WELL · 42-401-31015 · DISTRICT 6
Bolton A #2
Rusk County · Minden (Travis Peak Cons.) field · Vertical
Bolton A #2 (API 42-401-31015) is a well in Rusk County operated by Xto Energy Inc., completed April 23, 2009.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1980 and 2008, permitted to 12,000 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Duck Creek Shale, Paluxy, Rodessa, James Lime.
Its 3 leases have reported 59.4K barrels of oil and 437K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Spring, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 8, 2026
- Permits on file
- 16,156
- Phone
- (346) 502-1572
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | XTO Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Faulconer Energy, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | XTO Energy Inc.Sep 26, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Sep 26, 2008
- last permit issued
- Apr 23, 2009
- completed
- 59.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 437K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 23, 2009
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton "A-2" O-6-11298 | Laneville, NE. (Pettit, Lo.) | Faulconer Energy, LLC | 1 | 59.4K | 437K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Bolton "A" O-6-14556 | Minden (Travis Peak Cons.) | XTO Energy Inc. | 2 | 0 | 0 | Apr 2006 – Jul 2018 |
| Bolton -A- O-6-10237 | Minden, E. (Travis Peak Trans.) | Nadel and Gussman, L.L.C. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Nov 2006 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 16,790 · prior 12 19,109(-12%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,125 · prior 12 1,124(+0%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Marathon Oil CompanyJan 1993 → Sep 1996
- 2BRG Petroleum, Inc.Oct 1996 → Jun 1998
- 3Seagull Energy E&P Inc.Jul 1998 → Nov 2000
- 4Ocean Energy, Inc.Dec 2000 → Oct 2002
- 5Nadel & GussmanNov 2002 → Mar 2003
- 6Nadel and Gussman, L.L.C.Apr 2003 → Dec 2007
- 7XTO Energy Inc.Jan 2008 → Jan 2023
- 8Faulconer Energy, LLCMay 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 670876-99 | Recompletion | XTO Energy Inc. | Sep 10, 2008 | Sep 26, 2008 | Apr 3, 2009 | 12,000 |
| 231252-99 | Recompletion | TXO Production Corp. | Jan 26, 1984 | Feb 23, 1984 | — | 7,718 |
| 88757-99 | Drill | Texas Oil & Gas Corp. | Aug 5, 1980 | Aug 5, 1980 | Aug 12, 1980 | 7,718 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-10237 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-6-11298 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-6-14556 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 402 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Duck Creek Shale | 3,822 | -3,420 |
| Paluxy | 4,360 | -3,958 |
| Rodessa | 6,373 | -5,971 |
| James Lime | 6,804 | -6,402 |
| Pettit | 7,052 | -6,650 |
| Travis Peak | 7,386 | -6,984 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,128 | 7,137 | Perforated |
| 7,130 | 7,361 | Perforated |
| 7,150 | 7,157 | Perforated |
| 7,354 | 7,361 | Perforated |
| 7,389 | 7,654 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 80 | 20 | 8 S |
| 8.625 | 1,321 | 12.25 | 679 S |
| 2.375 | 7,220 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 7,718 | 7.875 | 950 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 | Sep 22, 2009 | Jul 6, 2009 | — |
| 00 | Jul 15, 2009 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 25, 1988 | Jan 27, 1988 | — |
| 00 | Apr 13, 1984 | Jan 20, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Mar 23, 1984 | Jan 20, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 12, 1981 | — |
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 42-401-31015 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-31015 → 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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