WELL · 42-365-31540 · DISTRICT 6
Walton Robert Gas Unit #3
Panola County · Bethany (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Vertical
Walton Robert Gas Unit #3 (API 42-365-31540) is a well in Panola County operated by Xto Energy Inc., completed February 27, 1999 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1982 and 1999, permitted to 9,900 ft.
It was permitted by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler and has since transferred to Xto Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Travis Peak, Cotton Valley.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Spring, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 16,153 permits on file · (832) 625-1100
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | XTO Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | XTO Energy Inc.through Nov 2022 |
| Latest permit | Sonat Exploration Company -TylerMar 9, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,900
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 9, 1999
- last permit issued
- Feb 27, 1999
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.06M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 27, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walton, Robert Gas Unit G-6-106298 | Briggs (Upper Travis Peak) | XTO Energy Inc. | 1 | 0 | 628K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Walton, Robert Gas Unit G-6-172464 | Bethany (Cotton Valley) | XTO Energy Inc. | 1 | 0 | 1.43M | Feb 1999 – 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.
- 1Sonat Exploration Company -TylerJan 1993 → Dec 1999
- 2EL Paso Production CompanyJan 2000 → Mar 2002
- 3Hunt Petroleum CorporationApr 2002 → Nov 2008
- 4XTO Energy Inc.Dec 2008 → Nov 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 483181-99 | Recompletion | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Mar 9, 1999 | Mar 9, 1999 | Feb 17, 1999 | 9,870 |
| 178009-99 | Drill | Hurley Petroleum Corporation | Nov 23, 1982 | Nov 23, 1982 | Jan 3, 1983 | 9,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-106298 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-6-172464 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 240 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Travis Peak | 6,100 | -5,860 |
| Cotton Valley | 8,200 | -7,960 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,298 | 6,301 | Perforated |
| 6,544 | 6,550 | Perforated |
| 9,618 | 9,626 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,015 | 12.25 | 390 S |
| 2.375 | 6,476 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 9,870 | 7.875 | 1,200 S |
| 4.5 | 9,878 | 7.875 | 1,450 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 | May 5, 1999 | Mar 12, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Apr 23, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 12, 1995 | Oct 6, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 17, 1983 | — |
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 42-365-31540 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-365-31540 → 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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