TEXAS · WELLS · RUSK COUNTY · CHEROKEE WATER COMPANY LEASE · API 42-401-32631 · DISTRICT 06
Cherokee Water Company #3
Rusk County · Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Vertical
Cherokee Water Company #3 (API 42-401-32631) is a well in Rusk County operated by Craton Operating LLC, completed May 20, 1996 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 26, 1996, permitted to 10,490 ft.
It was permitted by National Energy Group, Inc. and has since transferred to Craton Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including BMA, Rodessa, Pettit, Travis Peak.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by National Energy Group, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Bellaire, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 25, 2026
- Permits on file
- 14
- Phone
- (713) 900-3456
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Craton Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Craton Operating LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | National Energy Group, Inc.Feb 26, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,490
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 26, 1996
- last permit issued
- May 20, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.96M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 20, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherokee Water Company G-6-159131 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Craton Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.96M | May 1996 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 7,701 · prior 12 8,118(-5%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1National Energy Group, Inc.May 1996 → Apr 2002
- 2Neg Operating LLCMay 2002 → Mar 2008
- 3Sandridge Expl. and Prod., LLCApr 2008 → Jan 2012
- 4NFR Energy, LLCFeb 2012 → Jan 2013
- 5Sabine Oil & Gas LLCFeb 2013 → Mar 2015
- 6Sabine Oil & Gas CorporationApr 2015 → Feb 2022
- 7Craton Operating LLCMar 2022 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 444209-99 | Drill | National Energy Group, Inc. | Jan 29, 1996 | Feb 26, 1996 | Mar 1, 1996 | 10,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 1996 | Cherokee Water Company G-6-159131 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Craton Operating LLC | Producing | 10,490 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 250 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| BMA | 5,920 | -5,670 |
| Rodessa | 6,047 | -5,797 |
| Pettit | 6,680 | -6,430 |
| Travis Peak | 6,980 | -6,730 |
| Cotton Valley | 8,705 | -8,455 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,982 | 9,476 | Perforated |
| 9,568 | 9,893 | Perforated |
| 10,060 | 10,386 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,428 | 12.25 | 465 S |
| 5.5 | 10,490 | 8.75 | 1,463 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 13, 1996 | Jun 10, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 1, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-401-32631 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-32631 → 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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