TEXAS · WELLS · RUSK COUNTY · CHEROKEE LAKE UNIT NO. 1 LEASE · API 42-401-34895 · DISTRICT 06
Cherokee Lake Unit No. 1 #6
Rusk County · Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Directional
Cherokee Lake Unit NO. 1 #6 (API 42-401-34895) is a well in Rusk County operated by Fortune Resources LLC, completed December 16, 2008 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in August 1, 2026.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 5, 2008, permitted to 11,150 ft.
It was permitted by Verado Energy, Inc. and has since transferred to Fortune Resources LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Rodessa, Pettit, Travis Peak, Cotton Valley.
Its lease has reported 1.19K barrels of oil and 834K mcf of gas since December 2008, 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.Sep 5, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,150
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 5, 2008
- last permit issued
- Dec 16, 2008
- completed
- 1.19K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 834K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2008 THROUGH Mar 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 16, 2008
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherokee Lake Unit No. 1 G-6-249378 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Fortune Resources LLC | 1 | 1.19K | 834K | Dec 2008 – Mar 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 7,585 · prior 12 8,078(-6%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Verado Energy, Inc.Dec 2008 → Feb 2025
- 2Fortune Resources LLCMar 2025 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 669039-99 | Drill | Verado Energy, Inc. | Aug 13, 2008 | Sep 5, 2008 | Oct 10, 2008 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 2008 | Cherokee Lake Unit No. 1 G-6-249378 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Fortune Resources LLC | Producing · shut in Aug 1, 2026 | 11,150 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 327 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rodessa | 6,574 | -6,247 |
| PettitPETTET | 7,288 | -6,961 |
| Travis Peak | 7,532 | -7,205 |
| Cotton Valley | 9,480 | -9,153 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY TAYLOR | 10,680 | -10,353 |
| BossierBOSSIER SHALE | 11,022 | -10,695 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,530 | 9,568 | Perforated |
| 9,738 | 10,090 | Perforated |
| 10,274 | 10,486 | Perforated |
| 10,700 | 11,006 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 826 | 17.5 | 736 S |
| 9.625 | 4,085 | 11 | 1,413 S |
| 4.5 | 11,147 | 7.875 | 1,120 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 1, 2009 | Jan 12, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 17, 2009 | — | — |
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 42-401-34895 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-34895 → 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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