WELL · 42-297-36045 · DISTRICT 2
Cartwright Ranch #16
Live Oak County · Mount Lucas (Cook Mtn. 5800) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Cartwright Ranch #16 (API 42-297-36045) is a well in Live Oak County operated by Royal Production Company Inc., completed December 18, 2019 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 4, 2019, permitted to 6,600 ft.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Frio, Hockley - Disposal, Jackson, Cook Mountain.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Corpus Christ, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 235 permits on file · (361) 888-4792
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Royal Production Company Inc. |
| Production reports | Royal Production Company, Inc.through Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Royal Production Company, Inc.Oct 4, 2019 |
- 6,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 4, 2019
- last permit issued
- Dec 18, 2019
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.58M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2019 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 18, 2019
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
Surface location
28.172784, -97.949215
OpenStreetMap → · Google Maps →
Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Live Oak County.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartwright Ranch G-2-288759 | Mount Lucas (Cook Mtn. 5700) | Royal Production Company, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 673K | Dec 2019 – Jul 2026 |
| Cartwright Ranch G-2-288776 | Mount Lucas (Cook Mtn. 5800) | Royal Production Company, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 905K | Dec 2019 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 13,185 · prior 12 31,278(-58%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Royal Production Company, Inc.Dec 2019 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 857666-99 | Drill | Royal Production Company, Inc. | Oct 2, 2019 | Oct 4, 2019 | Nov 14, 2019 | 6,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-288759 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-288776 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 127 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| FrioFRIO - DISPOSAL | 2,200 | -2,073 |
| Hockley - Disposal | 4,436 | -4,309 |
| JacksonJACKSON-YEGUA - DISPOSAL | 5,466 | -5,339 |
| Cook Mountain | 5,888 | -5,761 |
| Austin Chalk | — | — |
| Eagle FordEAGLE FORD - H2S | — | — |
| EdwardsEDWARDS - H2S | — | — |
| Queen City | — | — |
| SligoSLIGO - H2S | — | — |
| Wilcox | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,888 | 5,894 | Perforated |
| 6,004 | 6,013 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,775 | 12.25 | 540 S |
| 4.5 | 6,097 | 7.875 | 1,390 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 | Dec 15, 2022 | Oct 18, 2022 | Yes |
| 00 | May 15, 2020 | Jan 21, 2020 | Yes |
| 00 | May 14, 2020 | Jan 21, 2020 | Yes |
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 42-297-36045 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-297-36045 → 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.
Nearby wells and their tops
NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM
Draw a cross-section
This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.
Cartwright Ranch42-297-36017
0.4 KM · Royal Production Company, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Frio | 2,000 | -1,894 |
| Hockley - Disposal | 4,436 | -4,330 |
| Jackson | 5,466 | -5,360 |
| Cook Mountain | 5,888 | -5,782 |
| Eagle Ford | — | |
| Austin Chalk | — | |
| Wilcox | — | |
| Sligo | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Cartwright Ranch42-297-36120
0.7 KM · Royal Production Company, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Frio | 2,260 | -2,163 |
| Hockley - Disposal | 4,338 | -4,241 |
| Jackson | 5,426 | -5,329 |
| Cook Mountain | 5,852 | -5,755 |
| Edwards | — | |
| Eagle Ford | — | |
| Austin Chalk | — | |
| Wilcox | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Cartwright Ranch42-297-34915
0.8 KM · Royal Production Company, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Het | 2,006 | -1,910 |
| Frio | 2,560 | -2,464 |
| Stillwell | 4,005 | -3,909 |
| Yegua | 5,476 | -5,380 |
| Cook Mountain | 5,932 | -5,836 |
Cartwright Ranch42-297-35977
0.8 KM · Royal Production Company, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Frio | 2,000 | -1,899 |
| Hockley - Disposal | 4,436 | -4,335 |
| Jackson | 5,496 | -5,395 |
| Hockley | 5,914 | -5,813 |
| Cook Mountain | 5,914 | -5,813 |
| Edwards | — | |
| Sligo | — | |
| Wilcox | — |
11 TOPS · FIRST 8
Cartwright Ranch42-297-36121
1.3 KM · Royal Production Company, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Frio | 2,500 | -2,396 |
| Hockley - Disposal | 4,350 | -4,246 |
| Jackson | 5,366 | -5,262 |
| Cook Mountain | 5,785 | -5,681 |
| Edwards | — | |
| Austin Chalk | — | |
| Eagle Ford | — | |
| Queen City | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Cartwright Ranch42-297-36238
1.4 KM · Royal Production Company, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Frio | 2,590 | -2,470 |
| Hockley - Disposal | 4,380 | -4,260 |
| Jackson | 5,250 | -5,130 |
| Wilcox | — | |
| Austin Chalk | — | |
| Cook Mountain | — | |
| Eagle Ford | — | |
| Edwards | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Cartwright Ranch42-297-35567
1.7 KM · Royal Production Company, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Frio | 3,200 | -3,013 |
| Hockley - Disposal | 4,560 | -4,373 |
| Jackson | 5,230 | -5,043 |
| Cook Mountain | 5,720 | -5,533 |
| Edwards | — | |
| Queen City | — | |
| Sligo | — | |
| Austin Chalk | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Cartwright Ranch42-297-35568
1.9 KM · Royal Production Company, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Frio | 2,800 | -2,622 |
| Hockley - Disposal | 4,700 | -4,522 |
| Jackson | 5,600 | -5,422 |
| Cook Mountain | 6,000 | -5,822 |
| Sligo | — | |
| Queen City | — | |
| Austin Chalk | — | |
| Edwards | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
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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