TEXAS · WELLS · RUSK COUNTY · ELLIS ESTATE LEASE · API 42-401-31478 · DISTRICT 06
Ellis Estate #2
Rusk County · Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Vertical
Ellis Estate #2 (API 42-401-31478) is a well in Rusk County operated by Diversified Production LLC, completed August 18, 1983 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 6, 1982, permitted to 10,830 ft.
It was permitted by Phillips Petroleum Company and has since transferred to Diversified Production LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Paluxy, James Lime, Pettit, Cotton Valley.
Its lease has reported 1.82K barrels of oil and 1.03M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Phillips Petroleum Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Keithville, LA
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 25, 2026
- Permits on file
- 11
- Phone
- (318) 751-3917
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Diversified Production LLC |
| Production reports | Diversified Production LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Phillips Petroleum CompanyMay 6, 1982 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,830
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 6, 1982
- last permit issued
- Aug 18, 1983
- completed
- 1.82K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.03M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 18, 1983
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellis Estate G-6-107431 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Diversified Production LLC | 1 | 1.82K | 1.03M | Jan 1993 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 6,892 · prior 12 7,418(-7%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Phillips Petroleum CompanyJan 1993 → Dec 2002
- 2Conocophillips CompanyJan 2003 → Dec 2015
- 3Tanos Exploration II, LLCJan 2016 → Jul 2021
- 4Diversified Production LLCAug 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 161853-99 | Drill | Phillips Petroleum Company | May 6, 1982 | May 6, 1982 | — | 10,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 1983 | Ellis Estate G-6-107431 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Diversified Production LLC | Producing | 10,830 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 430 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Paluxy | 4,514 | -4,084 |
| James LimeJAMES | 6,928 | -6,498 |
| Pettit | 7,161 | -6,731 |
| Cotton Valley | 9,168 | -8,738 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,500 | 10,754 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 3,201 | 11 | 1,040 S |
| 4.5 | 10,820 | 7.875 | 2,080 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 30, 1983 | — |
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 42-401-31478 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-31478 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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