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Lawless Unit #15

Shut in

Panola County · Bethany East (Cotton Valley) field · Temp Abandoned  · Vertical

Lawless Unit #15 (API 42-365-34625) is a well in Panola County operated by Xto Energy Inc., completed May 13, 2001 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in October 1, 2021.

The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 23, 2001, permitted to 9,566 ft.

It was permitted by Totalfinaelf E&P USA Inc and has since transferred to Xto Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Paluxy, Glen Rose, BMA, Pine Island.

No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.

Operator of record

XTO Energy Inc.

Permitted by Totalfinaelf E&P USA Inc; 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 scheduleXTO Energy Inc.
Production reportsXTO Energy Inc.through Sep 2021
Latest permitTotalfinaelf E&P USA IncMar 23, 2001

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

9,566
total depth, ft
1
permits on file
Mar 23, 2001
last permit issued
May 13, 2001
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
639K
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2001 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completed
May 13, 2001
Shut in
Oct 1, 2021
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 →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Lawless Unit G-6-184412Bethany, East (Cotton Valley)XTO Energy Inc.10639KMay 2001 – 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.

  1. 1Totalfinaelf E&P USA IncMay 2001 → Aug 2003
  2. 2Total E&P USA, Inc.Sep 2003 → Feb 2006
  3. 3XTO Energy Inc.Mar 2006 → Sep 2021

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
505561-99DrillTotalfinaelf E&P USA IncFeb 20, 2001Mar 23, 2001Apr 10, 200110,500

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
May 13, 2001Lawless Unit G-6-184412Bethany East (Cotton Valley)XTO Energy Inc.Temp Abandoned · shut in Oct 1, 20219,566

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 306 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Paluxy2,592-2,286
Glen Rose2,955-2,649
BMA4,692-4,386
Pine Island5,385-5,079
Pettit5,500-5,194
Travis Peak5,845-5,539
Cotton Valley8,178-7,872

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
8,2549,354Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
8.6252,51011325 S
4.59,5507.8751,336 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Oct 17, 2001Aug 31, 2001Yes
00Sep 25, 2001——

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.

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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