TEXAS · WELLS · SAN AUGUSTINE COUNTY · CORTES LEASE · API 42-405-30407 · DISTRICT 06
Cortes #1H
San Augustine County · Carthage (Haynesville Shale) field · Producing · Horizontal
Cortes #1H (API 42-405-30407) is a horizontal well in San Augustine County operated by Adamas Energy LLC, completed January 27, 2012 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in March 1, 2021.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 12, 2011, permitted to 13,575 ft.
It was permitted by SM Energy Company and has since transferred to Adamas Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Midway, Rodessa, James Lime, Travis Peak.
Its lease has reported 99 barrels of oil and 2.03M mcf of gas since May 2011, with no volume in the three years through August 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by SM Energy Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dover, DE
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 6, 2026
- Permits on file
- 68
- Phone
- (214) 750-4388
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Adamas Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Adamas Energy LLCthrough Feb 2021 |
| Latest permit | SM Energy CompanyJan 12, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,575
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 12, 2011
- last permit issued
- Jan 27, 2012
- completed
- 99
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.03M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · MAY 2011 THROUGH FEB 2021
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 27, 2012
- Shut in
- Mar 1, 2021
- 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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH AUG 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortes G-6-263405 | Carthage (Haynesville Shale) | Adamas Energy LLC | 1 | 99 | 2.03M | May 2011 – Feb 2021 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Wells named Cortes
Adamas Energy LLC's other wells filed under this lease name in San Augustine County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Operator on the lease's P-4
Each operator named on the P-4 filings for this well's lease (a gas well is its own lease), from the date its filing took effect. The P-4 is filed by lease, so a date before the well was drilled is the lease's.
| Operator | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Adamas Energy LLC | Mar 1, 2026 | today |
| Aethon Energy Operating LLC | Jul 1, 2015 | Mar 1, 2026 |
| SM Energy Company | May 3, 2011 | Jul 1, 2015 |
Reporting production
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1SM Energy CompanyMay 2011 → Jun 2015
- 2Aethon Energy Operating LLCJul 2015 → Feb 2021
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 708257-99 | Drill | SM Energy Company | Jan 10, 2011 | Jan 12, 2011 | Jan 21, 2011 | 14,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 2012 | Cortes G-6-263405 | Carthage (Haynesville Shale) | Adamas Energy LLC | Producing · shut in Mar 1, 2021 | 13,575 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 365 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| MidwayBASE MIDWAY | 3,463 | -3,098 |
| RodessaTOP RODESSA | 7,160 | -6,795 |
| James LimeTOP JAMES | 7,754 | -7,389 |
| Travis PeakTOP TRAVIS PEAK | 9,011 | -8,646 |
| BossierTOP MIDDLE BOSSIER | 13,080 | -12,715 |
| HaynesvilleTOP HAYNESVILLE | 13,473 | -13,108 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 13,900 | 18,650 | Perforated |
| 13,900 | 18,650 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,716 | 14.75 | 1,240 S |
| 7.625 | 12,535 | 9.875 | 480 S |
| 5 | 18,812 | 6.75 | 870 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 | Aug 28, 2013 | Jul 3, 2013 | — |
| 00 | May 14, 2012 | Jun 27, 2011 | Yes |
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 42-405-30407 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-405-30407 → 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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