WELL · 42-425-30159 · DISTRICT 9
Drechsel Unit #2H
Somervell County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Temp Abandoned · Horizontal
Drechsel Unit #2H (API 42-425-30159) is a horizontal well in Somervell County operated by Vanco Oil & Gas Corp., completed September 25, 2007 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 24, 2007, permitted to 6,600 ft.
It was permitted by Quicksilver Resources Inc. and has since transferred to Vanco Oil & Gas Corp. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Hood, Marble Falls, Barnett.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Quicksilver Resources Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · (325) 677-1991
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Vanco Oil & Gas Corp. |
| Production reports | Quicksilver Resources Inc.through Aug 2011 |
| Latest permit | Quicksilver Resources Inc.Apr 24, 2007 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 24, 2007
- last permit issued
- Sep 25, 2007
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 171K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2007 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 25, 2007
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drechsel Unit G-13-235371 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Vanco Oil & Gas Corp. | 1 | 0 | 171K | Sep 2007 – 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.
- 1Quicksilver Resources Inc.Apr 2008 → Aug 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 637274-99 | Drill | Quicksilver Resources Inc. | Apr 17, 2007 | Apr 24, 2007 | Apr 30, 2007 | 6,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-235371 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,089 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Hood | 4,459 | -3,370 |
| Marble Falls | 4,798 | -3,709 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | 5,731 | -4,642 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,902 | 8,401 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 844 | 12.25 | 290 S |
| 5.5 | 8,483 | 7.875 | 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 | Sep 11, 2008 | Jan 6, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Jun 20, 2008 | Oct 29, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | May 29, 2008 | — | — |
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 42-425-30159 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-425-30159 → 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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