WELL · 42-493-32130 · DISTRICT 1
Dorcas #2
Wilson County · Nixon field · Vertical
Dorcas #2 (API 42-493-32130) is a plugged well in Wilson County, plugged March 28, 1996, last operated by Lynx Oil CO. Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 4, 1989, permitted to 4,700 ft.
It was permitted by United Oil & Minerals, Inc. and has since transferred to Lynx Oil CO. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Anacacho, Austin Chalk, Buda.
Its lease has reported 14.4K barrels of oil and 17 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 1996. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by United Oil & Minerals, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Denton, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 5, 2003 · 48 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Lynx Oil Co. Inc. |
| Production reports | Lynx Oil Co., Inc.through Nov 1995 |
| Latest permit | United Oil & Minerals, Inc.Apr 4, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 4, 1989
- last permit issued
- Apr 18, 1989
- completed
- 14.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 17
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 1996
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 18, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 28, 1996
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorcas O-1-12205 | Nixon | Lynx Oil Co., Inc. | 3 | 14.4K | 17 | Jan 1993 – Jul 1996 |
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.
- 1Lynx Oil Co., Inc.Feb 1993 → Nov 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 357732-99 | Drill | United Oil & Minerals, Inc. | Apr 4, 1989 | Apr 4, 1989 | — | 4,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-12205 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 489 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| AnacachoANACACHO LIME | 4,110 | -3,621 |
| Austin Chalk | 4,226 | -3,737 |
| Buda | 4,471 | -3,982 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,288 | 4,318 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,078 | 12.25 | 405 S |
| 5.5 | 4,471 | 7.875 | 165 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 17, 1989 | Apr 25, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | May 3, 1989 | — | — |
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 42-493-32130 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-493-32130 → 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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