TEXAS · WELLS · PANOLA COUNTY · LAWLESS UNIT LEASE · API 42-365-32387 · DISTRICT 06
Lawless Unit #9
Panola County · Bethany East (Cotton Valley) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Lawless Unit #9 (API 42-365-32387) is a well in Panola County operated by Xto Energy Inc., completed December 13, 1990 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in May 1, 2020.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 29, 1990, permitted to 9,700 ft.
It was permitted by Fina Oil & Chemical Company and has since transferred to Xto Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Ferry Lake, James Lime, Pettit, Travis Peak.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Fina Oil & Chemical Company; 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 Apr 2025 |
| Latest permit | Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyAug 29, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 29, 1990
- last permit issued
- Dec 13, 1990
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.07M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 13, 1990
- Shut in
- May 1, 2020
- 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-6-137082 | Deberry (Cotton Valley Lower) | XTO Energy Inc. | 1 | 0 | 2.07M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 32(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyJan 1993 → Dec 2000
- 2Totalfinaelf E&P USA IncJan 2001 → Aug 2003
- 3Total E&P USA, Inc.Sep 2003 → Feb 2006
- 4XTO Energy Inc.Mar 2006 → Apr 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 376867-99 | Drill | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Aug 21, 1990 | Aug 29, 1990 | Sep 16, 1990 | 9,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 1990 | Lawless Unit G-6-137082 | Bethany East (Cotton Valley) | XTO Energy Inc. | Temp Abandoned · shut in May 1, 2020 | 9,700 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 334 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Ferry Lake | 4,533 | -4,199 |
| James LimeJAMES | 5,280 | -4,946 |
| PettitPETTIT "B" | 5,640 | -5,306 |
| Travis Peak | 5,912 | -5,578 |
| Cotton Valley | 7,943 | -7,609 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,440 | 9,449 | Perforated |
| 9,520 | 9,529 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,108 | 12.25 | 1,050 S |
| 5.5 | 9,700 | 8.75 | 1,716 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 | Mar 18, 1991 | Jan 17, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 5, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-365-32387 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-365-32387 → 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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