WELL · 42-451-31605 · DISTRICT 7
Sparks O. B. #2
Tom Green County · Halfman (Strawn) field · Vertical
Sparks O. B. #2 (API 42-451-31605) is a plugged well in Tom Green County, plugged October 3, 2017, last operated by Lavanco Energy Ltd..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 17, 1985, permitted to 4,725 ft.
It was permitted by Merit Oil Company and has since transferred to Lavanco Energy Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Palo Pinto, Strawn.
Its lease has reported 42.8K barrels of oil and 106K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in October 2018. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Merit Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
San Angelo, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 3, 2023 · 49 permits on file · (325) 277-0186
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Lavanco Energy Ltd. |
| Production reports | Lavanco Energy, Ltd.through Apr 2018 |
| Latest permit | Merit Oil CompanyJul 17, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,725
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 17, 1985
- last permit issued
- Aug 30, 1985
- completed
- 42.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 106K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 30, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 3, 2017
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sparks, O. B. O-9-10817 | Halfman (Strawn) | Irion Corporation, The | 3 | 42.8K | 106K | Jan 1993 – Oct 2018 |
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.
- 1Merit Oil CompanyJan 1993 → May 1994
- 2Lavanco Energy, Inc.Jun 1994 → Feb 2006
- 3Lavanco Energy, Ltd.Mar 2006 → Apr 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 280349-99 | Drill | Merit Oil Company | Jul 17, 1985 | Jul 17, 1985 | — | 4,725 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-10817 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,973 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Palo Pinto | 4,092 | -2,119 |
| StrawnSTRAWN LIME | 4,565 | -2,592 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,598 | 4,604 | Perforated |
| 4,652 | 4,676 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 229 | 12 | 145 S |
| 4.5 | 4,724 | 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 | Sep 16, 1985 | Sep 6, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Sep 12, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-451-31605 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-451-31605 → 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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