WELL · 42-401-31139 · DISTRICT 6
Ross Essie #1
Rusk County · Henderson North (Cotton Valley) field · Vertical
Ross Essie #1 (API 42-401-31139) is a well in Rusk County operated by Fina Oil & Chemical Company, completed December 22, 1981.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 1987, permitted to 11,000 ft.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including Paluxy, Glen Rose, Base M.A., Jones Ln.
Its 2 leases have reported 47.6K barrels of oil and 27.9K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 13, 2001 · 1,328 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Fina Oil & Chemical Company |
| Production reports | Sabine Energy Inc.through Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyAug 7, 1987 |
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
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 7, 1987
- last permit issued
- Dec 22, 1981
- completed
- 47.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 27.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 22, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross, Essie O-6-14565 | Minden (Travis Peak Cons.) | Sabine Energy Inc. | 1 | 20K | 11.2K | Apr 2006 – Jul 2026 |
| Ross, Essie O-6-12223 | Henderson, E. (Travis Peak) | Bell & Kinley Company | 1 | 27.6K | 16.7K | Jan 1993 – Feb 2007 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 758 · prior 12 943(-20%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Bell & Kinley CompanyJan 1993 → Aug 2017
- 2Sabine Oil & Gas CorporationSep 2017 → Dec 2025
- 3Sabine Energy Inc.Jan 2026 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 333989-99 | Recompletion | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Aug 4, 1987 | Aug 7, 1987 | — | 7,460 |
| 111472-99 | Drill | American Petrofina Co. of Tex. | Mar 10, 1981 | Mar 10, 1981 | Aug 9, 1981 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-12223 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-6-14565 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 417 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,452 | 7,460 | Perforated |
| 10,528 | 10,745 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,003 | 12.25 | 1,330 S |
| 9.625 | 3,230 | 12.25 | 1,330 S |
| 2.875 | 10,400 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 10,864 | 8.75 | 1,495 S |
| 5.5 | — | 8.75 | 1,495 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 | Nov 14, 2006 | Aug 13, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 6, 1987 | Aug 13, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 1, 1987 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 31, 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 42-401-31139 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-31139 → 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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