WELL · 42-401-31871 · DISTRICT 6
Sexton Henry Estate Gas Unit #1
Rusk County · Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) field · Vertical
Sexton Henry Estate Gas Unit #1 (API 42-401-31871) is a plugged well in Rusk County, plugged June 29, 2016, last operated by Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 12, 1984, permitted to 11,200 ft.
It was permitted by Henderson Clay Products, Inc. and has since transferred to Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 11 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 Sep 4, 2025 · 4,573 permits on file · (713) 215-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC |
| Production reports | Rme Petroleum Companythrough Aug 2001 |
| Latest permit | Henderson Clay Products, Inc.Mar 12, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 12, 1984
- last permit issued
- May 11, 1984
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 56.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2016
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 11, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 29, 2016
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sexton, Henry Estate Gas Unit G-6-113440 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC | 1 | 0 | 56.6K | Jan 1993 – Jun 2016 |
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 → Jan 2001
- 3Rme Petroleum CompanyAug 2001 → Aug 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 232190-99 | Drill | Henderson Clay Products, Inc. | Mar 12, 1984 | Mar 12, 1984 | Mar 22, 1984 | 11,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-113440 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 472 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Duck Creek Shale | 4,367 | -3,895 |
| Duck Creek Lime | 4,506 | -4,034 |
| Paluxy | 4,870 | -4,398 |
| Glen RoseUPPER GLEN ROSE | 5,160 | -4,688 |
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 6,530 | -6,058 |
| James LimeJAMES | 7,248 | -6,776 |
| Pine Island | 7,364 | -6,892 |
| PettitPETTET | 7,584 | -7,112 |
| Travis Peak | 7,776 | -7,304 |
| Cotton Valley | 9,462 | -8,990 |
| BossierBOSSIER SHALE | 11,090 | -10,618 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,762 | 11,078 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,636 | 12.25 | 1,300 S |
| 5.5 | 11,150 | 8.75 | 2,400 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 | Nov 21, 1984 | Jun 20, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Nov 20, 1984 | Jun 6, 1984 | — |
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 42-401-31871 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-31871 → 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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