WELL · 42-289-31518 · DISTRICT 5
Gastar Donelson Gas Unit #1 #2
Leon County · Hilltop Resort (Knowles) field · Directional
Gastar Donelson Gas Unit #1 #2 (API 42-289-31518) is a well in Leon County operated by Gastar Exploration Texas LP, completed May 19, 2006.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 2005 and 2006, permitted to 15,000 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Bac, Austin Chalk, Buda, Pettit.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 7, 2014 · 61 permits on file · (888) 718-0605
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Gastar Exploration Texas LP |
| Production reports | Contrast Energy, LLCthrough Jun 2024 |
| Latest permit | Gastar Exploration Texas, LPMay 11, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 15,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- May 11, 2006
- last permit issued
- May 19, 2006
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.97M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2006 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 19, 2006
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fossil Donelson Gas Unit #1 G-5-218176 | Hilltop Resort (Pettet) | Contrast Energy, LLC | 1 | 0 | 2.06M | May 2006 – Jul 2026 |
| Gastar Donelson Gas Unit #1 G-5-218173 | Hilltop Resort (Knowles) | Gastar Exploration Texas, LP | 1 | 0 | 912K | Jan 2006 – Feb 2012 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 108(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Gastar Exploration Texas, LPJan 2006 → Sep 2013
- 2Fossil Operating, Inc.Oct 2013 → Feb 2016
- 3Contrast Energy, LLCMar 2021 → Jun 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 619111-99 | Recompletion | Gastar Exploration Texas, LP | May 11, 2006 | May 11, 2006 | — | 15,000 |
| 606721-98 | Drill | First Source Gas, LP | Oct 26, 2005 | Sep 21, 2005 | Nov 1, 2005 | 15,000 |
| 606721-99 | Drill | First Source Gas, LP | Sep 21, 2005 | Sep 21, 2005 | — | 15,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-218173 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-5-218176 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 510 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Bac | 6,188 | -5,678 |
| Austin ChalkBASE AUSTIN CHALK | 6,210 | -5,700 |
| Buda | 6,907 | -6,397 |
| Buda | 6,930 | -6,420 |
| PettitPETTET | 10,216 | -9,706 |
| Pettit | 10,240 | -9,730 |
| Travis Peak | 10,693 | -10,183 |
| Travis Peak | 10,720 | -10,210 |
| Knowles | 14,152 | -13,642 |
| Knowles | 14,164 | -13,654 |
| Knowles | 14,184 | -13,674 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,244 | 10,252 | Perforated |
| 14,466 | 14,470 | Perforated |
| 14,475 | 14,480 | Perforated |
| 14,490 | 14,505 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 822 | 17.5 | 635 S |
| 9.625 | 6,780 | 12.25 | 960 S |
| 7 | 14,275 | 8.75 | 1,101 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 →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Apr 11, 2013 | Mar 8, 2012 | — |
| 00 | Jun 1, 2007 | Jun 15, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Feb 23, 2007 | Jul 10, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Jan 10, 2007 | Feb 17, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 16, 2006 | — | — |
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 42-289-31518 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-289-31518 → 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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