TEXAS · WELLS · WARD COUNTY · API 42-475-31702 · DISTRICT 7B

Cadenhead J.W. #2

Plugged

Ward County · Soda Lake (Bone Springs) field · Vertical

Cadenhead J.W. #2 (API 42-475-31702) is a plugged well in Ward County, plugged October 14, 1988, last operated by Chevron U. S. A. Inc..

The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1978 and 1984, permitted to 19,600 ft.

It was permitted by Gulf Oil Corp. and has since transferred to Chevron U. S. A. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Lamar, Bell Canyon, Cherry Canyon, Brushy Canyon.

Operator of record

Chevron U. S. A. Inc.

Permitted by Gulf Oil Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.

Based in: Midland, TX
P-5 status: Active (A)
P-5 last filed: Jan 30, 2026
Permits on file: 9,293
Phone: (866) 212-1212

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SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore schedule	none
Production reports	none
Latest permit	Gulf Oil Corp.Jul 24, 1984

19,600: total depth, ft
3: permits on file
Jul 24, 1984: last permit issued
Jul 23, 1984: completed
—: cumulative oil, bbl
—: cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule: OFF SCHEDULE
Completed: Jul 23, 1984
Shut in: —
Plugged: Oct 14, 1988

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.

Permits

Permit	Type	Operator	Received	Issued	Spud	Depth
245837-99	Recompletion	Gulf Oil Corp.	Jul 19, 1984	Jul 24, 1984	—	17,990
43574-99	Drill	Gulf Oil Corp.	Feb 12, 1979	Feb 12, 1979	Feb 12, 1978	17,990
17416-99	Drill	Gulf Oil Corp.	Feb 1, 1978	Feb 1, 1978	Feb 12, 1978	19,600

Completions

Completed	Lease	Field	Operator	Status	Depth
Jul 23, 1984	Cadenhead J.W. O-10-29122	Soda Lake (Bone Springs)	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	Plugged	—
Mar 8, 1979	Cadenhead J. W. G-10-81226	G-M (Penn.)	Gulf Oil Corp.	Plugged	—

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,695 ft elevation.Download CSV →

Formation	MD ft	Subsea
Lamar	4,835	-2,140
Bell Canyon	4,868	-2,173
Cherry Canyon	5,822	-3,127
Brushy Canyon	6,915	-4,220
Bone SpringBONE SPRINGS SHALE	8,274	-5,579
Bone SpringBONE SPRINGS (LIMESTONE)	8,487	-5,792

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

From	To	Type
10,413	10,510	Perforated
16,428	17,007	Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing in	Set at	Hole in	Cement
30	38	—	—
20	1,100	26	1,700 S
13.375	4,800	17.5	2,725 S
10.75	11,799	12.25	2,700 S
2.875	14,339	—	—

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 →

Filed	W-2 / G-1 date	Logs referenced
Aug 31, 1984	Aug 7, 1984	—
Aug 24, 1984	Aug 7, 1984	—
Jan 12, 1984	Mar 16, 1979	—

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 42-475-31702 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
Completion packets for 42-475-31702 → 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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