WELL · 42-165-36437 · DISTRICT 8
James #2
Gaines County · Tex-Mex field · Shut IN · Vertical
James #2 (API 42-165-36437) is a well in Gaines County operated by Crescent Energy Operating LLC, completed July 28, 2006 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2005 and 2006, permitted to 8,000 ft.
It was permitted by Forest Oil Corporation and has since transferred to Crescent Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Ruslter, Rustler, Yates, Seven Rivers.
Its 2 leases have reported 124K barrels of oil and 195K mcf of gas since February 1998, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Forest Oil Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 28, 2025
- Permits on file
- 54
- Phone
- (713) 337-4600
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Crescent Energy Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Crescent Energy Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Forest Oil CorporationMar 20, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 20, 2006
- last permit issued
- Jul 28, 2006
- completed
- 124K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 195K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1998 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 28, 2006
- 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James O-11-67868 | Tex-Mex, SE. (Wichita Albany) | Crescent Energy Operating, LLC | 3 | 124K | 195K | Feb 1998 – Jul 2026 |
| James O-11-69635 | Tex-Mex | Crescent Energy Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Mar 2009 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,613 · prior 12 1,820(-11%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,064 · prior 12 3,291(-68%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Petroleum Technical Services Co.Feb 1998 → May 2001
- 2Maynard Oil Co.Jun 2001 → Apr 2004
- 3Forest Oil Permian CorporationMay 2004 → Dec 2009
- 4Sandridge Expl. and Prod., LLCJan 2010 → Jan 2013
- 5Sheridan Production Company, LLCFeb 2013 → Mar 2020
- 6FDL Operating, LLCApr 2020 → Nov 2021
- 7Contango Resources, Inc.Dec 2021 → Dec 2021
- 8Contango Resources, LLCJan 2022 → Oct 2025
- 9Crescent Energy Operating, LLCNov 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 616037-99 | Recompletion | Forest Oil Corporation | Mar 17, 2006 | Mar 20, 2006 | Jul 24, 2006 | 8,000 |
| 607632-99 | Drill | Forest Oil Corporation | Oct 10, 2005 | Oct 18, 2005 | Dec 11, 2005 | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-67868 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-11-69635 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,657 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Ruslter | 1,631 | 2,026 |
| Rustler | 1,631 | 2,026 |
| Yates | 2,820 | 837 |
| Seven Rivers | 3,061 | 596 |
| Queen | 3,656 | 1 |
| San Adnres | 4,284 | -627 |
| Clear Fork | 6,035 | -2,378 |
| Tubb | 6,606 | -2,949 |
| Clear ForkLOWER CLEARFORK | 6,916 | -3,259 |
| Abo | 7,278 | -3,621 |
| Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA ALBANY | 7,346 | -3,689 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,657 | 3,681 | Perforated |
| 6,889 | 6,923 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,562 | 12.25 | 650 S |
| 5.5 | 7,845 | 7.875 | 1,780 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 | Mar 21, 2011 | Sep 10, 2010 | — |
| 00 | Aug 21, 2006 | Mar 24, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 21, 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 42-165-36437 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-36437 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. then paste it into their search.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- Oct 2010
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000097613 | W-14 Disposal | Not activated | 5,000 | 2,755 | 5,510–5,606 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
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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