WELL · 42-505-32500 · DISTRICT 4
J.O.D. #2
Zapata County · EL Huerfano (10800) field · Vertical
J.O.D. #2 (API 42-505-32500) is a plugged well in Zapata County, plugged August 20, 1998, last operated by Houston Exploration Company The.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 16, 1988, permitted to 11,700 ft.
It was permitted by Transamerican Natural Gas Corp. and has since transferred to Houston Exploration Company The on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Wilcox, Wills Point.
Operator of record
Houston Exploration Company The
Permitted by Transamerican Natural Gas Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 1, 2007
- Permits on file
- 824
- Phone
- (713) 830-6900
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Houston Exploration Company The |
| Production reports | Houston Exploration Company, Thethrough Oct 1996 |
| Latest permit | Transamerican Natural Gas Corp.Nov 16, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 16, 1988
- last permit issued
- Feb 7, 1989
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.66K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 1998
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 7, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 20, 1998
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.O.D. G-4-130010 | EL Huerfano (10800) | Houston Exploration Company, The | 1 | 0 | 1.66K | Jan 1993 – Aug 1998 |
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.
- 1Houston Exploration Company, TheOct 1996 → Oct 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 353289-99 | Drill | Transamerican Natural Gas Corp. | Nov 14, 1988 | Nov 16, 1988 | — | 11,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 1989 | J.O.D. G-4-130010 | EL Huerfano (10800) | Houston Exploration Company The | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 343 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Wilcox | 7,000 | -6,657 |
| WilcoxLOWER WILCOX | 9,200 | -8,857 |
| Wills Point | 13,830 | -13,487 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,548 | 11,200 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 765 | 12.25 | 300 S |
| 7 | 9,064 | 8.75 | 265 S |
| 4.5 | 11,600 | 6.125 | 430 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 | Apr 11, 1989 | Feb 23, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 14, 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 42-505-32500 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-32500 → 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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