TEXAS · WELLS · STARR COUNTY · HOWELL, J.J. LEASE · API 42-427-01322 · DISTRICT 04
Howell J.J. #2
Starr County · La Copita (Vicksburg Cons.) field · Vertical
Howell J.J. #2 (API 42-427-01322) is a plugged well in Starr County, plugged September 30, 1998, last operated by Exxcel Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 19, 1983, permitted to 6,600 ft.
It was permitted by Mueller Engineering Corp. and has since transferred to Exxcel Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Mueller Engineering Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- San Antonio, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 25, 1995
- Phone
- (210) 735-3155
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Exxcel Operating Company |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Mueller Engineering Corp.Aug 19, 1983 |
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
- Aug 19, 1983
- last permit issued
- Jan 20, 1966
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 1998
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 20, 1966
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 30, 1998
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howell, J.J. G-4-123368 | La Copita (Vicksburg Cons.) | Exxcel Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Sep 1998 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 206608-99 | Recompletion | Mueller Engineering Corp. | Aug 16, 1983 | Aug 19, 1983 | — | 6,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 1966 | Howell J.J. G-4-123368 | La Copita (Vicksburg Cons.) | Exxcel Operating Company | Plugged | — |
| Jan 20, 1966 | Howell J.J. O-4-1440 | La Copita | Exxon Corp. | Plugged | — |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 43 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 1,189 | — | — |
| 2 | 6,700 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 6,942 | — | — |
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 7, 1987 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 13, 1966 | — |
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 42-427-01322 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-01322 → 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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