WELL · 42-401-32851 · DISTRICT 6
Shelton Unit #3
Rusk County · Lake Cherokee S. (Travis Peak) field · Vertical
Shelton Unit #3 (API 42-401-32851) is a plugged well in Rusk County, plugged September 28, 2016, last operated by Buffco Production Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 4, 1998, permitted to 7,500 ft.
It was permitted by National Energy Group, Inc. and has since transferred to Buffco Production Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Pettit, Crain, Gray, Travis Peak.
Its 2 leases have reported 7.59K barrels of oil and 109K mcf of gas since April 1998, last reporting in July 2019. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by National Energy Group, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Longview, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 397 permits on file · (903) 736-4697
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Buffco Production Inc. |
| Production reports | Buffco Production Inc.through Dec 2009 |
| Latest permit | National Energy Group, Inc.Mar 4, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 4, 1998
- last permit issued
- May 1, 2007
- completed
- 7.59K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 109K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1998 THROUGH Jul 2019
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 1, 2007
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 28, 2016
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelton Unit G-6-232901 | Lake Cherokee, S. (Travis Peak) | Buffco Production Inc. | 1 | 0 | 24.4K | May 2007 – Jul 2019 |
| Shelton Unit O-6-13816 | Lake Cherokee, S. (Travis Peak) | Buffco Production Inc. | 1 | 7.59K | 85K | Apr 1998 – Feb 2008 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1National Energy Group, Inc.Apr 1998 → Jun 1999
- 2Buffco Production Inc.Jul 2007 → Dec 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 473932-99 | Drill | National Energy Group, Inc. | Mar 2, 1998 | Mar 4, 1998 | Mar 14, 1998 | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-232901 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-6-13816 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft |
|---|---|
| Pettit | 6,705 |
| Crain | 6,864 |
| Gray | 6,864 |
| Travis Peak | 7,012 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,894 | 6,898 | Perforated |
| 7,110 | 7,114 | Perforated |
| 7,160 | 7,174 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 947 | 11 | 235 S |
| 4.5 | 7,500 | 7 | 500 S |
| 4.5 | 7,500 | — | 500 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 27, 2008 | Nov 2, 2007 | — |
| 00 | Feb 8, 2008 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 30, 2007 | Jul 25, 2007 | — |
| 00 | Jun 22, 1998 | May 1, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 4, 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 42-401-32851 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-32851 → 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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