WELL · 42-401-32929 · DISTRICT 6
Strong Gas Unit #5
Rusk County · Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) field · Vertical
Strong Gas Unit #5 (API 42-401-32929) is a plugged well in Rusk County, plugged September 21, 2018, last operated by Rockcliff Energy Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued July 13, 1999, permitted to 10,650 ft.
It was permitted by Samson Lone Star LP and has since transferred to Rockcliff Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including James Lime, B Lime, Taylor.
Operator of record
Rockcliff Energy Operating LLC
Permitted by Samson Lone Star LP; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 29, 2025
- Permits on file
- 569
- Phone
- (713) 351-0534
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Rockcliff Energy Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Samson Lone Star, LLCthrough Jan 2016 |
| Latest permit | Samson Lone Star LPJul 13, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,650
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 13, 1999
- last permit issued
- Nov 1, 1999
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.49M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1999 THROUGH Sep 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 1, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 21, 2018
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Gas Unit G-6-175530 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Rockcliff Energy Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.49M | Nov 1999 – Sep 2018 |
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.
- 1Samson Lone Star LPNov 1999 → Jun 2007
- 2Samson Lone Star, LLCJul 2007 → Jan 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 484037-98 | Drill | Samson Lone Star LP | Jul 21, 1999 | Jul 13, 1999 | Aug 2, 1999 | 10,650 |
| 484037-99 | Drill | Samson Lone Star LP | Apr 22, 1999 | Jul 13, 1999 | — | 10,650 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-175530 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 337 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| James LimeJAMES | 6,641 | -6,304 |
| B Lime | 9,110 | -8,773 |
| Taylor | 10,268 | -9,931 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,212 | 9,460 | Perforated |
| 9,576 | 9,724 | Perforated |
| 9,814 | 10,068 | Perforated |
| 10,270 | 10,569 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,025 | 12.25 | 1,070 S |
| 4.5 | 10,701 | 7.875 | 1,325 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 25, 2000 | Dec 6, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 3, 2000 | — | — |
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 42-401-32929 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-32929 → 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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