WELL · 42-401-32717 · DISTRICT 6
Busby Estate Gas Unit #5
Rusk County · Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Vertical
Busby Estate Gas Unit #5 (API 42-401-32717) is a well in Rusk County operated by Tgnr East Texas LLC, completed August 8, 1997 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 20, 1997, permitted to 11,500 ft.
It was permitted by Castle Production Company and has since transferred to Tgnr East Texas LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Mass Anhy., Rodessa, James Lime, Pettit.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Castle Production Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 41 permits on file · (844) 888-9549
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | TGNR East Texas LLC |
| Production reports | TGNR East Texas LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Castle Production CompanyMay 20, 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
- May 20, 1997
- last permit issued
- Aug 8, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 858K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 8, 1997
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busby Estate Gas Unit G-6-166418 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | TGNR East Texas LLC | 1 | 0 | 858K | Aug 1997 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 9,124 · prior 12 13,763(-34%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Union Pacific Resources CompanyAug 1997 → Jan 2001
- 2Rme Petroleum CompanyFeb 2001 → Nov 2002
- 3Anadarko E&P Company LPDec 2002 → Dec 2012
- 4Anadarko E&P Onshore LLCJan 2013 → Nov 2016
- 5Cci East Texas Upstream LLCDec 2016 → Jan 2021
- 6TGNR East Texas LLCFeb 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 462666-99 | Drill | Castle Production Company | May 20, 1997 | May 20, 1997 | Jun 24, 1997 | 11,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-166418 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 340 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Mass Anhy. | 6,204 | -5,864 |
| Rodessa | 6,578 | -6,238 |
| James LimeJAMES LM. | 6,916 | -6,576 |
| Pettit | 7,154 | -6,814 |
| Travis Peak | 7,436 | -7,096 |
| Cotton Valley | 9,040 | -8,700 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,440 | 10,650 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,615 | 11 | 350 S |
| 4.5 | 10,812 | 7.875 | 1,320 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 | Feb 18, 1998 | Dec 10, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 10, 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 42-401-32717 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-32717 → 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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