TEXAS · WELLS · FREESTONE COUNTY · API 42-161-32397 · DISTRICT 05
Worthy Gas Unit #16
Freestone County · Freestone (CV-Bossier Cons.) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Worthy Gas Unit #16 (API 42-161-32397) is a well in Freestone County operated by Valence Operating Company, completed March 1, 2006 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in February 1, 2024.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 21, 2002, permitted to 13,140 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Bac, BMA, Pettit, Travis Peak.
Its 3 leases have reported 309 barrels of oil and 1.85M mcf of gas since September 2002, last reporting volume in January 2024. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Kingwood, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 4, 2026
- Permits on file
- 990
- Phone
- (281) 359-3659
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Valence Operating Company |
| Production reports | Valence Operating Companythrough Jan 2024 |
| Latest permit | Valence Operating CompanyJun 21, 2002 |
- 13,140
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 21, 2002
- last permit issued
- Mar 1, 2006
- completed
- 309
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.85M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2002 THROUGH Jan 2024
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 1, 2006
- Shut in
- Feb 1, 2024
- 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.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worthy Gas Unit G-5-193522 | Freestone (CV-Bossier Cons.) | Valence Operating Company | 1 | 309 | 1.85M | Sep 2002 – Jan 2024 |
| Worthy Gas Unit G-5-193520 | Oaks (Cotton Valley-Travis Peak) | Valence Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 2003 – — |
| Worthy Gas Unit G-5-193521 | Freestone (Bossier Sand) | Valence Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Oct 2002 – — |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Valence Operating CompanySep 2002 → Jan 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 521169-99 | Drill | Valence Operating Company | Jun 19, 2002 | Jun 21, 2002 | Jul 9, 2002 | 13,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2006 | Worthy Gas Unit G-5-193522 | Freestone (CV-Bossier Cons.) | Valence Operating Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Feb 1, 2024 | 13,140 |
| Jan 29, 2003 | Worthy Gas Unit G-5-193520 | Oaks (Cotton Valley-Travis Peak) | Valence Operating Company | Not on Schedule | — |
| Oct 16, 2002 | Worthy Gas Unit G-5-193521 | Freestone (Bossier Sand) | Valence Operating Company | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 445 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Bac | 4,315 | -3,870 |
| BMA | 7,630 | -7,185 |
| Pettit | 8,325 | -7,880 |
| Travis Peak | 8,570 | -8,125 |
| BossierBOSSIER SHALE | 10,750 | -10,305 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY LIME | 12,830 | -12,385 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,056 | 12,066 | Perforated |
| 12,287 | 12,297 | Perforated |
| 12,317 | 12,327 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,767 | 12.25 | 575 S |
| 7 | 13,140 | 8.75 | 1,875 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 | Aug 17, 2006 | Mar 17, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Feb 3, 2006 | Nov 28, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Jun 20, 2003 | May 12, 2003 | — |
| 00 | Apr 25, 2003 | Mar 7, 2003 | — |
| 00 | Apr 24, 2003 | Feb 20, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 1, 2003 | — | — |
Well logs
The RRC's map lists this well among those with logs online. Its monthly inventories loaded here, which start in July 2006, list none for it, so none are itemized.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗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 42-161-32397 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-32397 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search 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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