WELL · 42-475-34855 · DISTRICT 8
Richter Louis #97
Ward County · Estes Block 34 (Penn.) field · Vertical
Richter Louis #97 (API 42-475-34855) is a well in Ward County operated by Crescent Energy Operating LLC, completed June 17, 2005.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2005 and 2010, 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 10 formation tops, including Yates, Tubb, Queen, Holt.
Its 2 leases have reported 433K barrels of oil and 4.52M mcf of gas since July 1999, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 14 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,llcNov 10, 2010 |
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
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 10, 2010
- last permit issued
- Jun 17, 2005
- completed
- 433K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.52M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 1999 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 17, 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 14 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-10-39735 | Estes Block 34 (Wolfcamp, Gas) | Crescent Energy Operating, LLC | 5 | 119K | 1.26M | Feb 2008 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 95,862 · prior 12 77,781(+23%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 5,682 · prior 12 7,778(-27%)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 704843-99 | Recompletion | Eagle Rock Operating Company,llc | Nov 4, 2010 | Nov 10, 2010 | Sep 7, 2010 | 9,335 |
| 557438-99 | Drill | Stanolind Operating Corp. | Feb 8, 2005 | Feb 15, 2005 | Mar 13, 2005 | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-36052 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — 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 | 2,316 | 262 |
| Tubb | 2,732 | -154 |
| Queen | 2,839 | -261 |
| Holt | 4,583 | -2,005 |
| Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA ALBANY | 5,745 | -3,167 |
| Wolfcamp | 5,790 | -3,212 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,215 | -4,637 |
| PennsylvanianPENN | 7,738 | -5,160 |
| PennsylvanianPENN | 7,768 | -5,190 |
| Strawn | 8,077 | -5,499 |
| Atoka | 9,070 | -6,492 |
| Barnett | 9,279 | -6,701 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,250 | 7,736 | Perforated |
| 7,779 | 8,162 | Perforated |
| 8,328 | 8,426 | Perforated |
| 9,123 | 9,182 | Perforated |
| 9,234 | 9,244 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 666 | 17.5 | 575 S |
| 13.375 | 667 | 17.5 | 575 S |
| 8.625 | 2,306 | 11 | 800 S |
| 8.625 | 2,324 | 11 | 800 S |
| 5.5 | 9,284 | 7.875 | 1,300 S |
| 5.5 | 9,335 | 7.875 | 1,300 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 | Jun 9, 2011 | Dec 7, 2010 | — |
| 00 | May 19, 2006 | Jan 17, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 6, 2006 | — | — |
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 42-475-34855 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-475-34855 → 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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