WELL · 42-501-36295 · DISTRICT 8
Buck McNeil #2
Yoakum County · Bronco (San Andres) field · Vertical
Buck Mcneil #2 (API 42-501-36295) is a plugged well in Yoakum County, plugged June 22, 2023, last operated by Steward Energy II LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 4, 2013, permitted to 5,600 ft.
It was permitted by Thompson, Richard W. Inc. and has since transferred to Steward Energy II LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Yates, San Andres.
Its lease has reported 23.7K barrels of oil and 1.46K mcf of gas since July 2013, last reporting in July 2023. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Thompson, Richard W. Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 200 permits on file · (855) 574-2995
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Steward Energy II LLC |
| Production reports | Steward Energy II, LLCthrough Jun 2022 |
| Latest permit | Thompson, Richard W. Inc.Dec 4, 2013 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 4, 2013
- last permit issued
- Jan 2, 2014
- completed
- 23.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.46K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2013 THROUGH Jul 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 2, 2014
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 22, 2023
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buck McNeil O-11-70438 | Bronco (San Andres) | Steward Energy II, LLC | 2 | 23.7K | 1.46K | Jul 2013 – Jul 2023 |
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.
- 1Thompson, Richard W. Inc.Jul 2013 → Sep 2014
- 2Expro Engineering, Inc.Oct 2014 → May 2017
- 3Custer & Wright Operating, Inc.Jun 2017 → Mar 2022
- 4Steward Energy II, LLCApr 2022 → Jun 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 774286-99 | Drill | Thompson, Richard W. Inc. | Nov 21, 2013 | Dec 4, 2013 | Dec 4, 2013 | 5,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-70438 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,798 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 3,249 | 549 |
| San Andres | 4,476 | -678 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES POROSITY | 5,140 | -1,342 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,206 | 5,374 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,367 | 12.25 | 800 S |
| 5.5 | 5,496 | 7.875 | 230 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 | Sep 25, 2017 | Sep 19, 2017 | — |
| 00 | Sep 1, 2017 | Mar 7, 2014 | Yes |
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 42-501-36295 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-501-36295 → 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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