WELL · 42-401-32660 · DISTRICT 6
Forbus Estate Gas Unit #8
Rusk County · Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) field · Vertical
Forbus Estate Gas Unit #8 (API 42-401-32660) is a plugged well in Rusk County, plugged March 27, 2023, last operated by Rockcliff Energy Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 26, 1996, permitted to 11,500 ft.
It was permitted by Nuevo Energy Company and has since transferred to Rockcliff Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Bossier, Lwr. Cotton Valley Sands.
Operator of record
Rockcliff Energy Operating LLC
Permitted by Nuevo Energy Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 29, 2025
- Permits on file
- 569
- Phone
- (713) 351-0534
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Rockcliff Energy Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Samson Lone Star, LLCthrough Apr 2012 |
| Latest permit | Nuevo Energy CompanyJul 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.
- 11,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 26, 1996
- last permit issued
- Sep 11, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.2M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1997 THROUGH Mar 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 11, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 27, 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forbus Estate Gas Unit G-6-165892 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Rockcliff Energy Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.2M | Sep 1997 – Mar 2023 |
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.
- 1Nuevo Energy CompanySep 1997 → Dec 1998
- 2Samson Lone Star LPJan 1999 → Jun 2007
- 3Samson Lone Star, LLCJul 2007 → Apr 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 450861-99 | Drill | Nuevo Energy Company | Jul 26, 1996 | Jul 26, 1996 | Aug 7, 1997 | 11,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-165892 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 333 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,210 | 9,232 | Perforated |
| 9,582 | 9,602 | Perforated |
| 9,788 | 9,826 | Perforated |
| 9,928 | 10,087 | Perforated |
| 10,287 | 10,289 | Perforated |
| 10,287 | 10,565 | Perforated |
| 10,291 | 10,294 | Perforated |
| 10,325 | 10,327 | Perforated |
| 10,331 | 10,333 | Perforated |
| 10,342 | 10,344 | Perforated |
| 10,349 | 10,353 | Perforated |
| 10,360 | 10,364 | Perforated |
| 10,390 | 10,392 | Perforated |
| 10,417 | 10,421 | Perforated |
| 10,432 | 10,434 | Perforated |
| 10,443 | 10,447 | Perforated |
| 10,463 | 10,466 | Perforated |
| 10,490 | 10,492 | Perforated |
| 10,517 | 10,521 | Perforated |
| 10,526 | 10,529 | Perforated |
| 10,532 | 10,534 | Perforated |
| 10,552 | 10,554 | Perforated |
| 10,557 | 10,561 | Perforated |
| 10,563 | 10,565 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 40 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 981 | 12.25 | 639 S |
| 4.5 | 10,717 | 7.875 | 1,134 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 | Jul 3, 2001 | Apr 27, 2001 | — |
| 00 | Jan 16, 2001 | Nov 6, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Jan 22, 1998 | Sep 29, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 14, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-401-32660 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-32660 → 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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