TEXAS · WELLS · FREESTONE COUNTY · MIDDLETON "E" LEASE · API 42-161-33270 · DISTRICT 05
Middleton E #9
Freestone County · Teague (CV-Bossier Cons.) field · Producing · Directional
Middleton E #9 (API 42-161-33270) is a well in Freestone County operated by Burk Royalty CO. Ltd., completed June 12, 2005 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued April 26, 2005, permitted to 12,725 ft.
It was permitted by Marathon Oil Company and has since transferred to Burk Royalty CO. Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Rodessa, James Lime, Pettit, Travis Peak.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Marathon Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Wichita Falls, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 4, 2025
- Permits on file
- 384
- Phone
- (940) 397-8600
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Burk Royalty Co. Ltd. |
| Production reports | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Marathon Oil CompanyApr 26, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,725
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 26, 2005
- last permit issued
- Jun 12, 2005
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.18M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2005 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 12, 2005
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middleton "E" G-5-217704 | Teague (CV-Bossier Cons.) | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd. | 1 | 0 | 2.18M | Jun 2005 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 26,896 · prior 12 18,176(+48%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Marathon Oil CompanyJun 2005 → Aug 2015
- 2Legacy Reserves Operating LPSep 2015 → May 2021
- 3Burk Royalty Co., Ltd.Jun 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 561073-98 | Drill | Marathon Oil Company | Jan 12, 2006 | Apr 26, 2005 | May 12, 2005 | 13,800 |
| 561073-99 | Drill | Marathon Oil Company | Apr 26, 2005 | Apr 26, 2005 | May 12, 2005 | 13,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2005 | Middleton E G-5-217704 | Teague (CV-Bossier Cons.) | Burk Royalty Co. Ltd. | Producing | 12,725 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 426 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rodessa | 8,020 | -7,594 |
| James Lime | 8,500 | -8,074 |
| Pettit | 8,660 | -8,234 |
| Travis Peak | 8,780 | -8,354 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY SAND | 11,140 | -10,714 |
| Bossier | 12,275 | -11,849 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,118 | 12,250 | Perforated |
| 12,422 | 12,610 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,515 | 12.25 | 854 S |
| 4.5 | 12,725 | 8.75 | 385 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 | Dec 4, 2006 | Nov 28, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 3, 2006 | — | — |
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 42-161-33270 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-33270 → 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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