WELL · 42-481-33970 · DISTRICT 3
Hudgins L. W. #2
Wharton County · Hudgins Ranch (Wilcox) field · Directional · Sidetrack
Hudgins L. W. #2 (API 42-481-33970) is a plugged well in Wharton County, plugged January 22, 2000, last operated by Transtexas Gas Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended 3 times), issued May 7, 1997, permitted to 17,000 ft.
It was permitted by Adobe Energy, Inc. and has since transferred to Transtexas Gas Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Frio, Jackson.
Operator of record
Permitted by Adobe Energy, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 6, 2005 · 925 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Transtexas Gas Corporation |
| Production reports | Transtexas Gas Corporationthrough Jan 2000 |
| Latest permit | Adobe Energy, Inc.May 7, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 17,000
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- May 7, 1997
- last permit issued
- Nov 15, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 26.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 1997 THROUGH Jan 2000
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 15, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 22, 2000
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hudgins, L. W. G-3-168164 | Hudgins Ranch (Wilcox) | Transtexas Gas Corporation | 1 | 0 | 26.2K | Dec 1997 – Jan 2000 |
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.
- 1Transtexas Gas CorporationMar 1998 → Jan 2000
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 462115-96 | Drill · sidetrack | Adobe Energy, Inc. | Aug 29, 1997 | May 7, 1997 | Jun 6, 1997 | 17,000 |
| 462115-97 | Drill | Adobe Energy, Inc. | Jul 17, 1997 | May 7, 1997 | — | 17,000 |
| 462115-98 | Drill | Adobe Energy, Inc. | May 12, 1997 | May 7, 1997 | — | 13,000 |
| 462115-99 | Drill | Adobe Energy, Inc. | May 7, 1997 | May 7, 1997 | — | 17,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-168164 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 128 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)BASE OF MIOCENE | 3,700 | -3,572 |
| FrioBASE OF FRIO | 5,615 | -5,487 |
| JacksonTOP OF JACKSON | 6,150 | -6,022 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,860 | 12,872 | Perforated |
| 12,886 | 12,898 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 6,699 | 14.75 | 1,100 S |
| 7.625 | 12,521 | 9.875 | 335 S |
| 2.875 | 13,402 | 6.5 | 235 S |
| 7.625 | — | 9.875 | 490 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 16, 1998 | Apr 28, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Jul 9, 1998 | Mar 9, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 3, 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 42-481-33970 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-33970 → 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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