WELL · 42-499-31698 · DISTRICT 6
Fletcher Max J. #2
Wood County · Birch (Smackover) field · Temp Abandoned · Directional
Fletcher Max J. #2 (API 42-499-31698) is a well in Wood County operated by Tactical Operating Company LLC, completed January 16, 1991 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 15, 1990, permitted to 13,600 ft.
It was permitted by Prairie Producing Company and has since transferred to Tactical Operating Company LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Buda, Paluxy, Rodessa, Cotton Valley.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Tactical Operating Company LLC
Permitted by Prairie Producing Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · (832) 628-8411
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Tactical Operating Company LLC |
| Production reports | Vanguard Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2016 |
| Latest permit | Prairie Producing CompanyAug 15, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 15, 1990
- last permit issued
- Jan 16, 1991
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 5.33M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 16, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fletcher, Max J. G-6-142745 | Birch (Smackover) | Tactical Operating Company, LLC | 1 | 0 | 5.33M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Union Oil Company of CaliforniaJan 1993 → May 1995
- 2Redman-Smackover Joint VentureJun 1995 → Jul 2006
- 3Redman Operating CompanyAug 2006 → Sep 2007
- 4Eagle Rock Operating Company,llcOct 2007 → Oct 2015
- 5Vanguard Operating, LLCNov 2015 → Apr 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 376655-99 | Drill | Prairie Producing Company | Aug 15, 1990 | Aug 15, 1990 | Aug 30, 1990 | 13,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-142745 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 22 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Buda | 5,129 | -5,107 |
| Paluxy | 6,213 | -6,191 |
| Rodessa | 8,020 | -7,998 |
| Cotton Valley | 10,335 | -10,313 |
| Haynesville | 12,621 | -12,599 |
| Buckner | 13,092 | -13,070 |
| BucknerBUCKNER/SMACKOVER | 13,092 | -13,070 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 13,278 | 13,600 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 504 | 17.5 | 495 S |
| 9.625 | 6,649 | 12.25 | 1,149 S |
| 5.5 | 13,760 | 8.75 | 1,150 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 | Dec 28, 1992 | Nov 10, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Dec 7, 1992 | Feb 15, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 3, 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 42-499-31698 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-499-31698 → 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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