TEXAS · WELLS · RUSK COUNTY · API 42-401-82253 · DISTRICT 06
Laird B. F. #23
Rusk County · East Texas field · Vertical
Laird B. F. #23 (API 42-401-82253) is a plugged well in Rusk County, plugged November 19, 1980, last operated by Linder John Operating CO. LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 20, 2012, permitted to 4,000 ft.
It was permitted by Zone Energy, LLC and has since transferred to Linder John Operating CO. LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Zone Energy, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Gladewater, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 13, 2025
- Permits on file
- 14
- Phone
- (903) 845-4240
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Linder John Operating Co. LLC |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Zone Energy, LLCApr 20, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 20, 2012
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- —
- cumulative oil, bbl
- —
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 19, 1980
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.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 737662-99 | Reenter | Zone Energy, LLC | Apr 5, 2012 | Apr 20, 2012 | — | 4,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Laird B. F. O-7-6970 | East Texas | Linder John Operating Co. LLC | Plugged | — |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 146 | 15 | — |
| 7 | 3,626 | 9.875 | — |
| 4 | 3,778 | 6.25 | — |
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 | 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 42-401-82253 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-82253 → 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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