WELL · 42-365-30737 · DISTRICT 6
Raley Sam Unit #1
Panola County · Fairplay (Cotton Valley) field · Vertical
Raley Sam Unit #1 (API 42-365-30737) is a plugged well in Panola County, plugged December 29, 2001, last operated by Buffco Production Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1978 and 1997, permitted to 11,000 ft.
It was permitted by Sunwest Operating Company L.L.C. and has since transferred to Buffco Production Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sunwest Operating Company L.L.C.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Longview, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 396 permits on file · (903) 736-4697
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Buffco Production Inc. |
| Production reports | Buffco Production Inc.through Apr 2001 |
| Latest permit | Sunwest Operating Company L.L.C.Aug 29, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 29, 1997
- last permit issued
- Sep 13, 1978
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 43K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 2001
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 13, 1978
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 29, 2001
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raley, Sam Unit G-6-174555 | Carthage (Travis Peak) | Buffco Production Inc. | 1 | 0 | 185 | Jan 1998 – Dec 2001 |
| Raley, Sam Unit G-6-82213 | Fairplay (Cotton Valley) | Buffco Production Inc. | 1 | 0 | 42.8K | Jan 1993 – Feb 2000 |
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.
- 1Levinson Partners CorporationJan 1993 → Jul 1995
- 2Apache CorporationAug 1995 → Jan 1997
- 3Sunwest Operating Company L.L.C.Feb 1997 → Oct 1997
- 4Buffco Production Inc.Jan 2000 → Apr 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 466912-99 | Recompletion | Sunwest Operating Company L.L.C. | Aug 29, 1997 | Aug 29, 1997 | Jan 13, 1998 | 9,970 |
| 22301-99 | Drill | Home Petroleum Corporation | Apr 17, 1978 | Apr 17, 1978 | Apr 23, 1978 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-82213 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-6-174555 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,896 | 6,902 | Perforated |
| 8,753 | 9,889 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,304 | 12.25 | 800 S |
| 2.875 | 9,779 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 9,968 | 8.75 | 1,100 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 | Sep 12, 2000 | Jun 22, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Nov 4, 1999 | Sep 27, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 28, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 13, 1978 | — |
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 42-365-30737 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-365-30737 → 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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