TEXAS · WELLS · ZAVALA COUNTY · RICHTER UNIT B ZAV LEASE · API 42-507-32883 · DISTRICT 01
Richter Unit B Zav #1H
Zavala County · Briscoe Ranch (Eagleford) field · Producing · Horizontal
Richter Unit B Zav #1H (API 42-507-32883) is a horizontal well in Zavala County operated by Exco Operating Company LP, completed September 5, 2013 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued March 24, 2012, permitted to 6,629 ft.
It was permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Exco Operating Company LP on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Olmos, Anacacho, Eagle Ford.
Its lease has reported 196K barrels of oil and 83K mcf of gas since September 2013, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 22, 2025
- Permits on file
- 515
- Phone
- (214) 368-2084
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Exco Operating Company LP |
| Production reports | Exco Operating Company, LPthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Mar 24, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,629
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 24, 2012
- last permit issued
- Sep 5, 2013
- completed
- 196K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 83K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · SEP 2013 THROUGH APR 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 5, 2013
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richter Unit B Zav O-1-17215 | Briscoe Ranch (Eagleford) | Exco Operating Company, LP | 1 | 196K | 83K | Sep 2013 – Apr 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 4,450 · prior 12 5,005(-11%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3,478 · prior 12 3,510(-1%)
Wells named Richter Unit B Zav
Exco Operating Company LP's other wells filed under this lease name in Zavala County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Exco Operating Company, LPSep 2013 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 735849-98 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Mar 14, 2013 | Mar 24, 2012 | Jun 2, 2013 | 9,000 |
| 735849-99 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Mar 12, 2012 | Mar 24, 2012 | Jun 2, 2013 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2013 | Richter Unit B Zav O-1-17215 | Briscoe Ranch (Eagleford) | Exco Operating Company LP | Producing | 6,629 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 583 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Olmos | 3,933 | -3,350 |
| Anacacho | 5,249 | -4,666 |
| Eagle Ford | 6,226 | -5,643 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,819 | 14,744 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,625 | 12.25 | 791 S |
| 5.5 | 14,889 | 8.75 | 2,663 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jan 11, 2014 | Nov 13, 2013 | Yes |
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 42-507-32883 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-507-32883 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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