WELL · 42-481-01680 · DISTRICT 3
Ekvall-Menefee Gas Unit #2
Wharton County · Menefee (Frio 5300) field · Vertical
Ekvall-Menefee Gas Unit #2 (API 42-481-01680) is a plugged well in Wharton County, plugged May 24, 1995, last operated by Houston Oil & Gas Company Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1985 and 1986, permitted to 5,652 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Frio.
Operator of record
Houston Oil & Gas Company Inc.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 3, 1995 · 23 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Houston Oil & Gas Company Inc. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Houston Oil & Gas Company , Inc.Nov 10, 1986 |
- 5,652
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 10, 1986
- last permit issued
- May 21, 1960
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 1995
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 21, 1960
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 24, 1995
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 2 leases this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ekvall Menefee G/U G-3-122885 | Menefee (Frio 5000) | Associated Minerals Interest | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – May 1995 |
| — G-3-7396 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 322436-99 | Recompletion | Houston Oil & Gas Company , Inc. | Oct 29, 1986 | Nov 10, 1986 | — | 5,652 |
| 290306-99 | Recompletion | Houston Oil & Gas Company , Inc. | Nov 6, 1985 | Nov 18, 1985 | — | 5,652 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-7396 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-122885 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 81 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Frio | 5,190 | -5,109 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,522 | 4,525 | Perforated |
| 5,076 | 5,078 | Perforated |
| 5,190 | 5,191 | Perforated |
| 5,298 | 5,300 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 5,373 | 7.875 | 300 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 9, 1987 | Dec 29, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 3, 1987 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 13, 1986 | Dec 27, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 9, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-481-01680 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-01680 → 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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