WELL · 42-401-32309 · DISTRICT 6
Gandy #1
Rusk County · Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) field · Vertical
Gandy #1 (API 42-401-32309) is a plugged well in Rusk County, plugged July 17, 2013, last operated by Chinn Exploration Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 23, 1990, permitted to 10,400 ft.
It was permitted by Sonat Exploration Company and has since transferred to Chinn Exploration Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Tma, Rodessa, James Lime, Pettit.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sonat Exploration Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Longview, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 8, 2018 · 361 permits on file · (903) 663-4260
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Chinn Exploration Company |
| Production reports | Chinn Exploration Companythrough Apr 2004 |
| Latest permit | Sonat Exploration CompanyMay 23, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 23, 1990
- last permit issued
- Sep 12, 1990
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 251K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 12, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 17, 2013
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gandy G-6-136353 | Tatum, North (Cotton Valley) | Chinn Exploration Company | 1 | 0 | 251K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2013 |
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.
- 1Sonat Exploration Company -TylerJan 1993 → Jul 1995
- 2Comstock Oil & Gas, Inc.Aug 1995 → Jan 2001
- 3Chinn Exploration CompanyAug 2002 → Apr 2004
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 373753-99 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company | May 23, 1990 | May 23, 1990 | — | 10,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-136353 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 237 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Tma | 5,511 | -5,274 |
| Rodessa | 5,756 | -5,519 |
| James Lime | 6,242 | -6,005 |
| Pettit | 6,496 | -6,259 |
| Travis Peak | 6,781 | -6,544 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY 'B' | 8,608 | -8,371 |
| TaylorTAYLOR SANDSTONE | 9,886 | -9,649 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,938 | 9,968 | Perforated |
| 9,996 | 10,010 | Perforated |
| 10,024 | 10,031 | Perforated |
| 10,038 | 10,040 | Perforated |
| 10,106 | 10,116 | Perforated |
| 10,122 | 10,130 | Perforated |
| 10,142 | 10,146 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 80 | — | — |
| 8.625 | 2,510 | 12.25 | 1,012 S |
| 4.5 | 10,380 | 7.875 | 1,390 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 29, 1991 | Oct 15, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 4, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-401-32309 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-32309 → 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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