WELL · 42-161-34736 · DISTRICT 5
Botard #1
Freestone County · Bear Grass (Cotton Valley Cons) field · Producing · Vertical
Botard #1 (API 42-161-34736) is a well in Freestone County operated by Craton Operating LLC, completed October 12, 2012 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 24, 2011, permitted to 13,400 ft.
It was permitted by Ironwood Oil & Gas LLC and has since transferred to Craton Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Pettit, Travis Peak, Cotton Valley, Bossier.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Ironwood Oil & Gas LLC; 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 | Ironwood Oil & Gas LLCJun 24, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 24, 2011
- last permit issued
- Oct 12, 2012
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 417K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2011 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 12, 2012
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botard G-5-266120 | Bear Grass (Cotton Valley Cons) | Craton Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 417K | Nov 2011 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 16,270 · prior 12 14,883(+9%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Ironwood Oil & Gas LLCOct 2012 → Jun 2014
- 2Cl&f Operating LLCJul 2014 → May 2020
- 3Craton Operating LLCJun 2020 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 718727-99 | Drill | Ironwood Oil & Gas LLC | Jun 20, 2011 | Jun 24, 2011 | Nov 5, 2011 | 13,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-266120 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 515 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| PettitPETTET | 8,792 | -8,277 |
| Travis Peak | 9,167 | -8,652 |
| Cotton Valley | 11,768 | -11,253 |
| Bossier | 12,651 | -12,136 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,609 | 12,870 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,487 | 12.25 | 565 S |
| 4.5 | 13,178 | 8.75 | 1,355 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 | May 10, 2013 | Mar 4, 2013 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 12, 2013 | Apr 2, 2012 | Yes |
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 42-161-34736 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-34736 → 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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