WELL · 42-441-01561 · DISTRICT 7
Thornton E. L. #2
Taylor County · Potosi (Cook Sand) field · Vertical
Thornton E. L. #2 (API 42-441-01561) is a plugged well in Taylor County, plugged December 17, 1987, last operated by Chalmers Exploration Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 5, 1979, permitted to 1,943 ft.
It was permitted by Chalmers, John H. and has since transferred to Chalmers Exploration Company on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chalmers, John H.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 3, 1997 · 85 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Chalmers Exploration Company |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Chalmers, John H.Feb 5, 1979 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,943
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 5, 1979
- last permit issued
- May 10, 1979
- completed
- —
- cumulative oil, bbl
- —
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 10, 1979
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 17, 1987
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.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41970-99 | Other | Chalmers, John H. | Feb 5, 1979 | Feb 5, 1979 | — | 1,943 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,884 | 1,890 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 99 | 12.25 | 50 S |
| 2.375 | 1,884 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 1,942 | 7.875 | 100 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 25, 1979 | — |
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 42-441-01561 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-441-01561 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 31.4K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 242K
- bbl, all reported
- Apr 1985
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000008097 | UIC Permit | Plugged Jan 15, 1988 | 0 | 900 | 1,884–0 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 16 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 166,992
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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