WELL · 42-475-34403 · DISTRICT 8
Richter Louis #78
Ward County · Estes Block 34 (Wolfcamp Gas) field · Vertical
Richter Louis #78 (API 42-475-34403) is a well in Ward County operated by Crescent Energy Operating LLC, completed July 14, 2005.
The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits between 1996 and 2012, permitted to 9,500 ft.
It was permitted by Eagle Rock Operating Company,LLC and has since transferred to Crescent Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Yates, San Andres, Holt, Clear Fork.
Its 4 leases have reported 533K barrels of oil and 4.4M mcf of gas since April 1994, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 17 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Eagle Rock Operating Company,llc; 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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Eagle Rock Operating Company,llcAug 13, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,500
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Aug 13, 2012
- last permit issued
- Jul 14, 2005
- completed
- 533K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.4M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1994 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 14, 2005
- 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 4 leases this well is completed on; they carry 17 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richter, Louis O-10-36849 | Ward-Estes, N. (Wichita-Albany) | Crescent Energy Operating, LLC | 8 | 329K | 1.45M | Apr 2002 – Jul 2026 |
| Richter, Louis O-10-39735 | Estes Block 34 (Wolfcamp, Gas) | Crescent Energy Operating, LLC | 5 | 119K | 1.26M | Feb 2008 – Jul 2026 |
| Richter, Louis O-10-34133 | Estes Block 34 (Wich.-Alb., L.) | Eagle Rock Operating Company,llc | 3 | 67.3K | 1.56M | Apr 1994 – Feb 2012 |
| Richter, Louis O-10-35266 | Estes Block 34 (Penn.) | Mr Oil Company | 1 | 17.6K | 129K | Feb 1997 – Jul 1999 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 92,636 · prior 12 95,727(-3%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 14,240 · prior 12 12,212(+17%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Mr Oil CompanyApr 1994 → 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 → Dec 2021
- 7Contango Resources, LLCJan 2022 → Oct 2025
- 8Crescent Energy Operating, LLCNov 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 744742-99 | Recompletion | Eagle Rock Operating Company,llc | Jul 16, 2012 | Aug 13, 2012 | Sep 14, 2012 | 6,800 |
| 683613-99 | Field transfer | Eagle Rock Operating Company,llc | Jul 29, 2009 | Aug 14, 2009 | Jul 1, 2004 | 9,500 |
| 485255-99 | Recompletion | Mr Oil Company | Jun 16, 1999 | Jun 16, 1999 | Jun 8, 1999 | 7,700 |
| 453316-99 | Drill | Mr Oil Company | Oct 1, 1996 | Oct 4, 1996 | Dec 13, 1996 | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-34133 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-35266 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-36849 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-39735 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,578 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,335 | 243 |
| San Andres | 3,210 | -632 |
| San Andres | 3,510 | -932 |
| Holt | 4,580 | -2,002 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 5,490 | -2,912 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,200 | -4,622 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,530 | -4,952 |
| PennsylvanianPENN | 7,708 | -5,130 |
| Barnett | 9,225 | -6,647 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,755 | 5,861 | Perforated |
| 7,337 | 7,490 | Perforated |
| 7,337 | 7,574 | Perforated |
| 7,708 | 8,914 | Perforated |
| 7,709 | 7,820 | Perforated |
| 8,345 | 8,912 | Perforated |
| 9,158 | 9,206 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 570 | 17.25 | 610 S |
| 13.375 | 583 | 17.5 | 610 S |
| 8.625 | 3,130 | 11 | 820 S |
| 5.5 | 9,452 | 7.875 | 1,243 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 | Sep 30, 2013 | Oct 4, 2012 | — |
| 00 | Jul 27, 2010 | Feb 17, 2010 | — |
| 00 | Jun 25, 2010 | Jun 23, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 13, 1999 | Jun 23, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 28, 1999 | Mar 10, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 18, 1997 | Mar 10, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 10, 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 42-475-34403 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-475-34403 → 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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