WELL · 42-365-36979 · DISTRICT 6
Richardson A #2H
Panola County · Carthage (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Horizontal
Richardson A #2H (API 42-365-36979) is a horizontal well in Panola County operated by Craton Operating LLC, completed April 18, 2013 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 8, 2008, permitted to 11,000 ft.
It was permitted by ST. Mary Land & Exploration CO. and has since transferred to Craton Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Massive Anhydrite (marker), James Lime, Pettit, Travis Peak.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by St. Mary Land & Exploration Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Bellaire, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 25, 2026
- Permits on file
- 14
- Phone
- (713) 900-3456
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Craton Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Craton Operating LLCthrough Aug 2022 |
| Latest permit | St. Mary Land & Exploration Co.Feb 8, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 8, 2008
- last permit issued
- Apr 18, 2013
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.16M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2008 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 18, 2013
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richardson A G-6-241285 | Carthage (Cotton Valley) | Craton Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.16M | Jun 2008 – 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.
- 1St. Mary Land & Exploration Co.Jun 2008 → Jun 2010
- 2SM Energy CompanyJul 2010 → Jun 2015
- 3Aethon Energy Operating LLCJul 2015 → May 2017
- 4Craton Operating LLCJun 2022 → Aug 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 654032-99 | Drill | St. Mary Land & Exploration Co. | Jan 25, 2008 | Feb 8, 2008 | Mar 31, 2008 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-241285 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 305 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 4,726 | -4,421 |
| James LimeJAMES | 5,404 | -5,099 |
| James LimeJAMES | 5,408 | -5,103 |
| Pettit | 5,712 | -5,407 |
| Travis Peak | 6,072 | -5,767 |
| Travis Peak | 6,073 | -5,768 |
| Base CV B Lime | 8,403 | -8,098 |
| Base CV B Lime | 8,408 | -8,103 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,983 | 12,205 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,550 | 12.25 | 560 S |
| 7 | 9,983 | 8.75 | 900 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 | Aug 28, 2013 | Jun 10, 2013 | — |
| 00 | Nov 14, 2008 | Sep 25, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 29, 2008 | — | — |
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 42-365-36979 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-365-36979 → 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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