Texas RRC form explainer

Texas RRC W-2 Oil Completion Report

A W-2 is an oil well completion report. It can connect a permitted oil well to completion date, field, lease, well number, test context, and later production signals.

FormW-2
Event types1
Lifecycle stageMapped
VerificationRequired
Meaning

What this form means

A W-2 is an oil well completion report. It can connect a permitted oil well to completion date, field, lease, well number, test context, and later production signals.

The W-2 generally appears after drilling and completion work, moving a record from proposed activity toward a completed oil well lifecycle stage.

Lifecycle

Where it appears in the well lifecycle

FutureWells Texas maps this form into lifecycle context so a user can move from a document or activity signal into related wells, counties, operators, fields, and source verification. The lifecycle position is a research aid, not an official conclusion.

Events

FutureWells event types this form can generate

COMPLETION_REPORT_FILEDActivity
Source note

Form explainer pages summarize public RRC form categories and derived FutureWells event labels. Verify source forms and official records before relying on a lifecycle interpretation.

Limits

What this form does not prove

It does not by itself prove ongoing production.

It does not prove economics.

It may require related attachments and official review.

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