TEXAS · WELLS · GAINES COUNTY · CATON -C- LEASE · API 42-165-36799 · DISTRICT 7B
Caton -C- #2
Gaines County · Tex-Mex SE. (Wichita Albany) field · Shut In · Vertical
Caton -C- #2 (API 42-165-36799) is a well in Gaines County operated by Crescent Energy Operating LLC, completed October 1, 2007 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in October 1, 2024.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 7, 2007, permitted to 7,850 ft.
It was permitted by Forest Oil Corporation and has since transferred to Crescent Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including Anhydrite, Yats, Queen, San Andres.
Its lease has reported 228K barrels of oil and 435K mcf of gas since June 2007, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 5 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 CorporationAug 7, 2007 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,850
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 7, 2007
- last permit issued
- Oct 1, 2007
- completed
- 228K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 435K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2007 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 1, 2007
- Shut in
- Oct 1, 2024
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (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; they carry 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caton -C- O-11-69127 | Tex-Mex, SE. (Wichita Albany) | Crescent Energy Operating, LLC | 5 | 228K | 435K | Jun 2007 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 857 · prior 12 1,329(-36%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 4,725 · prior 12 4,585(+3%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Forest Oil Permian CorporationJun 2007 → Dec 2009
- 2Sandridge Expl. and Prod., LLCJan 2010 → Apr 2013
- 3Sheridan Production Company, LLCMay 2013 → Mar 2020
- 4FDL Operating, LLCApr 2020 → Nov 2021
- 5Contango Resources, Inc.Dec 2021 → Dec 2021
- 6Contango Resources, LLCJan 2022 → Oct 2025
- 7Crescent Energy Operating, LLCNov 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 643417-99 | Drill | Forest Oil Corporation | Jul 30, 2007 | Aug 7, 2007 | Sep 1, 2007 | 7,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2007 | Caton -C- O-11-69127 | Tex-Mex SE. (Wichita Albany) | Crescent Energy Operating LLC | Shut In · shut in Oct 1, 2024 | 7,850 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,474 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Anhydrite | 1,637 | 1,837 |
| Yats | 2,833 | 641 |
| Queen | 3,688 | -214 |
| San Andres | 4,347 | -873 |
| Glorieta | 5,576 | -2,102 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 6,088 | -2,614 |
| Tubb | 6,624 | -3,150 |
| Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA ALABANY | 7,243 | -3,769 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,056 | 7,114 | Perforated |
| 7,373 | 7,496 | Perforated |
| 7,510 | 7,600 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,493 | 12.25 | 600 S |
| 5.5 | 7,840 | 7.875 | 1,300 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 | Jan 7, 2008 | Nov 15, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 17, 2007 | — | — |
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 42-165-36799 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-36799 → 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.
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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