WELL · 42-353-33460 · DISTRICT 7

Franks #2

Plugged

Nolan County · Hat Top Mountain N. (Cook Lime) field  · Vertical

Franks #2 (API 42-353-33460) is a plugged well in Nolan County, plugged July 14, 2017, last operated by Cinnabar Operating LLC.

The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued October 23, 2013, permitted to 4,000 ft.

It was permitted by Cinnabar Energy, Ltd. and has since transferred to Cinnabar Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Noodle Creek, Saddle Creek.

Operator of record

Cinnabar Operating LLC

Permitted by Cinnabar Energy, Ltd.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.

Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 153 permits on file · (817) 366-8426

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleCinnabar Operating LLC
Production reportsCinnabar Operating, LLCthrough Sep 2016
Latest permitCinnabar Energy, Ltd.Oct 23, 2013

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

4,000
total depth, ft
2
permits on file
Oct 23, 2013
last permit issued
Dec 20, 2013
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
10.8K
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2014 THROUGH Jul 2017

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Dec 20, 2013
Shut in
—
Plugged
Jul 14, 2017

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 →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Franks G-8-274081Hat Top Mountain, N. (Cook Lime)Cinnabar Operating, LLC1010.8KApr 2014 – Jul 2017

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.

  1. 1Cinnabar Operating, LLCJan 2015 → Sep 2016

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
771581-98DrillCinnabar Energy, Ltd.Nov 18, 2013Oct 23, 2013Dec 10, 20134,000
771581-99DrillCinnabar Energy, Ltd.Oct 10, 2013Oct 23, 2013—4,000

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— G-8-274081————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,254 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Noodle Creek3,032-778
Saddle Creek3,291-1,037

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
3,3463,350Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
8.62544012.25300 S
4.53,4377.875450 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Dec 1, 2014May 5, 2014Yes

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.

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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