TEXAS · WELLS · RUSK COUNTY · WITCHER, WM. GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-401-32980 · DISTRICT 06
Witcher Wm. Gas Unit #4
Rusk County · Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Witcher WM. Gas Unit #4 (API 42-401-32980) is a well in Rusk County operated by Tgnr East Texas II LLC, completed August 29, 2001 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in March 1, 2012.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued January 31, 2000, permitted to 10,700 ft.
It was permitted by Samson Lone Star LP and has since transferred to Tgnr East Texas II LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including James Lime, Base B, Taylor.
Its lease has reported 1.14K barrels of oil and 875K mcf of gas since August 2001, with no volume in the three years through August 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Samson Lone Star LP; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 18, 2026
- Permits on file
- 162
- Phone
- (346) 308-2250
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | TGNR East Texas II LLC |
| Production reports | TGNR East Texas II LLCthrough Feb 2012 |
| Latest permit | Samson Lone Star LPJan 31, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,700
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 31, 2000
- last permit issued
- Aug 29, 2001
- completed
- 1.14K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 875K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · AUG 2001 THROUGH FEB 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 29, 2001
- Shut in
- Mar 1, 2012
- 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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH AUG 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Witcher, Wm. Gas Unit G-6-185316 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | TGNR East Texas II LLC | 1 | 1.14K | 875K | Aug 2001 – Feb 2012 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Wells named Witcher Wm. Gas Unit
TGNR East Texas II LLC's other wells filed under this lease name in Rusk County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Samson Lone Star LPAug 2001 → Jun 2007
- 2Samson Lone Star, LLCJul 2007 → Feb 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 490879-98 | Drill | Samson Lone Star LP | Jan 22, 2001 | Jan 31, 2000 | Jun 29, 2001 | 11,290 |
| 490879-99 | Drill | Samson Lone Star LP | Jan 6, 2000 | Jan 31, 2000 | — | 10,790 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2001 | Witcher Wm. Gas Unit G-6-185316 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | TGNR East Texas II LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Mar 1, 2012 | 10,700 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 434 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| James LimeTOP JAMES | 6,709 | -6,275 |
| Base B | 9,198 | -8,764 |
| TaylorTOP TAYLOR | 10,302 | -9,868 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,226 | 9,964 | Perforated |
| 9,946 | 10,048 | Perforated |
| 10,304 | 10,580 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,022 | 12.25 | 480 S |
| 4.5 | 10,690 | 7.875 | 1,000 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Sep 30, 2010 | Aug 23, 2010 | — |
| 00 | Nov 15, 2001 | Oct 12, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 8, 2001 | — | — |
Well logs
The RRC's map lists this well among those with logs online. Its monthly inventories loaded here, which start in July 2006, list none for it, so none are itemized.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗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 42-401-32980 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-32980 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search for it.
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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