WELL · 42-161-30424 · DISTRICT 5
Middleton Ruby Gas Unit O/A #2
Freestone County · Reed (Travis Peak) field · Vertical
Middleton Ruby Gas Unit O/A #2 (API 42-161-30424) is a plugged well in Freestone County, plugged July 7, 2012, last operated by Xto Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1978 and 1995, permitted to 13,300 ft.
It was permitted by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler and has since transferred to Xto Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Travis Peak, Haynesville.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Spring, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 16,156 permits on file · (832) 625-1100
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | XTO Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | XTO Energy Inc.through Jul 2012 |
| Latest permit | Sonat Exploration Company -TylerSep 1, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,300
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 1, 1995
- last permit issued
- Jan 17, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 586K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 17, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 7, 2012
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 2 leases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middleton, Ruby Gas Unit O/A G-5-155989 | Reed (Travis Peak) | XTO Energy Inc. | 1 | 0 | 514K | Aug 1995 – Jul 2012 |
| Middleton, Ruby Gas Unit O/A G-5-81861 | Reed (Haynesville) | Hunt Petroleum Corporation | 1 | 0 | 72.8K | Jan 1993 – Jun 2003 |
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.
- 1Texaco E & P Inc.Jan 1993 → Sep 1993
- 2Sonat Exploration Company -TylerOct 1993 → Dec 1999
- 3EL Paso Production CompanyJan 2000 → Mar 2002
- 4Hunt Petroleum CorporationApr 2002 → Feb 2008
- 5XTO Energy Inc.Feb 2009 → Jul 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 439553-99 | Recompletion | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Sep 1, 1995 | Sep 1, 1995 | Jul 15, 1995 | 12,132 |
| 23231-99 | Drill | Texaco Inc. | Apr 28, 1978 | Apr 28, 1978 | Jan 1, 1979 | 13,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-81861 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-5-155989 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 495 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Travis Peak | 8,200 | -7,705 |
| Haynesville | 11,878 | -11,383 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,245 | 7,304 | Perforated |
| 8,052 | 8,132 | Perforated |
| 8,052 | 8,400 | Perforated |
| 9,540 | 9,546 | Perforated |
| 11,878 | 11,996 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 46 | — | — |
| 10.75 | 1,120 | 14.75 | 875 S |
| 10.75 | 1,145 | 14.75 | 875 S |
| 7.625 | 11,114 | 9.875 | 965 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 22, 1996 | Mar 11, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Dec 12, 1995 | Sep 14, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 29, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 14, 1995 | Mar 30, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 11, 1979 | — |
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 42-161-30424 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-30424 → 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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