WELL · 42-475-34805 · DISTRICT 8
Richter Louis #98
Ward County · Ward-Estes N. (Wichita-Albany) field · Producing · Vertical
Richter Louis #98 (API 42-475-34805) is a well in Ward County operated by Crescent Energy Operating LLC, completed December 8, 2011 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2003 and 2011, permitted to 10,000 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 6 formation tops, including Yates, San Andres, San Angelo, Wichita-Albany.
Its 2 leases have reported 643K barrels of oil and 4.72M mcf of gas since July 1999, 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,llcOct 20, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 20, 2011
- last permit issued
- Dec 8, 2011
- completed
- 643K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.72M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 1999 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 8, 2011
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 17 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richter, Louis O-10-36052 | Estes Block 34 (Penn.) | Crescent Energy Operating, LLC | 9 | 314K | 3.26M | Jul 1999 – Jul 2026 |
| Richter, Louis O-10-36849 | Ward-Estes, N. (Wichita-Albany) | Crescent Energy Operating, LLC | 8 | 329K | 1.45M | Apr 2002 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 112,380 · prior 12 104,978(+7%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 14,050 · prior 12 13,524(+4%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Mr Oil CompanyJul 1999 → 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 726329-99 | Recompletion | Eagle Rock Operating Company,llc | Oct 14, 2011 | Oct 20, 2011 | Nov 23, 2011 | 9,349 |
| 538828-99 | Drill | Mr Oil Company | Nov 20, 2003 | Nov 24, 2003 | Jan 5, 2004 | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-36052 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-36849 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,574 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,330 | 244 |
| San Andres | 3,475 | -901 |
| San Angelo | 4,590 | -2,016 |
| Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA ALBANY | 5,725 | -3,151 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,190 | -4,616 |
| PennsylvanianPENN | 7,682 | -5,108 |
| PennsylvanianPENN | 7,685 | -5,111 |
| Pennsylvanian | 7,685 | -5,111 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,781 | 5,982 | Perforated |
| 8,166 | 8,176 | Perforated |
| 8,591 | 9,086 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 575 | 17.5 | 535 S |
| 13.375 | 576 | 17.5 | 535 S |
| 8.625 | 3,215 | 11 | 650 S |
| 5.5 | 9,207 | 7.875 | 1,650 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 | Dec 4, 2012 | Dec 29, 2011 | — |
| 00 | Jan 24, 2009 | Sep 18, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Jun 22, 2007 | Apr 23, 2007 | — |
| 00 | Jun 17, 2004 | Mar 5, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | May 14, 2004 | — | — |
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 42-475-34805 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-475-34805 → 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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