WELL · 42-401-31961 · DISTRICT 6
Cherry Gas Unit #1
Rusk County · Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Vertical
Cherry Gas Unit #1 (API 42-401-31961) is a well in Rusk County operated by Bowles Energy Inc., completed January 27, 1985 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 2, 1984, permitted to 10,500 ft.
It was permitted by Cibola Oil & Gas Corp. and has since transferred to Bowles Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Massive Anhydrite (marker), Pettit, Cotton Valley.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Cibola Oil & Gas Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Longview, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 64 permits on file · (903) 753-7061
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bowles Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Bowles Energy, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Cibola Oil & Gas Corp.Nov 2, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 2, 1984
- last permit issued
- Jan 27, 1985
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 704K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 27, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Gas Unit G-6-115306 | Tatum, N.W. (Cotton Valley) | Bowles Energy, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 704K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 520 · prior 12 1,740(-70%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Eland Energy, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 1998
- 2Bowles Properties, Inc.Aug 1998 → Dec 1998
- 3Bowles Energy, Inc.Jan 1999 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 256470-99 | Drill | Cibola Oil & Gas Corp. | Oct 19, 1984 | Nov 2, 1984 | Nov 19, 1984 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-115306 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 338 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)BASE MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 5,910 | -5,572 |
| Pettit | 6,650 | -6,312 |
| PettitTOP OF PETTIT | 6,650 | -6,312 |
| Cotton Valley | 10,147 | -9,809 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,180 | 10,436 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,578 | 12.25 | 969 S |
| 5.5 | 10,498 | 7.875 | 690 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 7, 1986 | Apr 10, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 4, 1985 | Nov 20, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Mar 18, 1985 | Mar 4, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Mar 15, 1985 | Jan 27, 1985 | — |
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 42-401-31961 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-31961 → 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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