TEXAS · WELLS · RUSK COUNTY · TORKELSON LEASE · API 42-401-31558 · DISTRICT 06
Torkelson #1
Rusk County · Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Vertical
Torkelson #1 (API 42-401-31558) is a well in Rusk County operated by Fortune Resources LLC, completed February 4, 1984 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in August 1, 2026.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 21, 1982, permitted to 11,000 ft.
It was permitted by Palmer Petroleum Inc. and has since transferred to Fortune Resources LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Massive Anhydrite (marker), Bottom/Massive Anhydrite, James Lime, Pettit.
Its lease has reported 10.6K barrels of oil and 1.66M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting volume in March 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Palmer Petroleum Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Longview, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 24, 2026
- Permits on file
- 5
- Phone
- (903) 753-3050
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Fortune Resources LLC |
| Production reports | Fortune Resources LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Palmer Petroleum Inc.Oct 21, 1982 |
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
- Oct 21, 1982
- last permit issued
- Feb 4, 1984
- completed
- 10.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.66M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 4, 1984
- Shut in
- Aug 1, 2026
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torkelson G-6-103629 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Fortune Resources LLC | 1 | 10.6K | 1.66M | Jan 1993 – Mar 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 6,052 · prior 12 12,831(-53%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Palmer Petroleum Inc.Jan 1993 → Sep 2024
- 2Fortune Resources LLCOct 2024 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 175211-99 | Drill | Palmer Petroleum Inc. | Oct 21, 1982 | Oct 21, 1982 | Nov 3, 1982 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 1984 | Torkelson G-6-103629 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Fortune Resources LLC | Producing · shut in Aug 1, 2026 | 11,000 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 417 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)TOP/MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 6,383 | -5,966 |
| Bottom/Massive Anhydrite | 6,600 | -6,183 |
| James LimeJAMES | 7,050 | -6,633 |
| PettitPETTET | 7,310 | -6,893 |
| Travis Peak | 7,555 | -7,138 |
| Cotton Valley | 9,590 | -9,173 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,880 | 10,548 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,282 | 12.25 | 665 S |
| 2.375 | 10,200 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 11,001 | 7.875 | 1,750 S |
| 4.5 | 11,001 | — | — |
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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Mar 8, 1984 | Feb 13, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 13, 1984 | Yes |
Well logs
The RRC's map lists this well among those with logs online. Its monthly inventories loaded here, which start in July 2006, list none for it, so none are itemized.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗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 42-401-31558 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-31558 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search for it.
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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