WELL · 42-461-31268 · DISTRICT 7
Owens -F- #2
Upton County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Owens -F- #2 (API 42-461-31268) is a plugged well in Upton County, plugged December 29, 2016, last operated by Vital Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 15, 1977, permitted to 8,800 ft.
It was permitted by Cox, John L. and has since transferred to Vital Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 101K barrels of oil and 329K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in November 2025. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Cox, John L.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 3, 2026
- Permits on file
- 337
- Phone
- (713) 332-7001
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Vital Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Henry Resources LLCthrough Feb 2022 |
| Latest permit | Cox, John L.Dec 15, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 15, 1977
- last permit issued
- Mar 20, 1978
- completed
- 101K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 329K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 20, 1978
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 29, 2016
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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owens -F- O-9-7370 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Vital Energy, Inc. | 4 | 101K | 329K | Jan 1993 – 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.
- 1Cox, John L.Jan 1993 → Sep 2003
- 2JM Cox Resources, L.P.Oct 2003 → Jul 2018
- 3DE3 Operating LLCAug 2018 → Aug 2020
- 4Henry Resources LLCNov 2020 → Feb 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14149-99 | Drill | Cox, John L. | Dec 15, 1977 | Dec 15, 1977 | — | 8,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-7370 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,919 | 8,364 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 445 | 11 | 350 S |
| 4.5 | 8,430 | 7.875 | 700 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 | Mar 24, 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 42-461-31268 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-31268 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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