WELL · 42-485-42715 · DISTRICT 9
Prothro #2J
Wichita County · Wichita County Regular field · Shut IN · Vertical
Prothro #2J (API 42-485-42715) is a well in Wichita County operated by R2q Operating LLC, completed October 28, 1992 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 16, 1992, permitted to 1,900 ft.
It was permitted by James, Deryl and has since transferred to R2q Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Cisco, Thomas Sand, Gunsight.
Its lease has reported 107K barrels of oil and 35 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 10 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by James, Deryl; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Iowa Park, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 38 permits on file · (940) 733-8152
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | R2Q Operating LLC |
| Production reports | R2Q Operating LLCthrough Feb 2026 |
| Latest permit | James, DerylOct 16, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 16, 1992
- last permit issued
- Oct 28, 1992
- completed
- 107K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 35
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 28, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
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 10 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prothro O-13-26571 | Wichita County Regular | R2Q Operating LLC | 10 | 107K | 35 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 60 · prior 12 472(-87%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1James, DerylJan 1993 → Jan 1996
- 2Case OilFeb 1996 → Apr 2007
- 3Texas Energy Operations, LCMay 2007 → Dec 2019
- 4R2Q Operating LLCJan 2020 → Feb 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 404378-99 | Drill | James, Deryl | Oct 7, 1992 | Oct 16, 1992 | Oct 21, 1992 | 1,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-26571 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft |
|---|---|
| CiscoCISCO SAND | 700 |
| Thomas Sand | 1,300 |
| Gunsight | 1,580 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,580 | 1,590 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 50 | 12 | 40 S |
| 4.5 | 1,769 | 6.75 | 200 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 4, 1993 | Nov 12, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 18, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-485-42715 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-485-42715 → 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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