TEXAS · WELLS · RUSK COUNTY · PAUL GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-401-33168 · DISTRICT 06
Paul Gas Unit #5
Rusk County · Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Directional
Paul Gas Unit #5 (API 42-401-33168) is a well in Rusk County operated by Fortune Resources LLC, completed July 26, 2002 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in August 1, 2026.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 10, 2002, permitted to 10,665 ft.
It was permitted by Verado Energy, Inc. and has since transferred to Fortune Resources LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Rodessa, Pettit, Travis Peak, Knowles Lime.
Its lease has reported 1.81K barrels of oil and 1.57M mcf of gas since July 2002, last reporting volume in March 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Verado Energy, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Longview, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 24, 2026
- Permits on file
- 5
- Phone
- (903) 753-3050
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Fortune Resources LLC |
| Production reports | Fortune Resources LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Verado Energy, Inc.May 10, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,665
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 10, 2002
- last permit issued
- Jul 26, 2002
- completed
- 1.81K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.57M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · JUL 2002 THROUGH MAR 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 26, 2002
- Shut in
- Aug 1, 2026
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Gas Unit G-6-191103 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Fortune Resources LLC | 1 | 1.81K | 1.57M | Jul 2002 – Mar 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 26,366 · prior 12 40,617(-35%)
Wells named Paul Gas Unit
Fortune Resources 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.
- 1Verado Energy, Inc.Jul 2002 → Feb 2025
- 2Fortune Resources LLCMar 2025 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 518572-99 | Drill | Verado Energy, Inc. | Mar 26, 2002 | May 10, 2002 | May 13, 2002 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2002 | Paul Gas Unit G-6-191103 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Fortune Resources LLC | Producing · shut in Aug 1, 2026 | 10,665 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 344 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rodessa | 6,178 | -5,834 |
| Pettit | 6,856 | -6,512 |
| Travis Peak | 7,088 | -6,744 |
| Knowles Lime | 10,168 | -9,824 |
| TaylorBASE TAYLOR | 10,546 | -10,202 |
| BossierBOSSIER SHALE | 10,552 | -10,208 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,159 | 10,546 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,780 | 12.25 | 1,275 S |
| 4.5 | 10,665 | 7.875 | 1,522 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 | Nov 6, 2002 | Aug 27, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 30, 2002 | — | — |
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 42-401-33168 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-33168 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here 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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