WELL · 42-459-30729 · DISTRICT 6
Laughlin #2
Upshur County · Gilmer (Cotton Valley) field · Vertical
Laughlin #2 (API 42-459-30729) is a plugged well in Upshur County, plugged April 29, 1998, last operated by Goldston Oil Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 14, 1992, permitted to 12,000 ft.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Paluxy, Glen Rose, Rodessa.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- May 5, 2026
- Permits on file
- 265
- Phone
- (713) 355-3408
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Goldston Oil Corporation |
| Production reports | Goldston Oil Corporationthrough Feb 1996 |
| Latest permit | Goldston Oil Corp.Dec 14, 1992 |
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 14, 1992
- last permit issued
- Apr 24, 1993
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 19.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1993 THROUGH Apr 1998
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 24, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 29, 1998
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laughlin G-6-145511 | Gilmer (Cotton Valley) | Goldston Oil Corporation | 1 | 0 | 19.1K | Apr 1993 – Apr 1998 |
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.
- 1Goldston Oil CorporationMay 1993 → Feb 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 407213-99 | Drill | Goldston Oil Corp. | Dec 14, 1992 | Dec 14, 1992 | Dec 21, 1992 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-145511 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 441 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 4,490 | -4,049 |
| Paluxy | 5,300 | -4,859 |
| Glen Rose | 6,210 | -5,769 |
| Rodessa | 7,470 | -7,029 |
| Travis Peak | 8,035 | -7,594 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY SANDS | 9,690 | -9,249 |
| BossierBOSSIER SHALE | 11,080 | -10,639 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY LIME | 11,584 | -11,143 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,594 | 11,862 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 4,225 | 12.25 | 655 S |
| 5.5 | 12,006 | 8.75 | 900 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 | Jul 8, 1993 | May 20, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 23, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-459-30729 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-459-30729 → 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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