WELL · 42-423-30523 · DISTRICT 6
Newsome -A- #1
Smith County · Overton (Cotton Valley Sand) field · Producing · Vertical
Newsome -A- #1 (API 42-423-30523) is a well in Smith County operated by Faulconer Energy LLC, completed February 2, 1982 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 13, 1981, permitted to 15,000 ft.
It was permitted by Texas Oil & Gas Corp. 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 Texas Oil & Gas Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Tyler, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 46 permits on file · (337) 332-1726
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Faulconer Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Faulconer Energy, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Texas Oil & Gas Corp.Oct 13, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 15,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 13, 1981
- last permit issued
- Feb 2, 1982
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 760K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 2, 1982
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newsome -A- G-6-100896 | Overton (Cotton Valley Sand) | Faulconer Energy, LLC | 1 | 0 | 760K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,578 · prior 12 2,242(-30%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Marathon Oil CompanyJan 1993 → Sep 1996
- 2Union Pacific Resources CompanyOct 1996 → Dec 1997
- 3Map Production Co., Inc.Jan 1998 → Feb 2007
- 4Ensight III Energy Mgmt, LLCMar 2007 → Apr 2008
- 5Forest Oil CorporationMay 2008 → Mar 2015
- 6Sabine Oil & Gas CorporationApr 2015 → Jul 2018
- 7Linn Operating, LLCOct 2018 → Jan 2019
- 8Riviera Operating, LLCFeb 2019 → Jan 2020
- 9Faulconer, Vernon E., Inc.Feb 2020 → Feb 2021
- 10Faulconer Energy, LLCMar 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 136391-99 | Drill | Texas Oil & Gas Corp. | Oct 13, 1981 | Oct 13, 1981 | Oct 25, 1981 | 15,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-100896 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,664 | 11,892 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 80 | 20 | 8 S |
| 9.625 | 4,850 | 12.25 | 1,570 S |
| 2.375 | 11,524 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 14,150 | 8.75 | 1,400 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 | Jul 13, 1982 | — |
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 42-423-30523 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-423-30523 → 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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