WELL · 42-497-36729 · DISTRICT 9
Houston Carpenter #2H
Wise County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Producing · Horizontal
Houston Carpenter #2H (API 42-497-36729) is a horizontal well in Wise County operated by Texxol Operating Company Inc., completed February 27, 2009 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued November 17, 2008, permitted to 11,400 ft.
It was permitted by Richey, Ray Management CO., Inc. and has since transferred to Texxol Operating Company Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Strawn, Caddo, Atoka, Mississippian.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Richey, Ray Management Co., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 20 permits on file · (800) 800-2908
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Texxol Operating Company Inc. |
| Production reports | Texxol Operating Company, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Richey, Ray Management Co., Inc.Nov 17, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,400
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 17, 2008
- last permit issued
- Feb 27, 2009
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.53M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2009 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 27, 2009
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Carpenter G-13-250473 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Texxol Operating Company, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 1.53M | Feb 2009 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 27,636 · prior 12 40,438(-32%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Richey, Ray Management Co., Inc.Feb 2009 → Jul 2013
- 2Texxol Operating Company, Inc.Aug 2013 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 674858-98 | Drill | Richey, Ray Management Co., Inc. | Dec 10, 2008 | Nov 17, 2008 | Dec 16, 2008 | 11,400 |
| 674858-99 | Drill | Richey, Ray Management Co., Inc. | Nov 12, 2008 | Nov 17, 2008 | — | 11,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-250473 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 243 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Strawn | 3,000 | -2,757 |
| Caddo | 4,100 | -3,857 |
| Atoka | 5,500 | -5,257 |
| MississippianMISSISSIPPI | 6,260 | -6,017 |
| Barnett | 6,678 | -6,435 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,416 | 7,040 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,003 | 17.5 | 785 S |
| 5.5 | 9,722 | 8.75 | 1,090 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 | Oct 8, 2009 | Apr 15, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 28, 2009 | — | — |
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 42-497-36729 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-36729 → 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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