WELL · 42-405-30283 · DISTRICT 6
Red River 257 A #1
San Augustine County · Carthage (Haynesville Shale) field · Producing · Horizontal
Red River 257 A #1 (API 42-405-30283) is a horizontal well in San Augustine County operated by Exco Operating Company LP, completed November 21, 2009 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued June 16, 2009, permitted to 15,000 ft.
It was permitted by Common Resources L.L.C. and has since transferred to Exco Operating Company LP on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including James Lime, Pettit, Travis Peak, Knowles Lime.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Common Resources L.L.C.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 515 permits on file · (888) 788-3781
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Exco Operating Company LP |
| Production reports | Exco Operating Company, LPthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Common Resources L.L.C.Jun 16, 2009 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 15,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 16, 2009
- last permit issued
- Nov 21, 2009
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.42M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2009 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 21, 2009
- 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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red River 257 A G-6-254917 | Carthage (Haynesville Shale) | Exco Operating Company, LP | 1 | 0 | 3.42M | Nov 2009 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 24,694 · prior 12 29,337(-16%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Common Resources L.L.C.Nov 2009 → Mar 2010
- 2Southwestern Energy Prod. Co.Apr 2010 → May 2010
- 3Exco Operating Company, LPJun 2010 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 682129-98 | Drill | Common Resources L.L.C. | Dec 2, 2009 | Jun 16, 2009 | Jul 15, 2009 | 15,000 |
| 682129-99 | Drill | Common Resources L.L.C. | Jun 15, 2009 | Jun 16, 2009 | Jul 15, 2009 | 15,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-254917 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 320 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| James Lime | 7,336 | -7,016 |
| PettitPETTET | 7,618 | -7,298 |
| Travis Peak | 8,283 | -7,963 |
| Knowles Lime | 10,780 | -10,460 |
| BossierBOSSIER SHALE | 11,400 | -11,080 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,980 | 17,708 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,202 | 17.5 | 1,625 S |
| 5.5 | 10,247 | 6 | 645 S |
| 7.625 | 10,898 | 12.25 | 445 S |
| 4.5 | 17,798 | 6 | — |
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 | May 12, 2010 | Jan 21, 2010 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 10, 2010 | — | — |
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 42-405-30283 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-405-30283 → 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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