WELL · 42-401-33007 · DISTRICT 6
West Pirtle Gas Unit #5
Rusk County · Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Vertical
West Pirtle Gas Unit #5 (API 42-401-33007) is a well in Rusk County operated by Pedernales Petroleum OP LLC, completed August 27, 2000 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 14, 2000, permitted to 11,037 ft.
It was permitted by Strand Energy, L.C. and has since transferred to Pedernales Petroleum OP LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including B/Massive Anhydrite, T/James Lime, T/Pettit, T/Travis Peak.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Strand Energy, L.C.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 19, 2025
- Permits on file
- 2
- Phone
- (713) 623-8000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Pedernales Petroleum OP LLC |
| Production reports | Pedernales Petroleum OP, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Strand Energy, L.C.Jun 14, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,037
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 14, 2000
- last permit issued
- Aug 27, 2000
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 776K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2000 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 27, 2000
- Shut in
- —
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Pirtle Gas Unit G-6-179554 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Pedernales Petroleum OP, LLC | 1 | 0 | 776K | Aug 2000 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 6,229 · prior 12 4,306(+45%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Strand Energy, L.C.Aug 2000 → Apr 2001
- 2Castle Exploration Company, IncMay 2001 → May 2002
- 3Delta Exploration Company, Inc.Jun 2002 → Jul 2006
- 4Basa Resources, Inc.Aug 2006 → Nov 2016
- 5Pedernales Petroleum OP, LLCDec 2016 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 496150-99 | Drill | Strand Energy, L.C. | Jun 14, 2000 | Jun 14, 2000 | Jul 6, 2000 | 11,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2000 | West Pirtle Gas Unit G-6-179554 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Pedernales Petroleum OP LLC | Producing | 11,037 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 433 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| B/Massive Anhydrite | 6,670 | -6,237 |
| T/James Lime | 7,150 | -6,717 |
| T/Pettit | 7,348 | -6,915 |
| T/Travis Peak | 7,657 | -7,224 |
| T/Cotton Valley Taylor | 10,630 | -10,197 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,678 | 10,921 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,597 | 11 | 415 S |
| 4.5 | 11,032 | 7.875 | 1,290 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 | Jan 2, 2001 | Sep 6, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 22, 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 42-401-33007 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-33007 → 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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