WELL · 42-315-30897 · DISTRICT 6
Van Dusen Gas Unit #1
Marion County · Excelsior SW. (Pettit Lo.) field · Vertical
Van Dusen Gas Unit #1 (API 42-315-30897) is a plugged well in Marion County, plugged February 25, 2020, last operated by Herd Producing Company Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued September 15, 2003, permitted to 7,200 ft.
It was permitted by Phillips Energy, Inc. and has since transferred to Herd Producing Company Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Gac, BMA, Pettit.
Operator of record
Permitted by Phillips Energy, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Tyler, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 159 permits on file · (936) 546-5238
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Herd Producing Company Inc. |
| Production reports | Herd Producing Company, Inc.through May 2018 |
| Latest permit | Phillips Energy, Inc.Sep 15, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,200
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 15, 2003
- last permit issued
- Feb 3, 2004
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 269K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2004 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 3, 2004
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 25, 2020
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Van Dusen Gas Unit G-6-201090 | Excelsior, SW. (Pettit, Lo.) | Herd Producing Company, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 269K | Feb 2004 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Phillips Energy, Inc.Feb 2004 → Feb 2004
- 2Gasper Rice Resources, Ltd.Jul 2005 → Apr 2016
- 3Herd Producing Company, Inc.May 2016 → May 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 536417-98 | Drill | Phillips Energy, Inc. | Mar 8, 2004 | Sep 15, 2003 | — | 7,200 |
| 536417-99 | Drill | Phillips Energy, Inc. | Sep 15, 2003 | Sep 15, 2003 | Oct 24, 2003 | 7,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-201090 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 261 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 1,300 | -1,039 |
| Gac | 2,150 | -1,889 |
| BMA | 5,347 | -5,086 |
| Pettit | 6,220 | -5,959 |
| Travis Peak | 6,400 | -6,139 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,341 | 6,397 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 721 | 11 | 217 S |
| 4.5 | 7,200 | 7.875 | 520 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 | Jul 6, 2004 | Mar 2, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | May 21, 2004 | — | — |
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 42-315-30897 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-315-30897 → 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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