WELL · 42-479-36889 · DISTRICT 4
Van ES #2
Webb County · Cuba Libre (3RD Hinnant) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Van ES #2 (API 42-479-36889) is a well in Webb County operated by Columbus Energy LLC, completed March 27, 1998 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 25, 1998, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Cobra Operating Company and has since transferred to Columbus Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Wilcox.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Cobra Operating Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 2, 2026
- Permits on file
- 51
- Phone
- (832) 432-8540
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Columbus Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Dakota Oil Companythrough Nov 2010 |
| Latest permit | Cobra Operating CompanyFeb 25, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 25, 1998
- last permit issued
- Mar 27, 1998
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 924K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1998 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 27, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Van ES G-4-168716 | Cuba Libre (3RD Hinnant) | Columbus Energy, LLC | 1 | 0 | 924K | Mar 1998 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Cobra Operating CompanyMar 1998 → Jun 1998
- 2Thorp Petroleum CorporationJul 1998 → Jul 2005
- 3Dakota Oil CompanyJun 2007 → Nov 2010
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 473772-99 | Drill | Cobra Operating Company | Feb 25, 1998 | Feb 25, 1998 | Feb 27, 1998 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-168716 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 828 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Wilcox | 7,970 | -7,142 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,691 | 8,712 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,015 | 12.25 | 260 S |
| 2.875 | 8,810 | 8.75 | 580 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 21, 1998 | Jul 6, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 9, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-479-36889 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-36889 → 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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