WELL · 42-481-32461 · DISTRICT 3
Pierce Estates J #2
Wharton County · Pierce Ranch (4850) field · Vertical
Pierce Estates J #2 (API 42-481-32461) is a well in Wharton County operated by Mcgowan Working Partners Inc., completed April 2, 2001.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 26, 1983, permitted to 6,800 ft.
It was permitted by Richards Producing Company and has since transferred to Mcgowan Working Partners Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Frio, Vicksburg.
Its 2 leases have reported 294K barrels of oil and 172K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 9 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit, with 493K barrels injected in the 12 months reported through June 2025.
Operator of record
Permitted by Richards Producing Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Jackson, MS · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 60 permits on file · (800) 224-4572
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | McGowan Working Partners Inc. |
| Production reports | McGowan Working Partners, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Richards Producing CompanyJan 26, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 26, 1983
- last permit issued
- Apr 2, 2001
- completed
- 294K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 172K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 2, 2001
- 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 9 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierce Ranch N 4850 Unit O-3-24337 | Pierce Ranch (4850) | McGowan Working Partners, Inc. | 7 | 245K | 112K | May 2003 – Jul 2026 |
| Pierce Estates 'J' O-3-16197 | Pierce Ranch (4850) | McGowan Working Partners, Inc. | 2 | 49K | 60.4K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2003 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 4,310 · prior 12 4,171(+3%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 4,626 · prior 12 4,718(-2%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Armour Resource Holdings, Ltd.Jan 1993 → Jun 1994
- 2Shanghai Energy CorporationJul 1994 → Dec 2000
- 3McGowan Working Partners, Inc.Nov 2001 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 184383-99 | Drill | Richards Producing Company | Jan 26, 1983 | Jan 26, 1983 | Jan 26, 1983 | 6,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-16197 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-24337 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 96 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 1,800 | -1,704 |
| Frio | 4,510 | -4,414 |
| Vicksburg | 6,310 | -6,214 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,884 | 4,899 | Perforated |
| 4,918 | 4,928 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,035 | 12.25 | 225 S |
| 2.375 | 4,784 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 5,012 | 8.5 | 285 S |
| 5.5 | — | 8.5 | 370 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 | Apr 23, 2003 | Apr 18, 2001 | — |
| 00 | Aug 3, 2001 | Apr 18, 2001 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 14, 1983 | — |
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 42-481-32461 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-32461 → 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
- 493K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 20.4M
- bbl, all reported
- Jun 2025
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000090987 | H-1 Injection | Active | 7,500 | 150 | 4,800–4,990 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 493,372 · prior 12 495,174(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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