TEXAS · WELLS · RUSK COUNTY · MENEFEE, DANIEL GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-401-32574 · DISTRICT 06
Menefee Daniel Gas Unit #4
Rusk County · Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Vertical
Menefee Daniel Gas Unit #4 (API 42-401-32574) is a well in Rusk County operated by Tgnr East Texas II LLC, completed December 19, 1996 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued September 26, 1994, permitted to 10,592 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 3 formation tops, including Bma-Rodessa, Bexar, Cotton Valley.
Its lease has reported 2.53K barrels of oil and 2.55M mcf of gas since December 1996, last reporting volume in April 2026.
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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Nuevo Energy CompanySep 26, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,592
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 26, 1994
- last permit issued
- Dec 19, 1996
- completed
- 2.53K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.55M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 1996 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 19, 1996
- 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.
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-6-162368 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | TGNR East Texas II LLC | 1 | 2.53K | 2.55M | Dec 1996 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 16,659 · prior 12 18,218(-9%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Nuevo Energy CompanyDec 1996 → 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 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 427555-98 | Drill | Nuevo Energy Company | Sep 5, 1996 | Sep 26, 1994 | Nov 17, 1996 | 11,500 |
| 427555-99 | Drill | Nuevo Energy Company | Aug 30, 1994 | Sep 26, 1994 | — | 10,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 1996 | Menefee Daniel Gas Unit G-6-162368 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | TGNR East Texas II LLC | Producing | 10,592 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 408 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Bma-Rodessa | 6,100 | -5,692 |
| Bexar | 6,500 | -6,092 |
| Cotton ValleyLOWER COTTON VALLEY | 10,190 | -9,782 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,140 | 9,163 | Perforated |
| 9,266 | 9,628 | Perforated |
| 9,776 | 10,086 | Perforated |
| 10,198 | 10,495 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 40 | — | — |
| 8.625 | 982 | 12.25 | 540 S |
| 4.5 | 10,592 | 4.5 | 1,546 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 | Mar 26, 2001 | Jan 25, 2001 | — |
| 00 | Jul 19, 2000 | Jun 5, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Apr 16, 1997 | Jan 9, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 10, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-401-32574 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-32574 → 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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