WELL · 42-401-31229 · DISTRICT 6
Gibson Vernon Estate #1
Rusk County · Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) field · Vertical
Gibson Vernon Estate #1 (API 42-401-31229) is a plugged well in Rusk County, plugged June 7, 2022, last operated by Sabine Oil & Gas Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 9, 1981, permitted to 11,000 ft.
It was permitted by Henderson Clay Products, Inc. and has since transferred to Sabine Oil & Gas Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Duck Creek Shale, Duck Creek Lime, Paluxy, Glen Rose.
Operator of record
Permitted by Henderson Clay Products, 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 | NFR Energy, LLCthrough Nov 2012 |
| Latest permit | Henderson Clay Products, Inc.Jul 9, 1981 |
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
- Jul 9, 1981
- last permit issued
- Sep 16, 1981
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 66.3K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 16, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 7, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibson, Vernon Estate G-6-96437 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Sabine Oil & Gas Corporation | 1 | 0 | 66.3K | 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.
- 1Castle Production CompanyJan 1993 → Apr 1997
- 2Union Pacific Resources CompanyMay 1997 → May 1999
- 3Arena Resources, L. L. C.Feb 2002 → Sep 2006
- 4Chalker Energy Management Ii,llcOct 2006 → Oct 2006
- 5Rusk Energy Management, LLCNov 2006 → Dec 2007
- 6NFR Energy, LLCJan 2008 → Nov 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 124586-99 | Drill | Henderson Clay Products, Inc. | Jul 9, 1981 | Jul 9, 1981 | Jul 18, 1981 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-96437 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 423 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Duck Creek Shale | 3,928 | -3,505 |
| Duck Creek Lime | 4,070 | -3,647 |
| Paluxy | 4,476 | -4,053 |
| Glen Rose | 4,774 | -4,351 |
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 6,302 | -5,879 |
| Pine Island | 7,052 | -6,629 |
| Pettit | 7,174 | -6,751 |
| Travis Peak | 7,487 | -7,064 |
| Cotton Valley | 9,324 | -8,901 |
| BossierBOSSIER SHALE | 10,832 | -10,409 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,551 | 10,770 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,455 | 12.25 | 1,200 S |
| 5.5 | 10,840 | 8.75 | 1,600 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 1, 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 42-401-31229 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-31229 → 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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