WELL · 42-337-33605 · DISTRICT 9
Betsy A #2
Montague County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Betsy A #2 (API 42-337-33605) is a well in Montague County operated by Dry Creek Operating LLC, completed May 8, 2004 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 16, 2004, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Merritt Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Dry Creek Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Marble Falls, Barnett, Forestburg.
Its lease has reported 4.05K barrels of oil and 51K mcf of gas since May 2004, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Merritt Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 16 permits on file · (817) 991-2432
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Dry Creek Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Rife Energy Operating, Inc.through Mar 2015 |
| Latest permit | Merritt Operating, Inc.Jan 16, 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
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 16, 2004
- last permit issued
- May 8, 2004
- completed
- 4.05K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 51K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2004 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 8, 2004
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betsy A O-13-30315 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Dry Creek Operating, LLC | 1 | 4.05K | 51K | May 2004 – 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.
- 1Merritt Operating, Inc.May 2004 → Aug 2007
- 2Rife Energy Operating, Inc.Jan 2011 → Mar 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 540896-99 | Drill | Merritt Operating, Inc. | Jan 16, 2004 | Jan 16, 2004 | Jan 22, 2004 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-30315 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,055 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Marble Falls | 7,054 | -5,999 |
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT | 7,367 | -6,312 |
| Forestburg | 7,442 | -6,387 |
| BarnettLOWER BARNETT | 7,909 | -6,854 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,950 | 8,020 | Perforated |
| 7,950 | 8,160 | Perforated |
| 8,045 | 8,160 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 818 | 12.25 | 475 S |
| 5.5 | 7,033 | 7.875 | 325 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 | Jul 21, 2004 | Jun 4, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 16, 2004 | — | — |
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 42-337-33605 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-337-33605 → 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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