WELL · 42-459-31006 · DISTRICT 6
Sowell J. L. #2
Upshur County · Rosewood (Cotton Valley) field · Vertical
Sowell J. L. #2 (API 42-459-31006) is a plugged well in Upshur County, plugged November 18, 2025, last operated by Faulconer Energy LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 29, 2000, permitted to 11,000 ft.
It was permitted by Floyd Operating Company and has since transferred to Faulconer Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Pettit, Travis Peak, Cotton Valley, Top Of Broken Lime.
Operator of record
Permitted by Floyd Operating Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Tyler, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 46 permits on file · (337) 332-1726
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Faulconer Energy LLC |
| Production reports | XTO Energy Inc.through Nov 2013 |
| Latest permit | Floyd Operating CompanyFeb 29, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 29, 2000
- last permit issued
- May 18, 2000
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.06M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2000 THROUGH Nov 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 18, 2000
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 18, 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sowell, J. L. G-6-178795 | Rosewood (Cotton Valley) | Faulconer Energy, LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.06M | May 2000 – Nov 2025 |
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.
- 13TEC Energy CorporationMay 2000 → Jun 2003
- 2PXP Gulf Coast Inc.Jul 2003 → Dec 2004
- 3PXP Texas Inc.Jan 2005 → May 2005
- 4XTO Energy Inc.Jun 2005 → Nov 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 492468-99 | Drill | Floyd Operating Company | Feb 25, 2000 | Feb 29, 2000 | Mar 22, 2000 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-178795 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 307 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| PettitTOP OF PETTIT | 7,707 | -7,400 |
| Travis PeakTOP OF TRAVIS PEAK | 7,826 | -7,519 |
| Cotton ValleyTOP OF UPPER COTTON VALLEY | 9,328 | -9,021 |
| Top of Broken Lime | 10,290 | -9,983 |
| Top of LCV Sands | 10,354 | -10,047 |
| BossierTOP BOSSIER | 10,828 | -10,521 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,442 | 10,836 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,907 | 11 | 499 S |
| 4.5 | 10,940 | 7.875 | 664 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 | Nov 3, 2000 | Aug 21, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 10, 2000 | — | — |
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 42-459-31006 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-459-31006 → 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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