TEXAS · WELLS · WHEELER COUNTY · API 42-483-30457 · DISTRICT 08
Trout Ben #2
Wheeler County · Trout (Hunton) field · Producing · Vertical
Trout Ben #2 (API 42-483-30457) is a well in Wheeler County operated by Mountainside Energy Operating L, completed September 13, 1995 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1977 and 1991, permitted to 16,510 ft.
It was permitted by Texaco E & P Inc. and has since transferred to Mountainside Energy Operating L on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Hunton.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Mountainside Energy Operating L
Permitted by Texaco E & P Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 21, 2026
- Phone
- (855) 906-6868
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Mountainside Energy Operating L |
| Production reports | Mountainside Energy Operating, Lthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Texaco E & P Inc.May 17, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 16,510
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 17, 1991
- last permit issued
- Sep 13, 1995
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 10.7M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 13, 1995
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trout, Ben G-14-139400 | Trout (Hunton) | Mountainside Energy Operating, L | 1 | 0 | 10.7M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| — G-14-76440 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 68,199 · prior 12 81,359(-16%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Texaco E & P Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 1999
- 2Four Star Oil and Gas CompanyMay 1999 → Dec 2015
- 3Four Star Oil & Gas CompanyJan 2016 → Nov 2016
- 4Pantera Energy CompanyDec 2016 → Jul 2021
- 5Highmark Energy Operating, LLCAug 2021 → Jan 2026
- 6Mountainside Energy Operating, LFeb 2026 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 387831-99 | Recompletion | Texaco E & P Inc. | May 13, 1991 | May 17, 1991 | Jul 2, 1991 | 16,120 |
| 113-99 | Drill | Getty Oil Co. | Jun 6, 1977 | Jun 6, 1977 | Dec 9, 1977 | 19,050 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 1995 | Trout Ben G-14-139400 | Trout (Hunton) | Mountainside Energy Operating L | Producing | 16,510 |
| Mar 28, 1978 | Ben Trout Unit G-14-76440 | Farris (Hunton) | Texaco E & P Inc. | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,470 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Hunton | 15,696 | -13,226 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 15,868 | 15,950 | Perforated |
| 15,868 | 15,955 | Perforated |
| 16,315 | 16,321 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 90 | 30 | 400 S |
| 20 | 90 | — | 400 S |
| 13.375 | 348 | 17.5 | 600 S |
| 13.375 | 348 | — | 600 S |
| 9.625 | 5,091 | 12.25 | 1,300 S |
| 9.625 | 5,091 | — | 1,300 S |
| 5.5 | 16,510 | 8.75 | 1,425 S |
| 5.5 | 16,510 | — | 1,425 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 2, 1996 | Oct 10, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Oct 25, 1991 | Aug 16, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 4, 1991 | — | — |
| 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 42-483-30457 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-483-30457 → 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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