TEXAS · WELLS · RUSK COUNTY · RAINWATER LEASE · API 42-401-31241 · DISTRICT 06
Rainwater #1
Rusk County · Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) field · Vertical
Rainwater #1 (API 42-401-31241) is a plugged well in Rusk County, plugged May 5, 2014, last operated by Valence Operating Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 1985, permitted to 11,050 ft.
It was permitted by Txo Production Corp. and has since transferred to Valence Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including BMA, James Lime, Pettit, Travis Peak.
Operator of record
Permitted by TXO Production 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 Dec 2013 |
| Latest permit | TXO Production Corp.Sep 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.
- 11,050
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 10, 1985
- last permit issued
- Apr 28, 1987
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 435K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2014
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 28, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 5, 2014
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainwater G-6-96513 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Valence Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 435K | Jan 1993 – May 2014 |
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.
- 1Valence Operating CompanyJan 1993 → Dec 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 284506-99 | Recompletion | TXO Production Corp. | Aug 28, 1985 | Sep 10, 1985 | — | 10,650 |
| 131814-99 | Drill | Texas Oil & Gas Corp. | Aug 17, 1981 | Aug 17, 1981 | Aug 30, 1981 | 11,050 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 1987 | Rainwater G-6-96513 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Valence Operating Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 424 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| BMA | 6,164 | -5,740 |
| James LimeJAMES LINE | 6,633 | -6,209 |
| Pettit | 6,860 | -6,436 |
| Travis Peak | 7,167 | -6,743 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY SANDS | 8,790 | -8,366 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,885 | 9,894 | Perforated |
| 9,905 | 9,912 | Perforated |
| 10,236 | 10,384 | Perforated |
| 10,236 | 10,425 | Perforated |
| 10,400 | 10,425 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 80 | 20 | 8 S |
| 8.625 | 3,200 | 11 | 1,075 S |
| 8.625 | 3,200 | — | 1,075 S |
| 2.375 | 10,085 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 10,650 | 7.875 | 1,450 S |
| 4.5 | 10,650 | — | 1,450 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 10, 1987 | May 15, 1987 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 8, 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 42-401-31241 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-31241 → 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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