WELL · 42-497-33921 · DISTRICT 9
Abel-Early #2
Wise County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Producing · Vertical
Abel-Early #2 (API 42-497-33921) is a well in Wise County operated by Lakota Energy Ltd., completed August 5, 1994 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 22, 1994, permitted to 7,400 ft.
It was permitted by Lakota Energy and has since transferred to Lakota Energy Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Atoka, Barnett.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Lakota Energy; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Paradise, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 105 permits on file · (940) 393-5172
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Lakota Energy Ltd. |
| Production reports | Lakota Energy, Ltd.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Lakota EnergyJun 22, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 22, 1994
- last permit issued
- Aug 5, 1994
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.64M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1994 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 5, 1994
- 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 lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abel-Early G-13-151318 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Lakota Energy, Ltd. | 1 | 0 | 1.64M | Aug 1994 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 17,341 · prior 12 19,349(-10%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Lakota EnergyAug 1994 → May 1995
- 2Lakota Energy, Ltd.Jun 1995 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 424756-99 | Drill | Lakota Energy | Jun 21, 1994 | Jun 22, 1994 | Jul 11, 1994 | 7,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-151318 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 689 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,908 | 7,132 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 510 | 12.25 | 265 S |
| 4.5 | 7,260 | 7.875 | 410 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 | Nov 18, 1994 | Aug 29, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 17, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-497-33921 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-33921 → 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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