WELL · 42-227-10227 · DISTRICT 8
Montecristo #2
Howard County · Big Spring (Strawn Lo.) field · Vertical
Montecristo #2 (API 42-227-10227) is a well in Howard County operated by Foster Testers Inc., completed May 1, 1965.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 15, 2008, permitted to 9,300 ft.
It was permitted by Trilogy Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Foster Testers Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including San Andres, Clear Fork, U. Spraberry, L. Spraberry.
Its lease has reported 34.7K barrels of oil and 85.1K mcf of gas since March 2008, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Trilogy Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Odessa, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 3, 1992 · 1 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Foster Testers Inc. |
| Production reports | Trilogy Operating, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Trilogy Operating, Inc.Aug 15, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 15, 2008
- last permit issued
- May 1, 1965
- completed
- 34.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 85.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2008 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 1, 1965
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montecristo O-10-39366 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Trilogy Operating, Inc. | 2 | 34.7K | 85.1K | Mar 2008 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,283 · prior 12 1,631(-21%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 11,632 · prior 12 9,887(+18%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Trilogy Operating, Inc.Apr 2008 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 667928-99 | Reenter | Trilogy Operating, Inc. | Jul 30, 2008 | Aug 15, 2008 | Nov 1, 2008 | 9,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-39366 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,598 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San Andres | 3,160 | -562 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 4,730 | -2,132 |
| U. Spraberry | 5,725 | -3,127 |
| L. Spraberry | 6,220 | -3,622 |
| Dean | 6,830 | -4,232 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,190 | 6,250 | Perforated |
| 6,714 | 6,734 | Perforated |
| 9,127 | 9,145 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 288 | — | — |
| 8.625 | 3,105 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 6,972 | 7.875 | 625 S |
| 4.5 | 9,231 | — | — |
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 | Aug 6, 2009 | Mar 26, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 7, 2009 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-227-10227 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-10227 → 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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