TEXAS · WELLS · FREESTONE COUNTY · EVANS "A" LEASE · API 42-161-31981 · DISTRICT 05
Evans A #8
Freestone County · Dowdy Ranch (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Vertical
Evans A #8 (API 42-161-31981) is a well in Freestone County operated by Diversified Production LLC, completed May 11, 2001 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 16, 2001, permitted to 13,550 ft.
It was permitted by Anadarko Petroleum Corp. and has since transferred to Diversified Production LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Massive Anhydrite (marker), Rodessa, Pettit, Travis Peak.
Its lease has reported 62 barrels of oil and 1.65M mcf of gas since May 2001, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Anadarko Petroleum Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Keithville, LA
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 25, 2026
- Permits on file
- 11
- Phone
- (318) 751-3917
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Diversified Production LLC |
| Production reports | Diversified Production LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Anadarko Petroleum Corp.Jan 16, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,550
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 16, 2001
- last permit issued
- May 11, 2001
- completed
- 62
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.65M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2001 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 11, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evans "A" G-5-183594 | Dowdy Ranch (Cotton Valley) | Diversified Production LLC | 1 | 62 | 1.65M | May 2001 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 25,463 · prior 12 5,809(+338%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Anadarko Petroleum CorporationMay 2001 → Mar 2013
- 2Anadarko E&P Onshore LLCApr 2013 → Jul 2015
- 3Legacy Reserves Operating LPAug 2015 → May 2022
- 4Diversified Production LLCJun 2022 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 504060-99 | Drill | Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | Jan 16, 2001 | Jan 16, 2001 | Feb 28, 2001 | 14,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2001 | Evans A G-5-183594 | Dowdy Ranch (Cotton Valley) | Diversified Production LLC | Producing | 13,550 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 366 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 7,960 | -7,594 |
| Rodessa | 8,104 | -7,738 |
| Pettit | 8,784 | -8,418 |
| Travis Peak | 9,023 | -8,657 |
| Cotton Valley | 10,890 | -10,524 |
| Bossier | 12,723 | -12,357 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 13,096 | 13,098 | Perforated |
| 13,248 | 13,252 | Perforated |
| 13,270 | 13,274 | Perforated |
| 13,308 | 13,310 | Perforated |
| 13,338 | 13,342 | Perforated |
| 13,364 | 13,368 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14.75 | 245 | 13.375 | 350 S |
| 9.625 | 5,300 | 12.25 | 1,350 S |
| 7 | 12,704 | 8.75 | 980 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Sep 4, 2001 | Jul 19, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 9, 2001 | — | — |
Well logs
The RRC's map lists this well among those with logs online. Its monthly inventories loaded here, which start in July 2006, list none for it, so none are itemized.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗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 42-161-31981 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-31981 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search for it.
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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