TEXAS · WELLS · SMITH COUNTY · WILSON, VERNON GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-423-30480 · DISTRICT 06
Wilson Vernon Gas Unit #1
Smith County · Overton (Cotton Valley Sand) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Wilson Vernon Gas Unit #1 (API 42-423-30480) is a well in Smith County operated by Faulconer Energy LLC, completed December 16, 1981 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in April 1, 2021.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 29, 1981, permitted to 11,860 ft.
It was permitted by American Petrofina CO. Of Tex. and has since transferred to Faulconer Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by American Petrofina Co. of Tex.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Tyler, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 29, 2025
- Permits on file
- 46
- Phone
- (903) 581-4382
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Faulconer Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Faulconer Energy, LLCthrough Mar 2021 |
| Latest permit | American Petrofina Co. of Tex.Apr 29, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,860
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 29, 1981
- last permit issued
- Dec 16, 1981
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 571K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 16, 1981
- Shut in
- Apr 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 →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson, Vernon Gas Unit G-6-96864 | Overton (Cotton Valley Sand) | Faulconer Energy, LLC | 1 | 0 | 571K | Jan 1993 – 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.
- 1Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyJan 1993 → May 2000
- 2Southwestern Energy Prod. Co.Jun 2000 → May 2012
- 3Linn Operating, Inc.Jun 2012 → Apr 2017
- 4Linn Operating, LLCMay 2017 → Jan 2019
- 5Riviera Operating, LLCFeb 2019 → Jan 2020
- 6Faulconer, Vernon E., Inc.Feb 2020 → Feb 2021
- 7Faulconer Energy, LLCMar 2021 → Mar 2021
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 116415-99 | Drill | American Petrofina Co. of Tex. | Apr 29, 1981 | Apr 29, 1981 | Jun 19, 1981 | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 1981 | Wilson Vernon Gas Unit G-6-96864 | Overton (Cotton Valley Sand) | Faulconer Energy LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Apr 1, 2021 | 11,860 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,557 | 11,683 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,550 | 17.5 | 1,300 S |
| 9.625 | 4,343 | 9.625 | 1,700 S |
| 5.5 | 11,854 | 8.75 | 2,240 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 28, 1981 | — |
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 42-423-30480 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-423-30480 → 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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