WELL · 42-401-32756 · DISTRICT 6
Paul Gas Unit #4
Rusk County · Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Vertical
Paul Gas Unit #4 (API 42-401-32756) is a well in Rusk County operated by Fortune Resources LLC, completed October 27, 1997 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 25, 1997, permitted to 11,500 ft.
It was permitted by Nuevo Energy Company and has since transferred to Fortune Resources LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Base "B" Lime, Cotton Valley, 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.
Longview, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 5 permits on file · (903) 738-9622
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Fortune Resources LLC |
| Production reports | Fortune Resources LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Nuevo Energy CompanyAug 25, 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
- Aug 25, 1997
- last permit issued
- Oct 27, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.58M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 27, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Gas Unit G-6-166590 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Fortune Resources LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.58M | Oct 1997 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 13,775 · prior 12 15,614(-12%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Verado Energy, Inc.Oct 1997 → Feb 2025
- 2Fortune Resources LLCMar 2025 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 466680-99 | Drill | Nuevo Energy Company | Aug 25, 1997 | Aug 25, 1997 | Sep 20, 1997 | 11,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-166590 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 299 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Base "B" Lime | 9,008 | -8,709 |
| Cotton ValleyLOWER COTTON VALLEY SAND | 10,130 | -9,831 |
| BossierBOSSIER SHALE | 10,456 | -10,157 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,151 | 10,457 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 40 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 975 | 12.25 | 540 S |
| 4.5 | 10,589 | 4.5 | 1,610 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 | Mar 3, 1998 | Nov 25, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 26, 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 42-401-32756 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-32756 → 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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