TEXAS · WELLS · RUSK COUNTY · MENEFEE, DANIEL GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-401-32544 · DISTRICT 06
Menefee Daniel Gas Unit #3
Rusk County · Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Menefee Daniel Gas Unit #3 (API 42-401-32544) is a well in Rusk County operated by Tgnr East Texas II LLC, completed October 4, 1994 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in September 1, 2025.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 10, 1994, permitted to 10,612 ft.
It was permitted by Nuevo Energy Company and has since transferred to Tgnr East Texas II LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including Bma Rodessa, Bexar, James Lime, Pine Island.
Its lease has reported 2.81K barrels of oil and 1.82M mcf of gas since October 1994, last reporting volume in August 2025.
Operator of record
Permitted by Nuevo Energy Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 18, 2026
- Permits on file
- 162
- Phone
- (346) 308-2250
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | TGNR East Texas II LLC |
| Production reports | TGNR East Texas II LLCthrough Aug 2025 |
| Latest permit | Nuevo Energy CompanyMay 10, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,612
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 10, 1994
- last permit issued
- Oct 4, 1994
- completed
- 2.81K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.82M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1994 THROUGH Aug 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 4, 1994
- Shut in
- Sep 1, 2025
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menefee, Daniel Gas Unit G-6-152133 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | TGNR East Texas II LLC | 1 | 2.81K | 1.82M | Oct 1994 – Aug 2025 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 4,466 · prior 12 16,781(-73%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Nuevo Energy CompanyOct 1994 → Dec 1998
- 2Samson Lone Star LPJan 1999 → Jun 2007
- 3Samson Lone Star, LLCJul 2007 → Sep 2017
- 4Rockcliff Energy Operating LLCOct 2017 → Nov 2023
- 5TGNR East Texas II LLCDec 2023 → Aug 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 423738-99 | Drill | Nuevo Energy Company | May 9, 1994 | May 10, 1994 | Jul 26, 1994 | 10,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 1994 | Menefee Daniel Gas Unit G-6-152133 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | TGNR East Texas II LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Sep 1, 2025 | 10,612 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 405 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Bma Rodessa | 6,156 | -5,751 |
| Bexar | 6,570 | -6,165 |
| James LimeJAMES | 6,634 | -6,229 |
| Pine Island | 6,766 | -6,361 |
| PettitPETTET | 6,858 | -6,453 |
| Travis Peak | 7,182 | -6,777 |
| Base B Lime | 9,110 | -8,705 |
| Lower Cotton Valleysand | 10,188 | -9,783 |
| BossierBOSSIER SHALE | 10,512 | -10,107 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,116 | 9,693 | Perforated |
| 9,877 | 10,091 | Perforated |
| 10,202 | 10,490 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 40 | — | — |
| 8.625 | 988 | 11 | 320 S |
| 5.5 | 10,612 | 7.875 | 1,650 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 | Feb 6, 1995 | Oct 21, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 4, 1995 | — | — |
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 42-401-32544 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-32544 → 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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