WELL · 42-401-30795 · DISTRICT 6
Prior #1
Rusk County · Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Prior #1 (API 42-401-30795) is a well in Rusk County operated by Rusk CO. Well Service CO. Inc., completed June 7, 1994 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 23, 1979, permitted to 10,694 ft.
It was permitted by Cotton Petroleum Corp. and has since transferred to Rusk CO. Well Service CO. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Massive Anhydrite (marker), Rodessa, Pettit, Travis Peak.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Rusk Co. Well Service Co. Inc.
Permitted by Cotton Petroleum Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Kilgore, TX · P-5 Active, filed Sep 8, 2025 · 1 permits on file · (903) 984-5017
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Rusk Co. Well Service Co. Inc. |
| Production reports | Rusk Co. Well Service Co., Inc.through Aug 2016 |
| Latest permit | Cotton Petroleum Corp.Jan 23, 1979 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,694
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 23, 1979
- last permit issued
- Jun 7, 1994
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 326K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 7, 1994
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prior G-6-83523 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Rusk Co. Well Service Co., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 326K | Jan 1993 – 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.
- 1Rusk Co. Well Service Co., Inc.Jan 1993 → Aug 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41312-99 | Drill | Cotton Petroleum Corp. | Jan 23, 1979 | Jan 23, 1979 | Mar 11, 1979 | 10,694 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-83523 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 380 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 5,955 | -5,575 |
| Rodessa | 6,260 | -5,880 |
| Pettit | 6,950 | -6,570 |
| Travis Peak | 7,510 | -7,130 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY B | 9,061 | -8,681 |
| L. Cotton Valley | 10,260 | -9,880 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,203 | 10,416 | Perforated |
| 10,395 | 10,416 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,223 | 12.25 | 1,280 S |
| 2.875 | 9,025 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 10,694 | 8.75 | 1,231 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 | Aug 9, 1994 | Jun 27, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Feb 16, 1994 | Dec 16, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 26, 1979 | — |
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 42-401-30795 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-30795 → 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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