WELL · 42-365-34232 · DISTRICT 6
Lawless Unit #12
Panola County · Bethany East (Cotton Valley) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Lawless Unit #12 (API 42-365-34232) is a well in Panola County operated by Xto Energy Inc., completed February 25, 2000 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 18, 1999, permitted to 11,000 ft.
It was permitted by Fina Oil & Chemical Company and has since transferred to Xto Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Travis Peak, "B" Lime, Taylor.
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 Sep 2021 |
| Latest permit | Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyNov 18, 1999 |
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
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 18, 1999
- last permit issued
- Feb 25, 2000
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 799K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2000 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 25, 2000
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (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 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-6-177429 | Bethany, East (Cotton Valley) | XTO Energy Inc. | 1 | 0 | 799K | Feb 2000 – 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.
- 1Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyFeb 2000 → Dec 2000
- 2Totalfinaelf E&P USA IncJan 2001 → Aug 2003
- 3Total E&P USA, Inc.Sep 2003 → Feb 2006
- 4XTO Energy Inc.Mar 2006 → Sep 2021
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 488530-99 | Drill | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Oct 15, 1999 | Nov 18, 1999 | Jan 14, 2000 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-177429 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 315 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Travis Peak | 5,840 | -5,525 |
| "B" Lime | 8,182 | -7,867 |
| Taylor | 9,295 | -8,980 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,218 | 9,344 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,525 | 11 | 1,300 S |
| 4.5 | 9,550 | 7.875 | 600 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 | Aug 1, 2000 | Apr 21, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 6, 2000 | — | — |
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 42-365-34232 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-365-34232 → 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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