WELL · 42-401-32696 · DISTRICT 6
Bennett R. D. Gas Unit #8
Rusk County · Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Vertical
Bennett R. D. Gas Unit #8 (API 42-401-32696) is a well in Rusk County operated by Tgnr East Texas II LLC, completed August 30, 1999 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 18, 1997, permitted to 11,500 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 Base "B" Lime, Lower Cotton Valleysd, Bossier.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Nuevo Energy Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 162 permits on file · (844) 888-9546
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 CompanyFeb 18, 1997 |
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
- Feb 18, 1997
- last permit issued
- Aug 30, 1999
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.64M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 30, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett, R. D. Gas Unit G-6-163272 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | TGNR East Texas II LLC | 1 | 0 | 2.64M | Apr 1997 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 12,692 · prior 12 21,155(-40%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Nuevo Energy CompanyApr 1997 → 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 457638-99 | Drill | Nuevo Energy Company | Jan 21, 1997 | Feb 18, 1997 | Mar 11, 1997 | 11,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-163272 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 390 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Base "B" Lime | 9,118 | -8,728 |
| Lower Cotton Valleysd | 10,230 | -9,840 |
| BossierBOSSIER SHALE | 10,540 | -10,150 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,166 | 9,379 | Perforated |
| 9,543 | 9,696 | Perforated |
| 9,871 | 10,081 | Perforated |
| 10,235 | 10,532 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 40 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 1,028 | 12.25 | 540 S |
| 4.5 | 10,669 | 7.875 | 1,440 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 | Nov 18, 1999 | Oct 2, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Sep 16, 1999 | Aug 13, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Jul 9, 1997 | May 6, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 1, 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 42-401-32696 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-32696 → 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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