WELL · 42-337-33516 · DISTRICT 9
Adams B #2
Montague County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Vertical
Adams B #2 (API 42-337-33516) is a plugged well in Montague County, plugged October 5, 2010, last operated by Smith Pipe Of Abilene.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 2002 and 2004, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Merritt Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Smith Pipe Of Abilene on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Barnett, Forestburg.
Its 2 leases have reported 1.97K barrels of oil and 51.2K mcf of gas since July 2003, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Merritt Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 3, 2024 · (325) 665-4407
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Smith Pipe of Abilene |
| Production reports | Merritt Operating, Inc.through Feb 2009 |
| Latest permit | Merritt Operating, Inc.Sep 9, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Sep 9, 2004
- last permit issued
- Aug 1, 2004
- completed
- 1.97K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 51.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2003 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 1, 2004
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 5, 2010
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams B O-13-30340 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Smith Pipe of Abilene | 1 | 1.97K | 51.2K | Aug 2004 – Jul 2026 |
| Adams O-13-30162 | Wildcat | Merritt Operating, Inc. | 2 | 0 | 0 | Jul 2003 – Sep 2004 |
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.
- 1Merritt Operating, Inc.Aug 2004 → Oct 2007
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 550778-99 | Recompletion | Merritt Operating, Inc. | Mar 7, 2003 | Sep 9, 2004 | Mar 18, 2003 | 9,000 |
| 525381-98 | Drill | Merritt Operating, Inc. | Mar 7, 2003 | Nov 15, 2002 | Mar 19, 2003 | 9,000 |
| 525381-99 | Drill | Merritt Operating, Inc. | Nov 12, 2002 | Nov 15, 2002 | — | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-30162 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-30340 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,028 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT | 7,456 | -6,428 |
| Forestburg | 7,494 | -6,466 |
| BarnettLOWER BARNETT | 7,850 | -6,822 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,100 | 8,125 | Perforated |
| 8,160 | 8,200 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 825 | 12.25 | 475 S |
| 5.5 | 8,240 | 7.875 | 225 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 | Oct 20, 2004 | Aug 20, 2004 | — |
| 00 | Sep 17, 2004 | Jun 3, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 12, 2003 | Jun 3, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 3, 2003 | — | — |
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 42-337-33516 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-337-33516 → 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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