TEXAS · WELLS · RUSK COUNTY · THORNTON, EMMA GU 1 LEASE · API 42-401-30938 · DISTRICT 06
Thornton Emma GU 1 #1
Rusk County · Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Thornton Emma GU 1 #1 (API 42-401-30938) is a well in Rusk County operated by Valence Operating Company, completed August 10, 1980 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in October 1, 2022.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1980 and 1985, permitted to 11,104 ft.
It was permitted by Exxon Corp. and has since transferred to Valence Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including James Lime, Pettit, Transition, Travis Peak.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Exxon Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- 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 Sep 2022 |
| Latest permit | Exxon Corp.May 10, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,104
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 10, 1985
- last permit issued
- Aug 10, 1980
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 332K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 10, 1980
- Shut in
- Oct 1, 2022
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thornton, Emma GU 1 G-6-90846 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Valence Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 332K | 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.
- 1Vintage Petroleum, Inc.Jan 1993 → Aug 1999
- 2Valence Operating CompanySep 1999 → Sep 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 275051-99 | Drill | Exxon Corp. | Apr 29, 1985 | May 10, 1985 | — | 11,300 |
| 80412-99 | Drill | Exxon Corp. | Apr 1, 1980 | Apr 1, 1980 | May 20, 1980 | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 1980 | Thornton Emma GU 1 G-6-90846 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Valence Operating Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Oct 1, 2022 | 11,104 |
| Aug 10, 1980 | Thornton Emma GU 1 G-6-90846 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Valence Operating Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Oct 1, 2022 | 11,104 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 358 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| James LimeJAMES | 7,011 | -6,653 |
| Pettit | 7,242 | -6,884 |
| Transition | 7,481 | -7,123 |
| Travis Peak | 7,560 | -7,202 |
| Cotton Valley | 9,213 | -8,855 |
| Vaughn | 9,990 | -9,632 |
| Davis | 10,089 | -9,731 |
| BossierUPPER BOSSIER | 10,567 | -10,209 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,420 | 10,890 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,224 | 12.25 | 1,050 S |
| 2.875 | 9,272 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 11,103 | 8.75 | 1,430 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 | Jun 11, 1985 | May 3, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 4, 1980 | — |
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 42-401-30938 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-30938 → 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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