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Layton #4

Shut in

Harrison County · Beckville (Cotton Valley) field · Producing  · Vertical

Layton #4 (API 42-203-33764) is a well in Harrison County operated by Brookston Energy Inc., completed February 13, 2007 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in June 1, 2026.

The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 27, 2006, permitted to 10,237 ft.

It was permitted by Comstock Oil & Gas, LP and has since transferred to Brookston Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including BMA, James Lime, Pettit, Travis Peak.

No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.

Operator of record

Brookston Energy Inc.

Permitted by Comstock Oil & Gas, LP; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.

Based in
Tyler, TX
P-5 status
Active (A)
P-5 last filed
Sep 5, 2025
Permits on file
46
Phone
(903) 405-1901

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleBrookston Energy Inc.
Production reportsBrookston Energy, Inc.through Apr 2026
Latest permitComstock Oil & Gas, LPDec 27, 2006

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

10,237
total depth, ft
1
permits on file
Dec 27, 2006
last permit issued
Feb 13, 2007
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
241K
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2007 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completed
Feb 13, 2007
Shut in
Jun 1, 2026
Plugged
—

Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)

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 →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Layton G-6-225716Darco S.E. Cotton ValleyBrookston Energy, Inc.10241KFeb 2007 – Jul 2026

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 764 · prior 12 1,360(-44%)

0100200300202420252026

Chain of custody

Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.

  1. 1Comstock Oil & Gas, LPFeb 2007 → Aug 2019
  2. 2Comstock Oil & Gas, LLCSep 2019 → Aug 2025
  3. 3Brookston Energy, Inc.Sep 2025 → Apr 2026

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
630432-99DrillComstock Oil & Gas, LPDec 12, 2006Dec 27, 2006Jan 12, 200710,500

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
Feb 13, 2007Layton G-6-225716Beckville (Cotton Valley)Brookston Energy Inc.Producing · shut in Jun 1, 202610,237

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 242 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
BMA5,397-5,155
James LimeJAMES5,910-5,668
PettitPETTET6,195-5,953
Travis Peak6,510-6,268
Cotton Valley8,465-8,223

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
9,9219,927Perforated
9,9319,934Perforated
9,9429,944Perforated
9,9789,982Perforated
10,04810,054Perforated
10,07610,078Perforated
10,08610,101Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
8.6251,12011390 S
4.510,2377.8751,475 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00May 16, 2007Mar 5, 2007Yes
00Mar 30, 2007——

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.

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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