WELL · 42-441-31253 · DISTRICT 7
Shaffer M.C. B #2
Taylor County · Audas-Graham (Capps Lime) field · Vertical
Shaffer M.C. B #2 (API 42-441-31253) is a plugged well in Taylor County, plugged September 22, 2005, last operated by Sun Expl. & Prod. CO.-Abilene.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 30, 1977, permitted to 4,800 ft.
It was permitted by Dixon Oil Company and has since transferred to Sun Expl. & Prod. CO.-Abilene on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Capps, Fry Sand.
Its lease has reported 95.2K barrels of oil and 165K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 171 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Dixon Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y · 1,326 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Abilene |
| Production reports | E & R Oilthrough Apr 2000 |
| Latest permit | Dixon Oil CompanyDec 30, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 30, 1977
- last permit issued
- Apr 1, 1978
- completed
- 95.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 165K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 1, 1978
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 22, 2005
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; they carry 171 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audas-Graham Unit O-8-24293 | Audas-Graham (Capps Lime) | E & R Oil | 171 | 95.2K | 165K | Jan 1993 – 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.
- 1Headington Oil CompanyJan 1993 → Jun 1996
- 2E & R OilJul 1996 → Apr 2000
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15182-99 | Drill | Dixon Oil Company | Dec 30, 1977 | Dec 30, 1977 | — | 4,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-24293 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,158 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Capps | 4,426 | -2,268 |
| Fry Sand | 4,448 | -2,290 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,426 | 4,435 | Perforated |
| 4,435 | 4,439 | Perforated |
| 4,448 | 4,452 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 200 | 11 | 125 S |
| 8.625 | 211 | 11 | 125 S |
| 4.5 | 4,520 | 7.875 | 525 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 | Mar 14, 1988 | Feb 18, 1988 | — |
| 00 | May 16, 1987 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 19, 1978 | — |
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 42-441-31253 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-441-31253 → 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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