TEXAS · WELLS · WISE COUNTY · TARKINGTON LEASE · API 42-497-31145 · DISTRICT 7C
Tarkington #2
Wise County · Park Springs (Congl.) field · Vertical
Tarkington #2 (API 42-497-31145) is a plugged well in Wise County, plugged December 4, 2008, last operated by Stephens & Johnson Operating CO..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 4, 1978, permitted to 6,200 ft.
It was permitted by Taylor Oper. CO. and has since transferred to Stephens & Johnson Operating CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 3.81K barrels of oil and 70.3K mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Stephens & Johnson Operating Co.
Permitted by Taylor Oper. Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Wichita Falls, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 2, 2026
- Permits on file
- 360
- Phone
- (940) 723-2166
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Stephens & Johnson Operating Co. |
| Production reports | Stephens & Johnson Operating Co.through May 2008 |
| Latest permit | Taylor Oper. Co.Jan 4, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 4, 1978
- last permit issued
- Mar 20, 1978
- completed
- 3.81K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 70.3K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2008
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 20, 1978
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 4, 2008
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarkington O-13-18804 | Park Springs (Congl.) | Stephens & Johnson Operating Co. | 1 | 3.81K | 70.3K | Jan 1993 – May 2008 |
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.
- 1S & J Operating Co.Jan 1993 → Aug 1993
- 2Stephens & Johnson Operating Co.Sep 1993 → Apr 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15491-99 | Drill | Taylor Oper. Co. | Jan 4, 1978 | Jan 4, 1978 | Jan 24, 1978 | 6,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 1978 | Tarkington O-13-18804 | Park Springs (Congl.) | Stephens & Johnson Operating Co. | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| — | 5,862 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 337 | 12.25 | 300 S |
| 4.5 | 5,925 | 7.875 | 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 23, 1978 | — |
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 42-497-31145 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-31145 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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