WELL · 42-365-36391 · DISTRICT 6
Wilcots S.W. Gas Unit #5
Panola County · Carthage (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Vertical
Wilcots S.W. Gas Unit #5 (API 42-365-36391) is a well in Panola County operated by Rfe Operating LLC, completed July 30, 2007 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued October 25, 2006, permitted to 10,200 ft.
It was permitted by Preston Exploration LLC and has since transferred to Rfe Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including James Lime, Pettit, Travis Peak, Cotton Valley.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Preston Exploration LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Tyler, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 135 permits on file · (903) 730-6080
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | RFE Operating LLC |
| Production reports | RFE Operating, LLCthrough Feb 2026 |
| Latest permit | Preston Exploration LLCOct 25, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,200
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 25, 2006
- last permit issued
- Jul 30, 2007
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 712K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2007 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 30, 2007
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilcots, S.W. Gas Unit G-6-229148 | Carthage (Cotton Valley) | RFE Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 712K | May 2007 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 8,588 · prior 12 12,028(-29%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Preston Exploration LLCJul 2007 → Dec 2013
- 2Indigo Minerals LLCJan 2014 → Apr 2018
- 3CRD Operating, LLCFeb 2019 → Feb 2021
- 4Slant Operating, LLCMar 2021 → Sep 2022
- 5RFE Operating, LLCOct 2022 → Feb 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 627630-98 | Drill | Preston Exploration LLC | Dec 28, 2006 | Oct 25, 2006 | May 8, 2007 | 10,200 |
| 627630-99 | Drill | Preston Exploration LLC | Oct 16, 2006 | Oct 25, 2006 | — | 10,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-229148 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 345 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| James Lime | 5,908 | -5,563 |
| Pettit | 6,143 | -5,798 |
| Travis Peak | 6,502 | -6,157 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY GROUP | 8,398 | -8,053 |
| Base CV "B" Lime | 8,697 | -8,352 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY GROUP | 8,938 | -8,593 |
| TaylorTAYLOR SAND | 9,823 | -9,478 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,578 | 8,993 | Perforated |
| 9,878 | 9,830 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,250 | 12.25 | 440 S |
| 4.5 | 10,048 | 7.875 | 1,227 S |
| 4.5 | 10,063 | 7.875 | 1,227 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 | Oct 15, 2007 | Sep 10, 2007 | — |
| 00 | Aug 30, 2007 | Jul 9, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 28, 2007 | — | — |
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 42-365-36391 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-365-36391 → 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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