WELL · 42-373-31117 · DISTRICT 3
Carter North A-144 #2H
Polk County · Double a Wells N (Austin Chalk) field · Producing · Horizontal
Carter North A-144 #2H (API 42-373-31117) is a horizontal well in Polk County operated by Tala Energy LLC, completed January 6, 2009 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued April 21, 2008, permitted to 15,000 ft.
It was permitted by Delta Exploration Company, Inc. and has since transferred to Tala Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Carrizo, Wilcox, Midway, Austin Chalk.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Delta Exploration Company, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
College Sta, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2026 · (281) 635-6400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Tala Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Tala Energy LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Delta Exploration Company, Inc.Apr 21, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 15,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 21, 2008
- last permit issued
- Jan 6, 2009
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 869K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2009 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 6, 2009
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 North A-144 G-3-246890 | Double a Wells, N (Austin Chalk) | Tala Energy LLC | 1 | 0 | 869K | Jan 2009 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 17,344 · prior 12 20,392(-15%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Delta Exploration Company, Inc.Jan 2009 → Aug 2010
- 2Wapiti Operating, LLCSep 2010 → Feb 2013
- 3Argent Energy (US) Holdings Inc.Mar 2013 → May 2016
- 4BXP Operating, LLCJun 2016 → Jun 2022
- 5Walter Oil & Gas CorporationJul 2022 → Sep 2025
- 6Tala Energy LLCOct 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 658958-98 | Drill | Delta Exploration Company, Inc. | Jan 22, 2009 | Apr 21, 2008 | Jul 14, 2008 | 15,000 |
| 658958-99 | Drill | Delta Exploration Company, Inc. | Apr 7, 2008 | Apr 21, 2008 | Jul 14, 2008 | 15,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-246890 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 375 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Carrizo | 5,870 | -5,495 |
| Wilcox | 6,170 | -5,795 |
| MidwayMIDWAY SHALE | 10,720 | -10,345 |
| Austin Chalk | 13,528 | -13,153 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 13,842 | 19,038 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 2,506 | 22 | 3,950 S |
| 10.75 | 11,273 | 14.75 | 980 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 3, 2009 | Feb 25, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | May 8, 2009 | — | — |
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 42-373-31117 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-373-31117 → 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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