TEXAS · WELLS · LIMESTONE COUNTY · WILLIS LEASE · API 42-293-31230 · DISTRICT 05
Willis #1
Limestone County · Bob Herd (Cotton Valley Lime) field · Producing · Directional
Willis #1 (API 42-293-31230) is a well in Limestone County operated by Diversified Production LLC, completed April 9, 1998 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 2, 1997, permitted to 14,165 ft.
It was permitted by Marathon Oil Company and has since transferred to Diversified Production LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Buda, Pettit, Bossier.
Its lease has reported 3 barrels of oil and 5.8M mcf of gas since April 1998, last reporting volume in August 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Marathon Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Keithville, LA
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 25, 2026
- Permits on file
- 11
- Phone
- (318) 751-3917
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Diversified Production LLC |
| Production reports | Diversified Production LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Marathon Oil CompanyOct 2, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,165
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 2, 1997
- last permit issued
- Apr 9, 1998
- completed
- 3
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 5.8M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · APR 1998 THROUGH AUG 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 9, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- 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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH AUG 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis G-5-169108 | Bob Herd (Cotton Valley Lime) | Diversified Production LLC | 1 | 3 | 5.8M | Apr 1998 – Aug 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 13,683 · prior 12 14,368(-5%)
Wells named Willis
Diversified Production LLC's other wells filed under this lease name in Limestone County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Marathon Oil CompanyApr 1998 → Aug 2015
- 2Legacy Reserves Operating LPSep 2015 → May 2022
- 3Diversified Production LLCJun 2022 → Aug 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 468334-99 | Drill | Marathon Oil Company | Oct 2, 1997 | Oct 2, 1997 | Oct 12, 1997 | 15,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 1998 | Willis G-5-169108 | Bob Herd (Cotton Valley Lime) | Diversified Production LLC | Producing | 14,165 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 376 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin ChalkBASE AUSTIN CHALK | 4,595 | -4,219 |
| Buda | 5,405 | -5,029 |
| Pettit | 8,650 | -8,274 |
| BossierBOSSIER SHALE | 12,850 | -12,474 |
| Carbonate | 13,880 | -13,504 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 13,941 | 14,041 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,205 | 17.5 | 870 S |
| 9.625 | 9,480 | — | 906 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, 1998 | May 15, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 3, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-293-31230 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-293-31230 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here 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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