WELL · 42-401-32786 · DISTRICT 6

Shelton Gas Unit No. 1 #2

Y

Rusk County · Oak Hill (Travis Peak) field · Temp Abandoned  · Vertical

Shelton Gas Unit NO. 1 #2 (API 42-401-32786) is a well in Rusk County operated by Buffco Production Inc., completed November 22, 2022 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1997 and 2022, permitted to 10,500 ft.

It was permitted by Craton Operating LLC and has since transferred to Buffco Production Inc. on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Nacatoch, Paluxy, Rodessa, BMA.

No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.

Operator of record

Buffco Production Inc.

Permitted by Craton Operating LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.

Longview, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 396 permits on file · (903) 736-4697

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleBuffco Production Inc.
Production reportsCraton Operating LLCthrough Sep 2023
Latest permitCraton Operating LLCOct 11, 2022

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

10,500
total depth, ft
2
permits on file
Oct 11, 2022
last permit issued
Nov 22, 2022
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
1.92M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completed
Nov 22, 2022
Shut in
—
Plugged
—

Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active

Surface location

32.332215, -94.608713

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Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Rusk County.

Lease production

PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026

Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Shelton G-6-167092Oak Hill (Cotton Valley)Buffco Production Inc.101.89MDec 1997 – Jul 2026
Shelton Gas Unit No. 1 G-6-293738Oak Hill (Travis Peak)Buffco Production Inc.1031.2KNov 2022 – Jul 2026

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0

051015202420252026

Chain of custody

Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.

  1. 1National Energy Group, Inc.Jan 1998 → Apr 2002
  2. 2Neg Operating LLCMay 2002 → Mar 2008
  3. 3Sandridge Expl. and Prod., LLCApr 2008 → Jan 2012
  4. 4NFR Energy, LLCFeb 2012 → Jan 2013
  5. 5Sabine Oil & Gas LLCFeb 2013 → Mar 2015
  6. 6Sabine Oil & Gas CorporationApr 2015 → Feb 2022
  7. 7Craton Operating LLCMar 2022 → Sep 2023

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
884660-99RecompletionCraton Operating LLCOct 5, 2022Oct 11, 2022—8,950
468540-99DrillNational Energy Group, Inc.Oct 8, 1997Oct 8, 1997Oct 23, 199710,500

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— G-6-167092————
—— G-6-293738————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 340 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Nacatoch1,764-1,424
Paluxy4,048-3,708
Rodessa6,002-5,662
BMA6,003-5,663
Rodessa6,100-5,760
PettitPETTET6,723-6,383
Pettit6,895-6,555
Travis Peak7,020-6,680
Travis Peak7,180-6,840
Cotton Valley8,600-8,260

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
7,1837,194Perforated
9,01010,358Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
9.6251,54212.25570 S
5.510,5007.8751,135 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Jan 20, 2023Dec 16, 2022Yes
00Apr 1, 1998Jan 22, 1998Yes
00Mar 25, 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.

Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.

Nearby wells and their tops

NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM

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This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.

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Shelton Gas Unit42-401-32549

0.5 KM · Sierra Mineral Development, L.C. · Section with this well →

Nacatoch1,790-1,469
Paluxy4,043-3,722
Rodessa5,994-5,673
Pettit6,711-6,390
Travis Peak7,060-6,739
Cotton Valley8,951-8,630
Woodbine—

Gladney Gas Unit42-401-31265

0.6 KM · Powell, Gene · Section with this well →

BMA6,036-5,697
Rodessa6,072-5,733
James Lime6,492-6,153
Pettit6,746-6,407
Travis Peak7,048-6,709
Cotton Valley8,794-8,455

Gladney Gas Unit42-401-34633

0.8 KM · Neg Operating LLC · Section with this well →

Nacatoch1,765-1,411
Paluxy4,050-3,696
Top Massive5,752-5,398
Base Massive6,000-5,646
Rodessa6,000-5,646
James Lime6,480-6,126
Pettit6,723-6,369
Pettit6,723-6,369

13 TOPS · FIRST 8

Gladney Gas Unit42-401-33562

1.0 KM · Neg Operating LLC · Section with this well →

Nacatoch2,200-1,889
Woodbine3,465-3,154
Paluxy4,032-3,721
Rodessa5,990-5,679
Pettit6,716-6,405
Travis Peak7,000-6,689
Cotton Valley9,432-9,121
Cotton Valley9,432-9,121

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Cherokee Water Company Unit42-401-34930

2.9 KM · Sandridge Expl. and Prod., LLC · Section with this well →

Massive Anhydrite (marker)5,733-5,416
Massive Anhydrite (marker)5,985-5,668
James Lime6,466-6,149
Pettit6,712-6,395
Travis Peak7,026-6,709
Base 'B' Lime8,958-8,641
Taylor10,104-9,787
Bossier10,444-10,127

9 TOPS · FIRST 8

Major Kennedy Estate42-401-35376

3.0 KM · Cci East Texas Upstream LLC · Section with this well →

Nacatoch1,800-1,483
Woodbine3,330-3,013
Paluxy4,510-4,193
Rodessa6,020-5,703
Pettit6,800-6,483
Travis Peak7,190-6,873
Cotton Valley8,930-8,613
Haynesville11,338-11,021

Thornton Jameson42-401-35384

3.2 KM · Verado Energy, Inc. · Section with this well →

Paluxy4,200-3,823
Rodessa6,080-5,703
Pettit6,750-6,373
Travis Peak7,106-6,729
Cotton Valley8,949-8,572
Woodbine—
Nacatoch—

Buford & Blow G.U. 142-401-34123

4.7 KM · TGNR East Texas LLC · Section with this well →

Nacatoch1,800-1,495
Woodbine3,330-3,025
Paluxy4,510-4,205
Rodessa6,020-5,715
Pettit6,666-6,361
Pettit6,666-6,361
Travis Peak6,943-6,638
Cotton Valley8,718-8,413

11 TOPS · FIRST 8

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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