WELL · 42-293-30089 · DISTRICT 5
Livingston Estate #1
Limestone County · Little Buddy (Cotton Valley Lime field · Vertical
Livingston Estate #1 (API 42-293-30089) is a well in Limestone County operated by Z/F Little Buddy L.P., completed February 3, 1975.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 11, 1999, permitted to 13,000 ft.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including Nacotoch, Austin Chalk, Woodbine, Lower Cretaceous.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Tyler, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 5, 2002 · 12 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Z/F Little Buddy L.P. |
| Production reports | Craton Operating LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Z/F Little Buddy, L.P.Aug 11, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 11, 1999
- last permit issued
- Feb 3, 1975
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.49M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 3, 1975
- 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 2 leases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston Estate Gas Unit G-5-174387 | Little Buddy (Cotton Valley Sd.) | Craton Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.44M | Jul 1999 – Jul 2026 |
| Livingston, Estate G-5-62246 | Little Buddy (Cotton Valley Lime | Z/F Little Buddy, L.P. | 1 | 0 | 57K | Jan 1993 – Jul 1999 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,200 · prior 12 979(+23%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Thor Operating CompanyJan 1993 → Dec 1995
- 2Zapata-Fender, L. L. C.Jan 1996 → Sep 1998
- 3Z/F Little Buddy, L.P.Oct 1998 → Jul 2000
- 4Samson Lone Star LPAug 2000 → Jun 2007
- 5Samson Lone Star, LLCJul 2007 → Nov 2009
- 6Ironwood Oil & Gas LLCDec 2009 → Jun 2014
- 7Cl&f Operating LLCJul 2014 → May 2020
- 8Craton Operating LLCJun 2020 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 486568-99 | Recompletion | Z/F Little Buddy, L.P. | Aug 11, 1999 | Aug 11, 1999 | Jun 26, 1999 | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-62246 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-5-174387 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 500 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Nacotoch | 1,510 | -1,010 |
| Austin Chalk | 3,285 | -2,785 |
| Woodbine | 4,070 | -3,570 |
| Lower Cretaceous | 4,410 | -3,910 |
| Pettit | 7,180 | -6,680 |
| Travis Peak | 7,370 | -6,870 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY LIME | 10,764 | -10,264 |
| Smackover | 11,800 | -11,300 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,341 | 9,364 | Perforated |
| 10,764 | 10,864 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 397 | 17.5 | — |
| 13.375 | 397 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 4,475 | 12.25 | — |
| 9.625 | 4,475 | — | — |
| 5 | 11,200 | 7.875 | — |
| 5 | 11,200 | — | — |
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 | Oct 20, 1999 | Aug 17, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 11, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 13, 1975 | — |
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 42-293-30089 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-293-30089 → 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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