WELL · 42-481-03745 · DISTRICT 3
Putnam, J. B. #2
Wharton County · Vertical
Putnam, J. B. #2 (API 42-481-03745) is a former disposal or injection well in Wharton County, last operated by Houston Oil & Gas Company , Inc.; its UIC permit is no longer active.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 10, 1986, permitted to 4,175 ft.
Its lease has reported 27.9K barrels of oil and 20 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
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 | none |
| Production reports | Welder Exploration & Prod., Inc.through Jul 2017 |
| Latest permit | Houston Oil & Gas Company , Inc.Feb 10, 1986 |
- 4,175
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 10, 1986
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 27.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 20
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Putnam, J. B. O-3-2823 | Louise, North (Putnam Sand) | Welderxp Ltd. | 2 | 27.9K | 20 | Jan 1993 – 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.
- 1Houston Oil & Gas Company, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jun 1994
- 2M & R Exploration CompanyJul 1994 → Oct 1994
- 3Fredonia Resources Inc.Nov 1994 → Sep 2000
- 4Silver Pines Energy Corp.Oct 2000 → Aug 2003
- 5Ramsey Production Company, LLCSep 2003 → Jul 2004
- 6Cimarron Engineering Corp.Aug 2004 → Nov 2011
- 7Welder Exploration & Prod., Inc.Jul 2013 → Jul 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 297550-99 | Recompletion | Houston Oil & Gas Company , Inc. | Feb 7, 1986 | Feb 10, 1986 | — | 4,175 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-2823 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,834 | 3,844 | Perforated |
| 4,107 | 4,116 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 414 | 12.25 | 190 S |
| 8.625 | 415 | 12.25 | 190 S |
| 4.5 | 4,174 | — | 124 S |
| 4.5 | 4,175 | 8.875 | 454 S |
| 4.5 | — | 7.875 | 330 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 | May 29, 1992 | May 12, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 5, 1969 | — |
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 42-481-03745 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-03745 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 169K
- bbl, all reported
- Jun 2010
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000076631 | W-14 Disposal | Plugged Mar 25, 2010 | 500 | 0 | 3,832–3,870 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
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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