WELL · 42-363-34596 · DISTRICT 7
Carter - 40 #2
Palo Pinto County · Strawn NW. (Marble Falls) field · Producing · Vertical
Carter - 40 #2 (API 42-363-34596) is a well in Palo Pinto County operated by E.C. Hindman Oil And Gas, completed January 29, 1997 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 14, 1996, permitted to 4,500 ft.
It was permitted by Eratz Investments Inc. and has since transferred to E.C. Hindman Oil And Gas on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Strawn, Pregnant Shale, Marble Falls.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Eratz Investments Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Breckenridge, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2026 · 6 permits on file · (254) 559-0804
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | E.C. Hindman Oil and Gas |
| Production reports | Eratz Investments Inc.through Aug 2002 |
| Latest permit | Eratz Investments Inc.Nov 14, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 14, 1996
- last permit issued
- Jan 29, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 100K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 29, 1997
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter - 40 G-8-163119 | Strawn, NW. (Marble Falls) | E.C. Hindman Oil and Gas | 1 | 0 | 100K | Jan 1997 – 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.
- 1Eratz Investments Inc.Mar 1997 → Aug 2002
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 455150-99 | Drill | Eratz Investments Inc. | Nov 14, 1996 | Nov 14, 1996 | Jan 5, 1997 | 4,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-163119 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,258 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Strawn | 2,250 | -992 |
| Pregnant Shale | 3,320 | -2,062 |
| Marble Falls | 4,360 | -3,102 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,110 | 4,131 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 305 | 12.25 | 220 S |
| 4.5 | 4,376 | 7.875 | 130 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 | Jun 17, 1997 | Jun 11, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 13, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-363-34596 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-363-34596 → 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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