WELL · 42-237-38204 · DISTRICT 9
Ellis A #2
Jack County · Lost Valley (Caddo) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Ellis A #2 (API 42-237-38204) is a well in Jack County operated by Paratus Petroleum LLC, completed August 8, 1996 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 9, 1996, permitted to 5,800 ft.
It was permitted by Miles Production CO. and has since transferred to Paratus Petroleum LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Palo Pinto, Dog Bend, Bryson, Caddo.
Its lease has reported 31K barrels of oil and 180K mcf of gas since August 1996, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Miles Production Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Rockwall, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · (210) 669-6494
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Paratus Petroleum LLC |
| Production reports | Xplore Operating, LLCthrough Nov 2017 |
| Latest permit | Miles Production Co.May 9, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 9, 1996
- last permit issued
- Aug 8, 1996
- completed
- 31K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 180K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 8, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellis "A" O-13-29194 | Lost Valley (Caddo) | Paratus Petroleum LLC | 2 | 31K | 180K | Aug 1996 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Miles Production Co.Aug 1996 → Jan 2005
- 2Hep Oil Company, Ltd.Feb 2005 → Dec 2007
- 3Hep Oil GP, LLCJan 2008 → Jan 2012
- 4Silver Creek Resources, LLCFeb 2012 → Aug 2012
- 5Silver Creek Oil & Gas, LLCSep 2012 → Jun 2013
- 6CP Exploration TX Operating LLCJul 2013 → Feb 2017
- 7Xplore Operating, LLCMay 2017 → May 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 447758-99 | Drill | Miles Production Co. | May 3, 1996 | May 9, 1996 | May 16, 1997 | 5,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-29194 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,052 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Palo Pinto | 1,788 | -736 |
| Dog Bend | 2,168 | -1,116 |
| BrysonBRYSON LIME | 3,450 | -2,398 |
| Caddo | 4,492 | -3,440 |
| Marble FallsMARBLE FALLS CONGL. | 4,878 | -3,826 |
| Marble FallsMARBLE FALLS LIME | 4,930 | -3,878 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,620 | 4,625 | Perforated |
| 4,628 | 4,630 | Perforated |
| 4,639 | 4,641 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 460 | 12.25 | 290 S |
| 4.5 | 5,074 | 7.875 | 650 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 | Sep 12, 1996 | Aug 15, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 23, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-237-38204 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-237-38204 → 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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