WELL · 42-505-36184 · DISTRICT 4
Degarza #2
Zapata County · Fandango (Wilcox Consolidated) field · Vertical
Degarza #2 (API 42-505-36184) is a plugged well in Zapata County, plugged January 6, 2023, last operated by Escudo Oil & Gas LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued June 12, 2008, permitted to 16,000 ft.
It was permitted by Whitson, James A., JR. and has since transferred to Escudo Oil & Gas LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Q Sand, R Sand.
Operator of record
Permitted by Whitson, James A., Jr.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 1 permits on file · (713) 291-3090
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Escudo Oil & Gas LLC |
| Production reports | Escudo Oil & Gas, LLCthrough Jun 2018 |
| Latest permit | Whitson, James A., Jr.Jun 12, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 16,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 12, 2008
- last permit issued
- Sep 18, 2008
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.61M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2008 THROUGH Jan 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 18, 2008
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 6, 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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degarza G-4-244043 | Fandango (Wilcox Consolidated) | Escudo Oil & Gas, LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.61M | Sep 2008 – Jan 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.
- 1Whitson, James A., Jr.Oct 2008 → Aug 2010
- 2White Oak Operating Company LLCSep 2010 → Jul 2013
- 3Escudo Oil & Gas, LLCAug 2013 → Jun 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 662740-98 | Drill | Whitson, James A., Jr. | Aug 21, 2008 | Jun 12, 2008 | May 27, 2008 | 16,000 |
| 662740-99 | Drill | Whitson, James A., Jr. | May 22, 2008 | Jun 12, 2008 | — | 14,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-244043 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 505 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Q Sand | — | — |
| R Sand | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 13,784 | 13,826 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,300 | 16 | 473 S |
| 9.625 | 7,646 | 12.25 | 585 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 | Feb 3, 2009 | Dec 5, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 20, 2009 | — | — |
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 42-505-36184 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-36184 → 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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