TEXAS · WELLS · PANOLA COUNTY · API 42-365-38230 · DISTRICT 06
J. W. Wiltcher Gas Unit #1
Panola County · Carthage (Pettit Lower) field · Producing · Vertical
J. W. Wiltcher Gas Unit #1 (API 42-365-38230) is a well in Panola County operated by Valence Operating Company, completed November 7, 2016 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2014 and 2016, permitted to 6,815 ft.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Nacatoch, Nacotoch, Blossom, Fredericksburg.
Its 3 leases have reported 6.81K barrels of oil and 305K mcf of gas since November 2014, last reporting volume in April 2026. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
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 CompanyJun 24, 2016 |
- 6,815
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 24, 2016
- last permit issued
- Nov 7, 2016
- completed
- 6.81K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 305K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2014 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 7, 2016
- 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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. W. Wiltcher Gas Unit G-6-281971 | Carthage (Pettit, Lower) | Valence Operating Company | 1 | 721 | 243K | Nov 2016 – Apr 2026 |
| Dennard, R. L. O-6-15351 | Carthage (Travis Peak 6400) | Valence Operating Company | 2 | 6.09K | 61.7K | Nov 2014 – Nov 2016 |
| Dennard, R. L. G-6-281950 | Carthage (Pettit, Lower) | Valence Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Nov 2016 – — |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 8,287 · prior 12 2,458(+237%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Valence Operating CompanyNov 2014 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 816461-99 | Recompletion | Valence Operating Company | Jun 21, 2016 | Jun 24, 2016 | Oct 27, 2016 | 7,000 |
| 794947-99 | Drill | Valence Operating Company | Aug 26, 2014 | Sep 26, 2014 | Oct 20, 2014 | 7,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2016 | J. W. Wiltcher Gas Unit G-6-281971 | Carthage (Pettit Lower) | Valence Operating Company | Producing | 6,815 |
| Nov 7, 2016 | Dennard R. L. G-6-281950 | Carthage (Pettit Lower) | Valence Operating Company | Not on Schedule | — |
| Nov 7, 2014 | Dennard R. L. O-6-15351 | Carthage (Travis Peak 6400) | Valence Operating Company | Not on Schedule | — |
| Nov 7, 2014 | Dennard R. L. O-6-15351 | Carthage (Travis Peak 6400) | Valence Operating Company | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 321 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Nacatoch | 1,585 | -1,264 |
| Nacotoch | 1,585 | -1,264 |
| Blossom | 2,300 | -1,979 |
| Fredericksburg | 2,960 | -2,639 |
| Paluxy | 3,325 | -3,004 |
| Glen Rose | 3,570 | -3,249 |
| Rodessa | 5,245 | -4,924 |
| PettitPETTET | 5,960 | -5,639 |
| Travis Peak | 6,360 | -6,039 |
| Cotton Valley | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,147 | 6,224 | Perforated |
| 6,440 | 6,446 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,017 | 12.25 | 500 S |
| 7 | 6,815 | 8.75 | 900 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 | Mar 30, 2017 | Dec 12, 2016 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 19, 2015 | Jan 7, 2015 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 8, 2015 | Nov 11, 2014 | Yes |
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 42-365-38230 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-365-38230 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here 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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