TEXAS · WELLS · WHARTON COUNTY · API 42-481-33783 · DISTRICT 03
Richards #2A
Wharton County · Pure Guts (Yegua) field · Vertical
Richards #2A (API 42-481-33783) is a plugged well in Wharton County, plugged August 23, 2010, last operated by Kerr-Mcgee Oil & Gas Onshore LP.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 1, 1995, permitted to 7,200 ft.
It was permitted by United Oil & Minerals, Inc. and has since transferred to Kerr-Mcgee Oil & Gas Onshore LP on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Catahoula, Yegua.
Its 2 leases have reported 125K barrels of oil and 546K mcf of gas since May 1995, last reporting in February 2011. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP
Permitted by United Oil & Minerals, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 14, 2026
- Permits on file
- 234
- Phone
- (713) 215-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Crimson Exploration Oper. Inc. |
| Production reports | Crimson Exploration Oper., Inc.through Apr 2009 |
| Latest permit | United Oil & Minerals, Inc.May 1, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 1, 1995
- last permit issued
- May 13, 1995
- completed
- 125K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 546K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1995 THROUGH Feb 2011
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 13, 1995
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 23, 2010
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richards O-3-22718 | Pure Guts (Yegua) | Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP | 1 | 125K | 450K | May 1995 – Feb 2011 |
| Richards G-3-196204 | Pure Guts (Yegua) | Crimson Exploration Oper., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 96.4K | Jul 2003 – Aug 2010 |
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.
- 1United Oil & Minerals, Inc.May 1995 → Jan 2001
- 2United Oil & Minerals L. P.Feb 2001 → Jan 2003
- 3United Resources, LPJul 2003 → Dec 2003
- 4Westport Oil and Gas Company, LPJan 2004 → Feb 2006
- 5Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LPMar 2006 → May 2007
- 6Southern G Holdings, LLCJun 2007 → Dec 2007
- 7Crimson Exploration Oper., Inc.Jan 2008 → Apr 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 435376-99 | Drill | United Oil & Minerals, Inc. | May 1, 1995 | May 1, 1995 | May 3, 1995 | 7,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 1995 | Richards O-3-22718 | Pure Guts (Yegua) | Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP | Plugged | — |
| — | Richards G-3-196204 | Pure Guts (Yegua) | Crimson Exploration Oper. Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 118 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,872 | 6,912 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,261 | 12.25 | 929 S |
| 2.875 | 7,050 | 7.875 | 675 S |
| 2.875 | 7,055 | 7.875 | 675 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 11, 2003 | Aug 11, 2003 | — |
| 00 | Sep 2, 2003 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 5, 1995 | May 23, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 20, 1995 | — | — |
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 42-481-33783 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-33783 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). 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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