TEXAS · WELLS · RUSK COUNTY · MCDAVID, J.W. UNIT 1 LEASE · API 42-401-32444 · DISTRICT 06
McDavid J.W. Unit 1 #4
Rusk County · Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Vertical
Mcdavid J.W. Unit 1 #4 (API 42-401-32444) is a well in Rusk County operated by Faulconer Energy LLC, completed February 13, 1993 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 3, 1992, permitted to 11,110 ft.
It was permitted by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler and has since transferred to Faulconer Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including James Lime, Pine Isl, Pettit, Travis Peak.
Its lease has reported 19.6K barrels of oil and 2.05M mcf of gas since February 1993, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Tyler, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 29, 2025
- Permits on file
- 46
- Phone
- (903) 581-4382
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Faulconer Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Faulconer Energy, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Sonat Exploration Company -TylerDec 3, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,110
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 3, 1992
- last permit issued
- Feb 13, 1993
- completed
- 19.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.05M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1993 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 13, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- 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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McDavid, J.W. Unit 1 G-6-144710 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Faulconer Energy, LLC | 1 | 19.6K | 2.05M | Feb 1993 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 682 · prior 12 1,841(-63%)
Wells named McDavid J.W. Unit 1
Faulconer Energy LLC's other wells filed under this lease name in Rusk County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Sonat Exploration Company -TylerFeb 1993 → Dec 1999
- 2El Paso Production CompanyJan 2000 → Mar 2002
- 3Hunt Petroleum CorporationApr 2002 → Nov 2008
- 4XTO Energy Inc.Dec 2008 → Mar 2023
- 5Faulconer Energy, LLCApr 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 406806-99 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Dec 3, 1992 | Dec 3, 1992 | Dec 23, 1992 | 11,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 1993 | McDavid J.W. Unit 1 G-6-144710 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Faulconer Energy LLC | Producing | 11,110 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 425 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| James LimeJAMES | 7,060 | -6,635 |
| Pine Isl | 7,190 | -6,765 |
| Pettit | 7,290 | -6,865 |
| Travis Peak | 7,560 | -7,135 |
| Taylor | 10,490 | -10,065 |
| Bossier | 10,950 | -10,525 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,668 | 10,985 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,560 | 12.25 | 620 S |
| 5.5 | 11,109 | 7.875 | 1,700 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. 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 | Apr 30, 1993 | Mar 10, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 9, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-401-32444 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-32444 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here 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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