TEXAS · WELLS · RUSK COUNTY · MCDAVID, J.W. UNIT 1 LEASE · API 42-401-32841 · DISTRICT 06
McDavid J.W. Unit 1 #8
Rusk County · Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Vertical
Mcdavid J.W. Unit 1 #8 (API 42-401-32841) is a well in Rusk County operated by Faulconer Energy LLC, completed April 12, 1998 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 27, 1998, permitted to 11,092 ft.
It was permitted by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler and has since transferred to Faulconer Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Pettit, Travis Peak, Cotton Valley.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Tyler, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 29, 2025
- Permits on file
- 46
- Phone
- (903) 581-4382
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Faulconer Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Faulconer Energy, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Sonat Exploration Company -TylerJan 27, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,092
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 27, 1998
- last permit issued
- Apr 12, 1998
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.12M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1998 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 12, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McDavid, J.W. Unit 1 G-6-168516 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Faulconer Energy, LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.12M | Apr 1998 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 18,853 · prior 12 7,067(+167%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Sonat Exploration Company -TylerApr 1998 → Dec 1999
- 2El Paso Production CompanyJan 2000 → Mar 2002
- 3Hunt Petroleum CorporationApr 2002 → Nov 2008
- 4XTO Energy Inc.Dec 2008 → Mar 2023
- 5Faulconer Energy, LLCApr 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 472688-99 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Jan 27, 1998 | Jan 27, 1998 | Mar 2, 1998 | 11,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 1998 | McDavid J.W. Unit 1 G-6-168516 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Faulconer Energy LLC | Producing | 11,092 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 448 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pettit | 7,380 | -6,932 |
| Travis Peak | 7,658 | -7,210 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY "B" | 9,566 | -9,118 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,682 | 10,970 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,522 | 12.25 | 475 S |
| 4.5 | 11,090 | 7.875 | 1,840 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 6, 1998 | May 5, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 29, 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 42-401-32841 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-32841 → 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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