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Cyphers Gas Unit #1

Shut in

Rusk County · Brachfield S.E. (Cotton Valley) field · Temp Abandoned  · Vertical

Cyphers Gas Unit #1 (API 42-401-34142) is a well in Rusk County operated by Buckhorn Operating LLC, completed May 23, 2007 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in February 1, 2021.

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2006 and 2007, permitted to 10,616 ft.

It was permitted by Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Buckhorn Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Travis Peak, B Lime, Taylor.

No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.

Operator of record

Buckhorn Operating LLC

Permitted by Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.

Based in
MT Enterprise, TX
P-5 status
Active (A)
P-5 last filed
Jul 17, 2026
Permits on file
14
Phone
(903) 658-1889

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleBuckhorn Operating LLC
Production reportsKJ Energy, LLCthrough Mar 2022
Latest permitCabot Oil & Gas CorporationDec 5, 2007

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

10,616
total depth, ft
2
permits on file
Dec 5, 2007
last permit issued
May 23, 2007
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
527K
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2007 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completed
May 23, 2007
Shut in
Feb 1, 2021
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 →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Cyphers Gas Unit G-6-228369Minden (Cotton Valley Cons.)Buckhorn Operating LLC10527KMay 2007 – Jul 2026

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.

  1. 1Cabot Oil & Gas CorporationMay 2007 → Jan 2016
  2. 2KJ Energy, LLCFeb 2016 → Mar 2022

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
650219-99Field transferCabot Oil & Gas CorporationNov 27, 2007Dec 5, 2007Dec 4, 200611,800
629234-99DrillCabot Oil & Gas CorporationNov 17, 2006Nov 17, 2006Dec 3, 200611,800

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
May 23, 2007Cyphers Gas Unit G-6-228369Brachfield S.E. (Cotton Valley)Buckhorn Operating LLCTemp Abandoned · shut in Feb 1, 202110,616
May 23, 2007Cyphers Gas Unit G-6-228369Brachfield S.E. (Cotton Valley)Buckhorn Operating LLCTemp Abandoned · shut in Feb 1, 202110,616

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 417 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Travis Peak7,041-6,624
B Lime9,140-8,723
Taylor10,272-9,855

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
9,4729,742Perforated
9,47210,092Perforated
9,57810,314Perforated
9,72010,354Perforated
9,81610,200Perforated
9,87610,370Perforated
10,31010,370Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
9.6251,03312.25390 S
5.510,6168.751,210 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Feb 21, 2008Nov 26, 2007—
00Sep 7, 2007Jul 20, 2007—
00Jul 27, 2007Jun 5, 2007Yes
00Jul 25, 2007——

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.

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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