WELL · 42-005-30457 · DISTRICT 6

Apato Unit #2HB

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Angelina County  · Horizontal

Apato Unit #2HB (API 42-005-30457) is a permitted horizontal well in Angelina County filed by Aethon Energy Operating LLC; no completion report is on file yet.

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 2020 and 2023, permitted to 17,004 ft.

Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Glen Rose, Pettit, Travis Peak, Cotton Valley.

Operator of record

Aethon Energy Operating LLC

Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026 · 569 permits on file · (214) 750-3825

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore schedulenone
Production reportsAdamas Energy LLCthrough Apr 2026
Latest permitAethon Energy Operating LLCMar 27, 2023
17,004
total depth, ft
3
permits on file
Mar 27, 2023
last permit issued
—
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
6.87M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2023 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
—
Shut in
—
Plugged
—

Surface location

31.404612, -94.608860

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Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Angelina County.

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 →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Apato Unit G-6-295994Carthage (Haynesville Shale)Adamas Energy LLC106.87MJul 2023 – Jul 2026

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 1,765,669 · prior 12 5,103,786(-65%)

0500K1M202420252026

Chain of custody

Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.

  1. 1Aethon Energy Operating LLCJun 2024 → Feb 2026
  2. 2Adamas Energy LLCMar 2026 → Apr 2026

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
888198-98DrillAethon Energy Operating LLCApr 19, 2023Mar 27, 2023May 5, 202316,500
888198-99DrillAethon Energy Operating LLCFeb 14, 2023Mar 27, 2023—16,500
865374-99DrillAethon Energy Operating LLCOct 2, 2020Oct 2, 2020—17,004

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— G-6-295994————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 233 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Glen Rose7,348-7,115
Glen Rose7,436-7,203
PettitPETTET9,705-9,472
PettitPETTET9,769-9,536
Travis Peak10,569-10,336
Cotton Valley13,615-13,382
Travis Peak13,998-13,765
Haynesville14,191-13,958
Nacatoch——

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
15,61523,826Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
2410030180 S
161,937201,795 S
10.7510,72213.51,695 S
8.62514,4859.6251,875 S
623,8447.6251,700 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Jul 22, 2024Jul 8, 2024—
00Dec 8, 2023Oct 19, 2023Yes

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.

Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.

Nearby wells and their tops

NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM

Draw a cross-section

This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.

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Brachi Unit42-005-30459

0.0 KM · Aethon Energy Operating LLC · Section with this well →

Midway3,712-3,479
Glen Rose7,334-7,101
Pettit9,683-9,450
Travis Peak10,569-10,336
Cotton Valley13,565-13,332
Haynesville14,167-13,934
Nacatoch—

Brachi Unit42-005-30458

0.0 KM · Aethon Energy Operating LLC · Section with this well →

Glen Rose7,400-7,110
Pettit9,767-9,477
Travis Peak10,635-10,345
Haynesville14,589-14,299
Nacatoch—

Apato Unit42-005-30456

0.0 KM · Aethon Energy Operating LLC · Section with this well →

Glen Rose7,436-7,205
Pettit9,769-9,538
Travis Peak10,733-10,502
Cotton Valley13,988-13,757
Haynesville15,638-15,407
Nacatoch—

Apato Unit42-005-30485

0.3 KM · Aethon Energy Operating LLC · Section with this well →

Midway3,708-3,467
Glen Rose7,450-7,209
Pettit9,704-9,463
Travis Peak10,590-10,349
Cotton Valley13,612-13,371
Haynesville14,196-13,955
Nacatoch—

Apato Unit42-005-30484

0.3 KM · Aethon Energy Operating LLC · Section with this well →

Midway3,709-3,468
Glen Rose7,366-7,125
Pettit9,769-9,528
Travis Peak10,590-10,349
Cotton Valley13,614-13,373
Haynesville15,644-15,403
Nacatoch—

Brachi Unit42-005-30487

0.7 KM · Aethon Energy Operating LLC · Section with this well →

Midway3,699-3,459
Glen Rose7,329-7,089
Pettit9,673-9,433
Travis Peak10,556-10,316
Cotton Valley13,612-13,372
Haynesville14,196-13,956
Nacatoch—

Brachi Unit42-005-30486

0.7 KM · Aethon Energy Operating LLC · Section with this well →

Midway3,701-3,461
Glen Rose7,329-7,089
Pettit9,673-9,433
Travis Peak10,554-10,314
Cotton Valley13,501-13,261
Bossier14,161-13,921
Haynesville14,161-13,921
Nacatoch—

Brachi-Saber B42-005-30489

0.8 KM · Aethon Energy Operating LLC · Section with this well →

Glen Rose5,550-5,310
Pettit7,917-7,677
Travis Peak8,701-8,461
Cotton Valley11,099-10,859
Haynesville11,739-11,499
Nacatoch—

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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