TEXAS · WELLS · RUSK COUNTY · WEST PIRTLE GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-401-33172 · DISTRICT 06
West Pirtle Gas Unit #7
Rusk County · Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Vertical
West Pirtle Gas Unit #7 (API 42-401-33172) is a well in Rusk County operated by Fortune Resources LLC, completed July 25, 2002 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in August 1, 2026.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 22, 2002, permitted to 11,100 ft.
It was permitted by Palmer Petroleum Inc. and has since transferred to Fortune Resources LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 11 formation tops, including B Austin, T Buda, T Paluxy, T Ma.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Palmer Petroleum 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 | Palmer Petroleum Inc.Apr 22, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,100
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 22, 2002
- last permit issued
- Jul 25, 2002
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 596K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2002 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 25, 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.
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-6-189936 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Fortune Resources LLC | 1 | 0 | 596K | Jul 2002 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 30,580 · prior 12 29,753(+3%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Palmer Petroleum Inc.Jul 2002 → Sep 2024
- 2Fortune Resources LLCOct 2024 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 519340-99 | Drill | Palmer Petroleum Inc. | Apr 22, 2002 | Apr 22, 2002 | Apr 26, 2002 | 11,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2002 | West Pirtle Gas Unit G-6-189936 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Fortune Resources LLC | Producing · shut in Aug 1, 2026 | 11,100 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 469 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,678 | 10,932 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,600 | 12.25 | 465 S |
| 4.5 | 11,100 | 7.875 | 1,766 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 | Sep 5, 2002 | Aug 8, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 21, 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 42-401-33172 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-33172 → 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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