TEXAS · WELLS · UPTON COUNTY · CONNELL ESTATE LEASE · API 42-461-31569 · DISTRICT 6E
Connell Estate #2
Upton County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Connell Estate #2 (API 42-461-31569) is a plugged well in Upton County, plugged December 17, 2020, last operated by Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 1, 1980, permitted to 9,200 ft.
It was permitted by Buchanan, Wayman W. and has since transferred to Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including U. Spra, L. Spra, Dean, Wolfcamp.
Its lease has reported 36.1K barrels of oil and 171K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2021. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Buchanan, Wayman W.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Spring, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 8, 2026
- Permits on file
- 15,628
- Phone
- (972) 444-4001
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc. |
| Production reports | Parsley Energy Operations, LLCthrough May 2018 |
| Latest permit | Buchanan, Wayman W.Apr 1, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 1, 1980
- last permit issued
- Oct 6, 1997
- completed
- 36.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 171K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2021
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 6, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 17, 2020
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connell Estate O-9-8341 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | 2 | 36.1K | 171K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2021 |
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.
- 1Hydrocarbon Management, Inc.Jan 1993 → Sep 1994
- 2TSF OperatingOct 1994 → May 2007
- 3Legacy Reserves Operating LPJun 2007 → Feb 2016
- 4Parsley Energy Operations, LLCMar 2016 → Jun 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76924-99 | Drill | Buchanan, Wayman W. | Apr 1, 1980 | Apr 1, 1980 | Apr 1, 1980 | 9,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 1997 | Connell Estate O-9-8341 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,788 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,520 | 7,555 | Perforated |
| 8,100 | 9,043 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 775 | 11 | 370 S |
| 2.375 | 8,820 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 9,115 | 7.875 | 800 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 24, 1997 | Oct 22, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 24, 1980 | — |
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 42-461-31569 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-31569 → 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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