WELL · 42-427-32178 · DISTRICT 4
Texas Osage Gas Unit #2
Starr County · Alvarado (Vicksburg) field · Vertical
Texas Osage Gas Unit #2 (API 42-427-32178) is a well in Starr County operated by M. J. G. Inc., completed September 13, 1990.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1987 and 1990, permitted to 10,000 ft.
It was permitted by Amax Oil & Gas Inc. and has since transferred to M. J. G. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Vicksburg.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Amax Oil & Gas Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Alice, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 2, 2010 · 115 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | M. J. G. Inc. |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Amax Oil & Gas Inc.Nov 5, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 5, 1990
- last permit issued
- Sep 13, 1990
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.22M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 13, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Osage GU G-4-137204 | Alvarado (Vicksburg) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.19M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Texas Osage Gas Unit G-4-137201 | Alvarado (Vicksburg N Sand) | M. J. G., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 33.5K | Jan 1993 – May 1998 |
| — G-4-124834 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 7,311 · prior 12 8,035(-9%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Amax Oil & Gas Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 1994
- 2Union Pacific Resources CompanyApr 1994 → Oct 1996
- 3M. J. G., Inc.Nov 1996 → Jun 2001
- 4Peoples Energy Prod.-TX, L.P.Jul 2001 → Sep 2007
- 5Coronado Energy E&P Company, LLCOct 2007 → Dec 2010
- 6EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.Jan 2011 → Jul 2012
- 7EP Energy E&P Company, L.P.Aug 2012 → Oct 2013
- 8Cantera Operating, LLCNov 2013 → Nov 2017
- 9Merit Energy CompanyDec 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 379728-99 | Recompletion | Amax Oil & Gas Inc. | Oct 18, 1990 | Nov 5, 1990 | — | 10,000 |
| 328429-99 | Drill | Harkins & Company | Mar 30, 1987 | Mar 30, 1987 | — | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-124834 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-137201 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-137204 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 261 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,723 | 7,730 | Perforated |
| 7,723 | 7,762 | Perforated |
| 7,752 | 7,762 | Perforated |
| 7,844 | 7,968 | Perforated |
| 7,854 | 7,967 | Perforated |
| 8,140 | 8,158 | Perforated |
| 8,176 | 8,184 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,040 | 14.75 | 880 S |
| 7.625 | 8,312 | 9.875 | 550 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 | Feb 4, 1998 | Dec 22, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Apr 10, 1991 | Oct 15, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 15, 1991 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 2, 1987 | Aug 3, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 20, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-427-32178 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-32178 → 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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