TEXAS · WELLS · SMITH COUNTY · ARNOLD GAS UNIT #1 LEASE · API 42-423-31556 · DISTRICT 06
Arnold Gas Unit #1 #3
Smith County · Overton (Cotton Valley Sand) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Arnold Gas Unit #1 #3 (API 42-423-31556) is a well in Smith County operated by Faulconer Energy LLC, completed September 27, 2001 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in March 1, 2021.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 9, 2001, permitted to 11,800 ft.
It was permitted by Southwestern Energy Prod. CO. and has since transferred to Faulconer Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including James Lime, Pettit, Travis Peak, Cotton Valley.
Its lease has reported 6.27K barrels of oil and 1.23M mcf of gas since September 2001, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Southwestern Energy Prod. Co.; 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 Feb 2021 |
| Latest permit | Southwestern Energy Prod. Co.Jul 9, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 9, 2001
- last permit issued
- Sep 27, 2001
- completed
- 6.27K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.23M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2001 THROUGH Feb 2021
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 27, 2001
- Shut in
- Mar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnold Gas Unit #1 G-6-185769 | Overton (Cotton Valley Sand) | Faulconer Energy, LLC | 1 | 6.27K | 1.23M | Sep 2001 – Feb 2021 |
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.
- 1Southwestern Energy Prod. Co.Sep 2001 → May 2012
- 2Linn Operating, Inc.Jun 2012 → Apr 2017
- 3Linn Operating, LLCMay 2017 → Jan 2019
- 4Riviera Operating, LLCFeb 2019 → Jan 2020
- 5Faulconer, Vernon E., Inc.Feb 2020 → Feb 2021
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 510980-99 | Drill | Southwestern Energy Prod. Co. | Jul 2, 2001 | Jul 9, 2001 | Aug 13, 2001 | 11,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2001 | Arnold Gas Unit #1 G-6-185769 | Overton (Cotton Valley Sand) | Faulconer Energy LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Mar 1, 2021 | 11,800 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 425 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| James LimeJAMES | 7,725 | -7,300 |
| Pettit | 8,002 | -7,577 |
| Travis Peak | 8,138 | -7,713 |
| Cotton Valley | 10,351 | -9,926 |
| TaylorTAYLOR SANDS | 11,230 | -10,805 |
| Bossier | 11,522 | -11,097 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,284 | 11,471 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 4,365 | 12.25 | 1,020 S |
| 5.5 | 11,781 | 7.875 | 1,053 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 | Dec 14, 2001 | Nov 21, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 4, 2001 | — | — |
Well logs
The RRC's map lists this well among those with logs online. Its monthly inventories loaded here, which start in July 2006, list none for it, so none are itemized.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗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 42-423-31556 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-423-31556 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search 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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