TEXAS · WELLS · RUSK COUNTY · SHELTON LEASE · API 42-401-35056 · DISTRICT 06
Shelton #5
Rusk County · Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Vertical
Shelton #5 (API 42-401-35056) is a well in Rusk County operated by Buffco Production Inc., completed February 8, 2010 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2009 and 2021, permitted to 10,608 ft.
It was permitted by Sabine Oil & Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Buffco Production Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including James Lime, Pine Island, Pettit, Travis Peak.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sabine Oil & Gas Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Longview, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 14, 2025
- Permits on file
- 397
- Phone
- (903) 988-8199
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Buffco Production Inc. |
| Production reports | Buffco Production Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Sabine Oil & Gas CorporationJul 30, 2021 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,608
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 30, 2021
- last permit issued
- Feb 8, 2010
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 921K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2010 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 8, 2010
- Shut in
- —
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelton G-6-255867 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Buffco Production Inc. | 1 | 0 | 921K | Feb 2010 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 2,229 · prior 12 2,981(-25%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Sandridge Expl. and Prod., LLCFeb 2010 → Jan 2012
- 2NFR Energy, LLCFeb 2012 → Jan 2013
- 3Sabine Oil & Gas LLCFeb 2013 → Mar 2015
- 4Sabine Oil & Gas CorporationApr 2015 → Feb 2022
- 5Craton Operating LLCMar 2022 → Aug 2024
- 6Buffco Production Inc.Nov 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871544-99 | Recompletion | Sabine Oil & Gas Corporation | Jul 27, 2021 | Jul 30, 2021 | — | 10,608 |
| 680895-99 | Drill | Sandridge Expl. and Prod., LLC | May 1, 2009 | May 27, 2009 | Jan 7, 2010 | 14,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 2010 | Shelton G-6-255867 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Buffco Production Inc. | Producing | 10,608 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 341 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| James LimeJAMES | 6,483 | -6,142 |
| Pine Island | 6,624 | -6,283 |
| Pettit | 6,723 | -6,382 |
| Travis Peak | 7,016 | -6,675 |
| "B" Lime Bs. | 8,998 | -8,657 |
| CV-Taylor | 10,130 | -9,789 |
| Bossier | 10,455 | -10,114 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,014 | 9,550 | Perforated |
| 9,708 | 9,936 | Perforated |
| 10,150 | 10,426 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 965 | 12.25 | 360 S |
| 4.5 | 10,596 | 8.75 | 2,100 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 | Jul 14, 2010 | Apr 27, 2010 | Yes |
| 00 | May 26, 2010 | — | — |
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 42-401-35056 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-35056 → 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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