WELL · 42-429-30528 · DISTRICT 7
Buckler #2
Stephens County · Moon (Duffer Lime) field · Vertical
Buckler #2 (API 42-429-30528) is a plugged well in Stephens County, plugged June 10, 2025, last operated by Hindman E. C. JR. Partnership.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 22, 1996, permitted to 4,150 ft.
It was permitted by Necessity Well Service, Inc. and has since transferred to Hindman E. C. JR. Partnership on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Up. Duffer, Duffer, Lo. Duffer, Lwr Duffer.
Its 2 leases have reported 249 barrels of oil and 36.9K mcf of gas since January 1997, last reporting in May 2025. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Necessity Well Service, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Breckenridge, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 6, 2009 · 7 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hindman E. C. Jr. Partnership |
| Production reports | E.C. Hindman Oil and Gasthrough Jul 2024 |
| Latest permit | Necessity Well Service, Inc.Oct 22, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,150
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 22, 1996
- last permit issued
- Jan 4, 1997
- completed
- 249
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 36.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1997 THROUGH May 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 4, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 10, 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckler G-8-217723 | Moon (Duffer Lime) | Dale Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 24.3K | Jul 2006 – May 2025 |
| Buckler O-8-28079 | Moon (Duffer Lime) | Hindman, E. C. Jr. Partnership | 1 | 249 | 12.6K | Jan 1997 – Mar 2008 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 5(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Necessity Well Service, Inc.Jan 1997 → Dec 1998
- 2Parks, Rhone Inc.Jan 1999 → Sep 1999
- 3EX-Cel Resources, LLCMay 2002 → Jan 2004
- 4Hindman, E. C. Jr. PartnershipMay 2005 → Mar 2007
- 5E.C. Hindman Oil and GasAug 2009 → Jul 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 453983-99 | Reenter | Necessity Well Service, Inc. | Oct 17, 1996 | Oct 22, 1996 | Dec 10, 1996 | 4,150 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-217723 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-28079 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft |
|---|---|
| Up. Duffer | 3,988 |
| DufferUPPER DUFFER | 3,988 |
| Lo. Duffer | 4,034 |
| LWR Duffer | 4,034 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,034 | 4,044 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 109 | 12.25 | 75 S |
| 4.5 | 4,099 | 7.875 | 150 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 | Dec 7, 2006 | Jul 26, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Aug 4, 2006 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 6, 1997 | Jan 27, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 21, 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 42-429-30528 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-429-30528 → 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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