TEXAS · WELLS · RUSK COUNTY · GANDY, VIRGINIA A. GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-401-32923 · DISTRICT 06
Gandy Virginia A. Gas Unit #3
Rusk County · Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Gandy Virginia A. Gas Unit #3 (API 42-401-32923) is a well in Rusk County operated by Craton Operating LLC, completed May 24, 1999 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in May 1, 2016.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 17, 1999, permitted to 10,855 ft.
It was permitted by Matador Operating Company and has since transferred to Craton Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Pettit, Cotton Valley, Bossier.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Matador Operating Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Bellaire, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 25, 2026
- Permits on file
- 14
- Phone
- (713) 900-3456
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Craton Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Craton Operating LLCthrough Nov 2023 |
| Latest permit | Matador Operating CompanyMar 17, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,855
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 17, 1999
- last permit issued
- May 24, 1999
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 623K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1999 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 24, 1999
- Shut in
- May 1, 2016
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gandy, Virginia A. Gas Unit G-6-173433 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Craton Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 623K | May 1999 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Matador Operating CompanyMay 1999 → Jul 2003
- 2Brown, Tom Inc.Aug 2003 → Dec 2004
- 3Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Jan 2005 → Jun 2008
- 4NFR Energy, LLCJul 2008 → Jan 2013
- 5Sabine Oil & Gas LLCFeb 2013 → Mar 2015
- 6Sabine Oil & Gas CorporationApr 2015 → Apr 2016
- 7Craton Operating LLCSep 2022 → Nov 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 483335-99 | Drill | Matador Operating Company | Mar 17, 1999 | Mar 17, 1999 | Apr 22, 1999 | 10,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 1999 | Gandy Virginia A. Gas Unit G-6-173433 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Craton Operating LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in May 1, 2016 | 10,855 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 399 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pettit | 7,146 | -6,747 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY TAYLOR | 10,490 | -10,091 |
| Bossier | 10,735 | -10,336 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,524 | 10,526 | Perforated |
| 10,598 | 10,600 | Perforated |
| 10,714 | 10,716 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,027 | 12.25 | 315 S |
| 4.5 | 10,854 | 8.75 | 1,330 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 19, 1999 | Jun 18, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 12, 1999 | — | — |
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 42-401-32923 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-32923 → 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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