WELL · 42-475-31696 · DISTRICT 8
Maxwell J. W. #9
Ward County · Ward South field · Shut IN · Vertical
Maxwell J. W. #9 (API 42-475-31696) is a well in Ward County operated by Crescent Energy Operating LLC, completed March 27, 1978 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in June 1, 2021.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 1, 1978, permitted to 3,000 ft.
It was permitted by Three-B Oil Company, The and has since transferred to Crescent Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 204K barrels of oil and 4.39K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 11 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Three-B Oil Company, The; 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 | none |
| Production reports | Contango Resources, Inc.through May 2021 |
| Latest permit | Three-B Oil Company, TheFeb 1, 1978 |
- 3,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 1, 1978
- last permit issued
- Mar 27, 1978
- completed
- 204K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.39K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 27, 1978
- Shut in
- Jun 1, 2021
- 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; they carry 11 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxwell, J. W. O-10-7231 | Ward, South | Crescent Energy Operating, LLC | 11 | 204K | 4.39K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Three-B Oil Company, TheJan 1993 → Feb 2005
- 2Stanolind Operating Corp.Mar 2005 → 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 → May 2021
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18173-99 | Drill | Three-B Oil Company, The | Feb 1, 1978 | Feb 1, 1978 | Jan 27, 1978 | 3,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 1978 | Maxwell J. W. O-10-7231 | Ward South | Crescent Energy Operating LLC | Shut IN · shut in Jun 1, 2021 | 3,000 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,719 | 3,000 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 350 | 11 | 150 S |
| 5.5 | 2,900 | 7.875 | 150 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 12, 1984 | Apr 6, 1978 | — |
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 42-475-31696 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-475-31696 → 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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