WELL · 42-399-31011 · DISTRICT 7
Ashton W.A. A #2
Runnels County · Loco Rico (Dog Bend) field · Vertical
Ashton W.A. A #2 (API 42-399-31011) is a plugged well in Runnels County, plugged March 21, 2011, last operated by Baron Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1977 and 1978, permitted to 3,840 ft.
It was permitted by Korman Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Baron Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Home Crk. Sd., Dog Bend Lm., Gardner Lm..
Its 2 leases have reported 31.9K barrels of oil and 4.7K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in October 2020. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Korman Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
San Marcos, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 7 permits on file · (806) 316-1052
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Baron Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Greasewood Oil Companythrough Oct 2001 |
| Latest permit | Korman Operating, Inc.Dec 18, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,840
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 18, 1978
- last permit issued
- Jan 31, 1978
- completed
- 31.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 2020
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 31, 1978
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 21, 2011
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton, W.A. "A" O-9-7488 | Loco Rico (Dog Bend) | Baron Energy Inc. | 2 | 31.9K | 447 | Jan 1993 – Oct 2020 |
| Ashton, W. A. "A" G-9-79867 | Benoit (Gardner, Gas) | Korman Exploration, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 4.25K | Jan 1993 – May 1998 |
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.
- 1Korman Exploration, Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 2000
- 2Greasewood Oil CompanyApr 2001 → Oct 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39072-99 | Other | Korman Operating, Inc. | Dec 18, 1978 | Dec 18, 1978 | — | 3,840 |
| 7977-99 | Drill | Tompkins,j.d.operating Acct.inc. | Sep 19, 1977 | Sep 19, 1977 | Jan 15, 1978 | 3,840 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-9-79867 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-9-7488 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-9-7488 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,743 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Home Crk. Sd. | 2,766 | -1,023 |
| Dog Bend Lm. | 3,366 | -1,623 |
| Gardner Lm. | 3,748 | -2,005 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,368 | 3,371 | Perforated |
| 3,748 | 3,754 | Perforated |
| — | 3,371 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 201 | 11 | 140 S |
| 2.375 | 3,360 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 3,740 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 3,840 | 7.875 | 500 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 9, 1998 | May 7, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 15, 1978 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 6, 1978 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-399-31011 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-399-31011 → 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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