TEXAS · WELLS · WARD COUNTY · API 42-475-01047 · DISTRICT 7B
Richter D #2
Ward County · Estes Block-34 (Holt) field · Producing · Vertical
Richter D #2 (API 42-475-01047) is a well in Ward County operated by Walsh & Watts Inc., completed September 20, 2001 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued July 3, 2001, permitted to 5,166 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Yates, L. San Andres, Holt.
Its 2 leases have reported 91.9K barrels of oil and 228K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Aledo, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 2, 2025
- Permits on file
- 361
- Phone
- (469) 428-3381
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Walsh & Watts Inc. |
| Production reports | Walsh & Watts, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Walsh & Watts, Inc.Jul 3, 2001 |
- 5,166
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 3, 2001
- last permit issued
- Sep 20, 2001
- completed
- 91.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 228K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 20, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- 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.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richter -C- O-10-7368 | Ward-Estes, North | Walsh & Watts, Inc. | 3 | 14.5K | 21 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Richter "D" O-10-36764 | Estes Block-34 (Holt) | Walsh & Watts, Inc. | 2 | 77.4K | 228K | Sep 2001 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,402 · prior 12 1,447(-3%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 2,830 · prior 12 2,690(+5%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Walsh & Watts, Inc.Jan 1993 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 509641-98 | Recompletion | Walsh & Watts, Inc. | Aug 15, 2001 | Jul 3, 2001 | Jul 30, 2001 | 5,160 |
| 509641-99 | Recompletion | Walsh & Watts, Inc. | May 31, 2001 | Jul 3, 2001 | — | 5,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2001 | Richter D O-10-36764 | Estes Block-34 (Holt) | Walsh & Watts Inc. | Producing | 5,166 |
| — | Richter -C- O-10-7368 | Ward-Estes North | Walsh & Watts Inc. | Not on Schedule | — |
| — | Richter D O-10-36764 | Estes Block-34 (Holt) | Walsh & Watts Inc. | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,509 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,610 | 4,811 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 717 | 12.25 | 225 S |
| 7 | 2,787 | 9 | 400 S |
| 4.5 | 5,166 | 6.25 | 385 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 | Jan 29, 2002 | Oct 4, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 4, 2002 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 19, 2001 | — | — |
| 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 42-475-01047 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-475-01047 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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