TEXAS · WELLS · LOVING COUNTY · CATFISH UNIT LEASE · API 42-301-30050 · DISTRICT 7B
Catfish Unit #1
Loving County · Vermejo (Fusselman) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Catfish Unit #1 (API 42-301-30050) is a well in Loving County operated by Crescent Energy Operating LLC, completed April 3, 1976 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in May 1, 2023.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1989 and 2015, permitted to 21,200 ft.
It was permitted by Sheridan Production Company, LLC and has since transferred to Crescent Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sheridan Production Company, LLC; 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 | Contango Resources, LLCthrough Apr 2023 |
| Latest permit | Sheridan Production Company, LLCMar 24, 2015 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 21,200
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 24, 2015
- last permit issued
- Apr 3, 1976
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 7.18M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 3, 1976
- Shut in
- May 1, 2023
- 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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catfish Unit G-10-65900 | Vermejo (Fusselman) | Crescent Energy Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 7.18M | Jan 1993 – 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.
- 1Forest Oil CorporationJan 1993 → Nov 2009
- 2Sandridge Expl. and Prod., LLCJan 2010 → Jan 2013
- 3Sheridan Production Company, LLCFeb 2013 → Feb 2020
- 4FDL Operating, LLCSep 2020 → Oct 2021
- 5Contango Resources, Inc.Dec 2021 → Dec 2021
- 6Contango Resources, LLCJan 2022 → Apr 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 804837-99 | Recompletion | Sheridan Production Company, LLC | Mar 20, 2015 | Mar 24, 2015 | — | 21,200 |
| 364650-99 | Drill | Forest Oil Corp. | Oct 2, 1989 | Oct 2, 1989 | — | 21,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1976 | Catfish Unit G-10-65900 | Vermejo (Fusselman) | Crescent Energy Operating LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in May 1, 2023 | 21,200 |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 4,210 | 17.5 | 4,800 S |
| 10.75 | 11,340 | 12.25 | 5,150 S |
| 3.5 | 15,000 | — | — |
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 12, 1984 | Apr 7, 1976 | — |
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 42-301-30050 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-301-30050 → 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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