WELL · 42-213-30213 · DISTRICT 5
Goforth David L. #1
Henderson County · Thomas Lake (Cotton Valley) field · Vertical
Goforth David L. #1 (API 42-213-30213) is a plugged well in Henderson County, plugged March 28, 1994, last operated by Southwest Operating Inc.-Tyler.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 11, 1978, permitted to 13,500 ft.
It was permitted by Perryman Operating CO., Inc. and has since transferred to Southwest Operating Inc.-Tyler on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Southwest Operating Inc.-Tyler
Permitted by Perryman Operating Co., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Tyler, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 63 permits on file · (903) 530-1563
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Southwest Operating Inc.-Tyler |
| Production reports | Perryman Operating Companythrough Jan 1994 |
| Latest permit | Perryman Operating Co., Inc.Apr 11, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 11, 1978
- last permit issued
- May 28, 1979
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 781
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 1995
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 28, 1979
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 28, 1994
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goforth, David L. G-5-88617 | Thomas Lake (Cotton Valley) | Southwest Operating, Inc.-Tyler | 1 | 0 | 781 | Jan 1993 – Oct 1995 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Perryman Operating CompanyJan 1993 → Jan 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21835-99 | Drill | Perryman Operating Co., Inc. | Apr 11, 1978 | Apr 11, 1978 | Apr 25, 1978 | 13,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-88617 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,123 | 12,298 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,615 | 12.25 | 550 S |
| 4.5 | 12,378 | 8.75 | 1,180 S |
| 2.375 | 12,378 | — | — |
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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 3, 1980 | — |
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 42-213-30213 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-213-30213 → 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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