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BURTON BERTHA GU 1

RUSK County · District 6 · CRATON OPERATING LLC · OAK HILL (COTTON VALLEY)

Permits

Max Depth

11,400 ft

First Permit

1980-05-01

Latest Activity

1985-05-14

Lifespan

5 yrs

Regulatory Status

Schedule

ON SCHEDULE

Completion

1980-08-17

Shut-In

—

Plugged

—

P-5 Org Status: X

EWA / Permit operator mismatch

Scheduling: CRATON OPERATING LLC ≠ Permit: EXXON CORP.

Resolved via: scheduling → CRATON OPERATING LLC

Production Summary

Cum Oil

— bbl

Cum Gas

— mcf

First Production

1993-01

Last Production

2026-07

Operator History

Chain of Custody

EXXON CORP. 1993-1994→ RESERVE MANAGEMENT, INC. 1995-1997→ TESORO E&P COMPANY, L.P. 1997-1999→ EEX E&P COMPANY, L.P. 2000-2003→ NEWFIELD EXPLORATION COMPANY 2003-2011→ IRONWOOD OIL & GAS LLC 2011-2014→ CL&F OPERATING LLC 2014-2020→ CRATON OPERATING LLC 2020-2024

Lease Production

Production is reported at the lease level. View production data, decline curves, and history on the lease page.

Gas

production & DCA →

Formation Tops (8) Elevation 349 ft (DF)

CSV

Formation	Top Depth (MD)	Subsea (+above / −below SL)
MASSIVE ANHYDRITE (Massive Anhydrite (marker))	6,187 ft	-5,838 ft
RODESSA	6,442 ft	-6,093 ft
PETTIT	7,144 ft	-6,795 ft
TRAVIS PEAK	7,463 ft	-7,114 ft
COTTON VALLEY	9,105 ft	-8,756 ft
VANGHAN	9,803 ft	-9,454 ft
DAVIS	9,963 ft	-9,614 ft
UPPER BOSSIER (Bossier)	10,391 ft	-10,042 ft

As reported by operators on W-2/G-1 completion filings (RRC wellbore records). Depths are measured depth; names appear as filed. Subsea = reported elevation − measured depth (negative = below sea level; vertical wellbores only). View filings & logs at RRC ↗

Perforations (1)

Interval	Type
10,456–10,730 ft	Perforated

Casing (3)

Size	Set Depth	Cement
9.625"	3,272 ft	915 sx
2.875"	9,166 ft	—
5.5"	10,940 ft	800 sx

Permit History (2)

#275111 Drill Final Completion

BERTHA BERTON GAS UNIT NO.1 · 11,400 ft

1985-05-14

#83568 Drill Final Completion

BERTON, BERTHA · 11,400 ft

1980-05-01

Spud 1980-05-15

Applications (2)

#275111 A EXXON CORP.

received 1985-04-29

#83568 A EXXON CORP.

received 1980-05-01

Records & Logs

2 completion filings on record.

W-2/G-1 1985-05-03

W-2/G-1 1980-12-19

Completion packets + logs ↗ Wellbore filings ↗

Completion packets open directly (post-2011 filings include attached logs). Log images can't be deep-linked — clicking copies the API for you to paste.

No GPS coordinates yet

Coordinates come from the RRC GIS backfill and usually appear within days of permit issuance. Located in RUSK County.

Well Details

Well Number: 1
Max Depth: 11,400 ft
Drill Type: Vertical
County: RUSK
District: 6
Operator: CRATON OPERATING LLC
Completed: 1980-08-17

Operator

Name: CRATON OPER LLC
Location: BELLAIRE
P-5 Status: Delinquent (filed 2025-06-03)
Cum Oil (all leases): 38,104 bbl
Cum Gas (all leases): 15,284,982 mcf
Activities: OPRS/G, OPRS/O
Total Permits: 13