 5Sabine Oil & Gas CorporationApr 2015 → Jul 2018
- 6Linn Operating, LLCOct 2018 → Oct 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 456996-99 | Drill | Union Pacific Resources Company | Jan 6, 1997 | Jan 8, 1997 | Feb 17, 1997 | 12,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-163261 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 375 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Paluxy | 5,915 | -5,540 |
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)BASE OF MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 7,894 | -7,519 |
| Travis Peak | 8,749 | -8,374 |
| Cotton Valley | 10,417 | -10,042 |
| Bossier | 12,056 | -11,681 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,760 | 11,770 | Perforated |
| 11,820 | 11,840 | Perforated |
| 11,910 | 11,920 | Perforated |
| 11,940 | 11,950 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 4,835 | 12.25 | 1,535 S |
| 4.5 | 12,120 | 7.875 | 2,390 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 | Jul 21, 1997 | May 7, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 1, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-423-31483 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-423-31483 → 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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