WELL · 42-387-30527 · DISTRICT 5
Ward Rufus Jr. #2
Red River County · Shelton (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Vertical
Ward Rufus JR. #2 (API 42-387-30527) is a well in Red River County operated by Lct Energy LP, completed October 12, 1997 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 14, 1997, permitted to 6,000 ft.
It was permitted by Spartan Operating Company, Inc. and has since transferred to Lct Energy LP on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including BMA, James Lime, Pettit, Travis Peak.
Its lease has reported 32.1K barrels of oil and 2.54K mcf of gas since June 1997, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Spartan Operating Company, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Lewisville, AR · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 7 permits on file · (903) 491-9639
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | LCT Energy LP |
| Production reports | LCT Energy, LPthrough Jul 2025 |
| Latest permit | Spartan Operating Company, Inc.Aug 14, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 14, 1997
- last permit issued
- Oct 12, 1997
- completed
- 32.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.54K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 12, 1997
- 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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward, Rufus Jr. O-5-3570 | Shelton (Cotton Valley) | LCT Energy, LP | 2 | 32.1K | 2.54K | Jun 1997 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 397 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Spartan Operating Company, Inc.Jul 1997 → Mar 2004
- 2LCT Oil LLCApr 2004 → Dec 2005
- 3LCT Energy, LPJan 2006 → Jul 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 466264-99 | Drill | Spartan Operating Company, Inc. | Aug 14, 1997 | Aug 14, 1997 | Aug 15, 1997 | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-5-3570 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 433 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| BMA | 3,870 | -3,437 |
| James LimeJAMES | 4,100 | -3,667 |
| Pettit | 4,255 | -3,822 |
| Travis Peak | 4,380 | -3,947 |
| Cotton Valley | 4,770 | -4,337 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,486 | 5,496 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 273 | 11 | 100 S |
| 5.5 | 5,805 | 7.875 | 700 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, 1997 | Oct 27, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 7, 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 42-387-30527 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-387-30527 → 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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