WELL · 42-161-31558 · DISTRICT 5
Ford Hugh M. #2
Freestone County · Little Buddy (Cotton Valley Lime field · Producing · Vertical
Ford Hugh M. #2 (API 42-161-31558) is a well in Freestone County operated by Craton Operating LLC, completed March 7, 1999 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 29, 1999, permitted to 11,300 ft.
It was permitted by Z/F Little Buddy, L.P. and has since transferred to Craton Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Rodessa, Pettit, Cotton Valley.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Z/F Little Buddy, L.P.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Bellaire, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 14 permits on file · (713) 900-3456
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Craton Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Craton Operating LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Z/F Little Buddy, L.P.Jan 29, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 29, 1999
- last permit issued
- Mar 7, 1999
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.35M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1999 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 7, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford, Hugh M. G-5-173431 | Little Buddy (Cotton Valley Lime | Craton Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.35M | Mar 1999 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 15,974 · prior 12 19,110(-16%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Z/F Little Buddy, L.P.Apr 1999 → Jul 2000
- 2Samson Lone Star LPAug 2000 → Jun 2007
- 3Samson Lone Star, LLCJul 2007 → Nov 2009
- 4Ironwood Oil & Gas LLCDec 2009 → Jun 2014
- 5Cl&f Operating LLCJul 2014 → May 2020
- 6Craton Operating LLCJun 2020 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 482341-99 | Drill | Z/F Little Buddy, L.P. | Jan 29, 1999 | Jan 29, 1999 | Feb 10, 1999 | 11,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-173431 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 502 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rodessa | 6,598 | -6,096 |
| PettitPETTET | 7,208 | -6,706 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY LIME | 10,904 | -10,402 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,928 | 10,961 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,618 | 11 | 670 S |
| 4.5 | 11,141 | 7.625 | 1,650 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 | Jul 19, 1999 | May 18, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 12, 1999 | — | — |
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 42-161-31558 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-31558 → 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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