TEXAS · WELLS · LOVING COUNTY · API 42-301-30862 · DISTRICT 7B
Catfish Unit #2
Loving County · Moore-Hooper (Wlfcmp\penn Cons) field · Producing · Vertical
Catfish Unit #2 (API 42-301-30862) is a well in Loving County operated by Crescent Energy Operating LLC, completed September 14, 2005 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in May 1, 2026.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1989 and 1997, permitted to 18,735 ft.
It was permitted by Forest Oil Corp. and has since transferred to Crescent Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Bone Spring, Atoka, Mississippian, Devonian.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Forest Oil Corp.; 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 | Crescent Energy Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Forest Oil Corp.Aug 26, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 18,735
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Aug 26, 1997
- last permit issued
- Sep 14, 2005
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 7.44M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 14, 2005
- Shut in
- May 1, 2026
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catfish Unit G-10-169311 | Moore-Hooper (Wlfcmp\penn Cons) | Crescent Energy Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 7.44M | Mar 1998 – Jul 2026 |
| Catfish G-10-137950 | Vermejo (Fusselman) | Forest Oil Corporation | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Mar 1998 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,825 · prior 12 1,825(+0%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Forest Oil CorporationMar 1998 → Nov 2009
- 2Sandridge Expl. and Prod., LLCJan 2010 → Jan 2013
- 3Sheridan Production Company, LLCFeb 2013 → Feb 2020
- 4FDL Operating, LLCSep 2020 → Nov 2021
- 5Contango Resources, LLCJan 2022 → Oct 2025
- 6Crescent Energy Operating, LLCNov 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 465904-98 | Recompletion | Forest Oil Corp. | Mar 13, 1998 | Aug 26, 1997 | Nov 14, 1997 | 18,735 |
| 465904-99 | Recompletion | Forest Oil Corp. | Aug 6, 1997 | Aug 26, 1997 | — | 18,735 |
| 364651-99 | Drill | Forest Oil Corp. | Oct 2, 1989 | Oct 2, 1989 | Mar 5, 1990 | 19,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2005 | Catfish Unit G-10-169311 | Moore-Hooper (Wlfcmp\penn Cons) | Crescent Energy Operating LLC | Producing · shut in May 1, 2026 | 18,735 |
| Oct 12, 1990 | Catfish G-10-137950 | Vermejo (Fusselman) | Forest Oil Corporation | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,679 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Bone Spring | 8,300 | -5,621 |
| Atoka | 15,754 | -13,075 |
| MississippianMISSISSIPPI | 17,569 | -14,890 |
| Devonian | 18,336 | -15,657 |
| Silurian (undifferentiated)SILURIAN | 18,369 | -15,690 |
| Fusselman | 18,530 | -15,851 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 15,964 | 15,976 | Perforated |
| 15,965 | 15,975 | Perforated |
| 15,965 | 16,476 | Perforated |
| 15,965 | 16,746 | Perforated |
| 16,066 | 16,074 | Perforated |
| 16,123 | 16,146 | Perforated |
| 16,141 | 16,475 | Perforated |
| 16,200 | 16,206 | Perforated |
| 16,216 | 16,226 | Perforated |
| 16,250 | 16,254 | Perforated |
| 16,345 | 16,351 | Perforated |
| 16,404 | 16,408 | Perforated |
| 16,457 | 16,461 | Perforated |
| 16,468 | 16,476 | Perforated |
| 18,404 | 18,587 | Perforated |
| 18,495 | 18,580 | Perforated |
| 18,590 | 18,610 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 40 | 36 | 285 S |
| 13.375 | 4,198 | 17.5 | 1,750 S |
| 13.375 | 4,200 | 17.5 | 6,780 S |
| 9.625 | 11,330 | 12.25 | 3,500 S |
| 5.5 | 16,975 | 12.25 | 475 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 17, 2010 | Sep 9, 2010 | — |
| 00 | Sep 1, 2010 | May 19, 2010 | — |
| 00 | Feb 16, 2006 | Dec 9, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Sep 9, 1998 | Apr 29, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 2, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 21, 1991 | Apr 8, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | May 3, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-301-30862 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-301-30862 → 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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