WELL · 42-475-02848 · DISTRICT 8
Richter Louis #28
Ward County · Ward-Estes North field · Vertical
Richter Louis #28 (API 42-475-02848) is a permitted well in Ward County filed by MR Oil Company; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 11, 1997, permitted to 4,000 ft.
It was permitted by MR Oil Company and has since transferred to Crescent Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Yates, Queen, San Andres.
Its 2 leases have reported 277K barrels of oil and 327K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 44 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Mr Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 54 permits on file · (713) 953-8604
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Crescent Energy Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Crescent Energy Operating, LLCthrough Jan 2026 |
| Latest permit | Mr Oil CompanyJul 11, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 11, 1997
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 277K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 327K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 44 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richter, Louis O-10-7342 | Ward-Estes, North | Crescent Energy Operating, LLC | 40 | 192K | 188K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Richter, Louis O-10-35449 | Estes Block 34 (San Andres) | Crescent Energy Operating, LLC | 4 | 84.9K | 138K | Jul 1997 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 634 · prior 12 1,165(-46%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 466 · prior 12 5,826(-92%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Mr Oil CompanyJan 1993 → Jul 2004
- 2Stanolind Operating Corp.Aug 2004 → Apr 2008
- 3Eagle Rock Operating Company,llcMay 2008 → Oct 2015
- 4Vanguard Operating, LLCNov 2015 → Aug 2019
- 5Grizzly OP of Delaware, LLCSep 2019 → Jan 2021
- 6Contango Resources, Inc.Feb 2021 → Sep 2021
- 7Contango Resources, LLCSep 2022 → Oct 2025
- 8Crescent Energy Operating, LLCNov 2025 → Jan 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 464805-99 | Recompletion | Mr Oil Company | Jul 11, 1997 | Jul 11, 1997 | Jul 11, 1997 | 4,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-7342 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-35449 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,606 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,350 | 256 |
| Queen | 2,782 | -176 |
| San Andres | 3,420 | -814 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,422 | 3,458 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 626 | 12.25 | 200 S |
| 7 | 2,425 | 8.75 | 100 S |
| 4.5 | 3,679 | 4.75 | 130 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 | Oct 2, 1997 | Aug 1, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 24, 1997 | — | — |
| 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 42-475-02848 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-475-02848 → 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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