TEXAS · WELLS · PANOLA COUNTY · LAWLESS UNIT LEASE · API 42-365-34631 · DISTRICT 06
Lawless Unit #16
Panola County · Bethany East (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Vertical
Lawless Unit #16 (API 42-365-34631) is a well in Panola County operated by Xto Energy Inc., completed September 4, 2001 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 29, 2001, permitted to 9,650 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 4 formation tops, including Massive Anhydrite (marker), B/Cotton Valley B Line, Pettit, Travis Peak.
Its lease has reported 11.5K barrels of oil and 820K mcf of gas since September 2001, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
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 schedule | XTO Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | XTO Energy Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Totalfinaelf E&P USA IncMar 29, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,650
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 29, 2001
- last permit issued
- Sep 4, 2001
- completed
- 11.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 820K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2001 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 4, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- 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-6-185399 | Bethany, East (Cotton Valley) | XTO Energy Inc. | 1 | 11.5K | 820K | Sep 2001 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 7,870 · prior 12 9,629(-18%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Totalfinaelf E&P USA IncSep 2001 → Aug 2003
- 2Total E&P USA, Inc.Sep 2003 → Feb 2006
- 3XTO Energy Inc.Mar 2006 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 506018-99 | Drill | Totalfinaelf E&P USA Inc | Mar 2, 2001 | Mar 29, 2001 | Aug 1, 2001 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2001 | Lawless Unit G-6-185399 | Bethany East (Cotton Valley) | XTO Energy Inc. | Producing | 9,650 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 292 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)BASE MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 4,718 | -4,426 |
| B/Cotton Valley B Line | 5,163 | -4,871 |
| Pettit | 5,508 | -5,216 |
| Travis Peak | 5,863 | -5,571 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,235 | 9,340 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,508 | 11 | 325 S |
| 4.5 | 9,650 | 7.875 | 1,464 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Nov 26, 2001 | Oct 22, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 12, 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.
- Wellbore filings for 42-365-34631 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-365-34631 → 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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