TEXAS · WELLS · PANOLA COUNTY · API 42-365-30904 · DISTRICT 06
Carter W.H. A #2
Panola County · Beckville (Cotton Valley) field · Vertical
Carter W.H. A #2 (API 42-365-30904) is a plugged well in Panola County, plugged June 27, 2012, last operated by Kaiser-Francis Oil Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1979 and 1994, permitted to 10,283 ft.
It was permitted by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler and has since transferred to Kaiser-Francis Oil Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Pettit, Travis Peak, Cotton Valley.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Tulsa, OK
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 15, 2026
- Permits on file
- 464
- Phone
- (918) 494-0000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Kaiser-Francis Oil Company |
| Production reports | Kaiser-Francis Oil Companythrough May 2009 |
| Latest permit | Sonat Exploration Company -TylerJul 28, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,283
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 28, 1994
- last permit issued
- Jul 12, 1994
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 739K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 12, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 27, 2012
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter, W.H. -A- G-6-84707 | Beckville (Pettit 6800) | Kaiser-Francis Oil Company | 1 | 0 | 28.8K | Jan 1993 – Jun 2012 |
| Carter W.H. 'A' G-6-150949 | Beckville (Cotton Valley) | Kaiser-Francis Oil Company | 1 | 0 | 710K | Jul 1994 – Jun 2012 |
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.
- 1Sonat Exploration Company -TylerJan 1993 → Jul 1995
- 2Comstock Oil & Gas, Inc.Aug 1995 → Dec 1995
- 3Kaiser-Francis Oil CompanyJan 1996 → May 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 426402-99 | Recompletion | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Jul 28, 1994 | Jul 28, 1994 | Jul 1, 1994 | 10,283 |
| 41847-99 | Drill | Marshall Expl. Inc. | Feb 1, 1979 | Feb 1, 1979 | Feb 24, 1979 | 10,250 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 1994 | Carter W.H. A G-6-150949 | Beckville (Cotton Valley) | Kaiser-Francis Oil Company | Plugged | — |
| Jun 30, 1979 | Carter W.H. -A- G-6-84707 | Beckville (Pettit 6800) | Kaiser-Francis Oil Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 361 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pettit | 6,533 | -6,172 |
| Travis Peak | 7,064 | -6,703 |
| Cotton Valley | 8,694 | -8,333 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,836 | 6,840 | Perforated |
| 8,940 | 9,660 | Perforated |
| 9,856 | 10,106 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 60 | 17 | 175 S |
| 8.625 | 2,370 | 12.25 | 1,100 S |
| 8.625 | 2,431 | 12.25 | 1,100 S |
| 2.875 | 6,830 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 10,283 | 7.875 | 1,300 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 | Nov 14, 1994 | Jul 29, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 27, 1994 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 1, 1979 | — |
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 42-365-30904 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-365-30904 → 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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