TEXAS · WELLS · PANOLA COUNTY · J.W. WILTCHER GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-365-38204 · DISTRICT 06
J.W. Wiltcher Gas Unit #5H
Panola County · Carthage (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Horizontal
J.W. Wiltcher Gas Unit #5H (API 42-365-38204) is a horizontal well in Panola County operated by Valence Operating Company, completed August 14, 2015 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 21, 2014, permitted to 9,442 ft.
Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including Nacatoch, Blossom, Fredericksburg, Paluxy.
Its lease has reported 44.7K barrels of oil and 3.67M mcf of gas since February 2015, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Kingwood, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 4, 2026
- Permits on file
- 990
- Phone
- (281) 359-3659
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Valence Operating Company |
| Production reports | Valence Operating Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Valence Operating CompanyAug 21, 2014 |
- 9,442
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 21, 2014
- last permit issued
- Aug 14, 2015
- completed
- 44.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.67M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2015 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 14, 2015
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.W. Wiltcher Gas Unit G-6-276636 | Carthage (Cotton Valley) | Valence Operating Company | 1 | 44.7K | 3.67M | Feb 2015 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 161,908 · prior 12 180,583(-10%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Valence Operating CompanyFeb 2015 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 791772-99 | Drill | Valence Operating Company | Jul 15, 2014 | Aug 21, 2014 | Oct 8, 2014 | 9,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2015 | J.W. Wiltcher Gas Unit G-6-276636 | Carthage (Cotton Valley) | Valence Operating Company | Producing | 9,442 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 327 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Nacatoch | 1,575 | -1,248 |
| Blossom | 2,320 | -1,993 |
| Fredericksburg | 3,000 | -2,673 |
| Paluxy | 3,305 | -2,978 |
| Glen Rose | 3,605 | -3,278 |
| Rodessa | 5,280 | -4,953 |
| PettitPETTET | 6,000 | -5,673 |
| Travis Peak | 6,400 | -6,073 |
| Cotton Valley | 8,430 | -8,103 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,771 | 15,369 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,000 | 17.5 | 850 S |
| 9.625 | 5,625 | 12.25 | 1,620 S |
| 5.5 | 15,505 | 8.75 | 2,110 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 | Aug 31, 2015 | Aug 17, 2015 | — |
| 00 | May 14, 2015 | Mar 19, 2015 | Yes |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Nov 1, 2017. Density, Neutron. These are the logs loaded into Petrora from the Railroad Commission's inventories, not necessarily every log run on the well. The RRC holds the files; each opens from its log search for the well. The kind is the RRC's description of the log; the interval is the one filed for it.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗| Logas described | Files | Intervalft, as filed | Datereceived | SizeMB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEUTRON/DENSITY POROSITYSpans Rodessa, Pettit, Travis Peak, Cotton Valley | TIFF | 5,602 to 8,765 | Nov 1, 2017run Oct 20, 2014 | 6.57 |
"Spans" is by this well's own filed formation tops: a formation runs from its top to the next deeper top filed, and the deepest runs to the bottom of the log. Depths are measured along the wellbore, so on a horizontal the lateral counts in the formation it was landed in.
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 42-365-38204 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-365-38204 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search for it.
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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