WELL · 42-405-30297 · DISTRICT 6
Red River 257 B #1
San Augustine County · Carthage (Haynesville Shale) field · Producing · Horizontal
Red River 257 B #1 (API 42-405-30297) is a horizontal well in San Augustine County operated by Exco Operating Company LP, completed December 28, 2009 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued September 11, 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.Sep 11, 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
- Sep 11, 2009
- last permit issued
- Dec 28, 2009
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.04M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2009 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 28, 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 B G-6-255926 | Carthage (Haynesville Shale) | Exco Operating Company, LP | 1 | 0 | 3.04M | Dec 2009 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 14,047 · prior 12 15,791(-11%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Common Resources L.L.C.Dec 2009 → Mar 2010
- 2Exco Operating Company, LPApr 2010 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 684934-98 | Drill | Common Resources L.L.C. | Feb 9, 2010 | Sep 11, 2009 | Sep 16, 2009 | 15,000 |
| 684934-99 | Drill | Common Resources L.L.C. | Sep 10, 2009 | Sep 11, 2009 | Sep 16, 2009 | 15,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-255926 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 351 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| James Lime | 7,330 | -6,979 |
| PettitPETTET | 7,590 | -7,239 |
| Travis Peak | 8,420 | -8,069 |
| Knowles Lime | 10,750 | -10,399 |
| BossierBOSSIER SHALE | 11,570 | -11,219 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,536 | 16,598 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,246 | 17.5 | 1,525 S |
| 5.5 | 11,433 | 6.75 | 620 S |
| 7.625 | 11,666 | 9.875 | 475 S |
| 5 | 16,700 | 6.75 | 620 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 | Feb 24, 2012 | Jun 29, 2011 | — |
| 00 | Jan 27, 2011 | Mar 15, 2010 | — |
| 00 | Aug 16, 2010 | Feb 10, 2010 | Yes |
| 00 | May 28, 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 42-405-30297 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-405-30297 → 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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