TEXAS · WELLS · PANOLA COUNTY · LAWLESS UNIT LEASE · API 42-365-31768 · DISTRICT 06
Lawless Unit #8
Panola County · Bethany East (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Vertical
Lawless Unit #8 (API 42-365-31768) is a well in Panola County operated by Xto Energy Inc., completed February 2, 2000 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in February 1, 2026.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 31, 1985, permitted to 9,510 ft.
It was permitted by Tenneco Oil CO. and has since transferred to Xto Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Pettit, Travis Peak, Cotton Valley, Rodessa.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Tenneco Oil Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Spring, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 8, 2026
- Permits on file
- 16,156
- Phone
- (346) 502-1572
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | XTO Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | XTO Energy Inc.through Jan 2026 |
| Latest permit | Tenneco Oil Co.May 31, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,510
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 31, 1985
- last permit issued
- Feb 2, 2000
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 999K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 2, 2000
- Shut in
- Feb 1, 2026
- 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawless Unit G-6-118351 | Deberry (Cotton Valley Lower) | XTO Energy Inc. | 1 | 0 | 999K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 604 · prior 12 726(-17%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyFeb 1993 → Dec 2000
- 2Totalfinaelf E&P USA IncJan 2001 → Aug 2003
- 3Total E&P USA, Inc.Sep 2003 → Feb 2006
- 4XTO Energy Inc.May 2006 → Jan 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 276425-99 | Drill | Tenneco Oil Co. | May 13, 1985 | May 31, 1985 | — | 9,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 2000 | Lawless Unit G-6-118351 | Bethany East (Cotton Valley) | XTO Energy Inc. | Producing · shut in Feb 1, 2026 | 9,510 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 307 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pettit | 5,746 | -5,439 |
| Travis Peak | 6,204 | -5,897 |
| Cotton Valley | 8,250 | -7,943 |
| Rodessa | 48,501 | -48,194 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,250 | 9,441 | Perforated |
| 9,325 | 9,335 | Perforated |
| 9,356 | 9,365 | Perforated |
| 9,437 | 9,441 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 60 | 16 | — |
| 10.75 | 2,505 | 14.75 | 2,065 S |
| 7.625 | 9,149 | 9.875 | 1,895 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, 2000 | Feb 27, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Oct 18, 1985 | Sep 3, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 15, 1985 | — | Yes |
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 42-365-31768 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-365-31768 → 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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