WELL · 42-401-30978 · DISTRICT 6
Hergesheimer Fay Unit #1 #1
Rusk County · Minden (Cotton Valley Cons.) field · Vertical
Hergesheimer Fay Unit #1 #1 (API 42-401-30978) is a plugged well in Rusk County, plugged April 12, 2022, last operated by Sabine Oil & Gas Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 15, 1980, permitted to 11,000 ft.
It was permitted by Dowco Petroleum, Inc. and has since transferred to Sabine Oil & Gas Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Dowco Petroleum, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 466 permits on file · (866) 520-0402
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sabine Oil & Gas Corporation |
| Production reports | Sabine Oil & Gas Corporationthrough Mar 2022 |
| Latest permit | Dowco Petroleum, Inc.May 15, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 15, 1980
- last permit issued
- Dec 18, 1981
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 402K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 18, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 12, 2022
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hergesheimer, Fay Unit #1 G-6-97612 | Minden (Cotton Valley Cons.) | Sabine Oil & Gas Corporation | 1 | 0 | 402K | Jan 1993 – May 2022 |
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.
- 1Cogenco, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 1993
- 2Mustang Energy Inc.Aug 1993 → Oct 2003
- 3Brothers Production Company Inc.Nov 2003 → Dec 2003
- 4Cavalry Resources LLCJan 2004 → Nov 2007
- 5Branta Production Company LLCDec 2007 → Dec 2010
- 6Block T Operating, LLCFeb 2011 → Aug 2011
- 7Block "T" Petroleum, Inc.Sep 2011 → Jun 2017
- 8Sabine Oil & Gas CorporationJul 2017 → Mar 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81281-99 | Drill | Dowco Petroleum, Inc. | May 15, 1980 | May 15, 1980 | May 24, 1980 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-97612 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,738 | 10,748 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,300 | 12.25 | 675 S |
| 2.375 | 10,746 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 10,850 | 12.25 | 1,400 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 22, 1981 | — |
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 42-401-30978 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-30978 → 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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