TEXAS · WELLS · VAL VERDE COUNTY · WARDLAW LEASE · API 42-465-30520 · DISTRICT 01
Wardlaw #9A
Val Verde County · Vinegarone (Strawn) field · Producing · Horizontal
Wardlaw #9A (API 42-465-30520) is a horizontal well in Val Verde County operated by Crescent Energy Operating LLC, completed February 18, 1997 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in July 1, 2026.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued July 2, 1996, permitted to 11,158 ft.
It was permitted by Ricks Exploration, Inc. and has since transferred to Crescent Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Strawn.
Its lease has reported 252K mcf of gas since February 1997, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Ricks Exploration, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 28, 2025
- Permits on file
- 54
- Phone
- (713) 337-4600
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Crescent Energy Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Crescent Energy Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Ricks Exploration, Inc.Jul 2, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,158
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 2, 1996
- last permit issued
- Feb 18, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 252K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1997 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 18, 1997
- Shut in
- Jul 1, 2026
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wardlaw G-1-162206 | Vinegarone (Strawn) | Crescent Energy Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 252K | Feb 1997 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,544 · prior 12 1,626(-5%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Ricks Exploration, Inc.Feb 1997 → May 1998
- 2Ram Operating, Inc.Jan 1999 → Feb 2000
- 3Exco Resources, Inc.Mar 2000 → May 2009
- 4Encore Energy Partners Oper LLCJun 2009 → Mar 2012
- 5Vanguard Permian, LLCApr 2012 → Apr 2015
- 6Vanguard Operating, LLCMay 2015 → Aug 2019
- 7Grizzly OP of Delaware, LLCSep 2019 → Jan 2021
- 8Contango Resources, Inc.Feb 2021 → Dec 2021
- 9Contango Resources, LLCJan 2022 → Oct 2025
- 10Crescent Energy Operating, LLCNov 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 449644-98 | Drill | Ricks Exploration, Inc. | Oct 15, 1996 | Jul 2, 1996 | Oct 20, 1996 | 10,800 |
| 449644-99 | Drill | Ricks Exploration, Inc. | Jun 24, 1996 | Jul 2, 1996 | — | 10,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 1997 | Wardlaw G-1-162206 | Vinegarone (Strawn) | Crescent Energy Operating LLC | Producing · shut in Jul 1, 2026 | 11,158 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,162 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,700 | 11,158 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,696 | 17 | 1,615 S |
| 7 | 10,698 | 8.75 | 275 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 | Apr 4, 1997 | Mar 7, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 2, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-465-30520 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-465-30520 → 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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