TEXAS · WELLS · SMITH COUNTY · SLAYTON UNIT LEASE · API 42-423-31974 · DISTRICT 06
Slayton Unit #1
Smith County · Chapel Hill (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Vertical
Slayton Unit #1 (API 42-423-31974) is a well in Smith County operated by Valence Operating Company, completed October 27, 2005 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 1, 2005, permitted to 11,920 ft.
It was permitted by J-W Operating CO. and has since transferred to Valence Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Woodbine, Paluxy, Massive Anhydrite (marker), Pettit.
Its lease has reported 4.51K barrels of oil and 999K mcf of gas since October 2005, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by J-W Operating Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Kingwood, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 4, 2026
- Permits on file
- 990
- Phone
- (281) 359-3659
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Valence Operating Company |
| Production reports | Valence Operating Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | J-W Operating Co.Jul 1, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,920
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 1, 2005
- last permit issued
- Oct 27, 2005
- completed
- 4.51K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 999K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2005 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 27, 2005
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slayton Unit G-6-216182 | Chapel Hill (Cotton Valley) | Valence Operating Company | 1 | 4.51K | 999K | Oct 2005 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 5,126 · prior 12 7,965(-36%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1J-W Operating Co.Oct 2005 → Sep 2013
- 2Valence Operating CompanyOct 2013 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 602867-99 | Drill | J-W Operating Co. | Jun 30, 2005 | Jul 1, 2005 | Sep 15, 2005 | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2005 | Slayton Unit G-6-216182 | Chapel Hill (Cotton Valley) | Valence Operating Company | Producing | 11,920 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 478 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WoodbineTOP WOODBINE | 3,950 | -3,472 |
| Paluxy | 5,586 | -5,108 |
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)TOP MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 7,220 | -6,742 |
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)BASE MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 7,463 | -6,985 |
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)BASE MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 7,487 | -7,009 |
| Pettit | 8,118 | -7,640 |
| Pettit | 8,168 | -7,690 |
| Travis Peak | 8,275 | -7,797 |
| Travis Peak | 8,301 | -7,823 |
| Taylor | 11,279 | -10,801 |
| Taylor | 11,339 | -10,861 |
| Bossier | 11,640 | -11,162 |
| Bossier | 11,685 | -11,207 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,646 | 11,666 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,234 | 11 | 640 S |
| 5.5 | 11,920 | 7.875 | 925 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 | May 9, 2007 | Feb 8, 2007 | — |
| 00 | Sep 26, 2006 | Nov 30, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 6, 2006 | — | — |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Jan 10, 2007. Density, Gamma ray, Neutron, Resistivity. These are the logs loaded into Petrora from the Railroad Commission's inventories, not necessarily every log run on the well. The RRC holds the files; each opens from its log search for the well. The kind is the RRC's description of the log; the interval is the one filed for it.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗| Logas described | Files | Intervalft, as filed | Datereceived | SizeMB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combination: Resistivity/Neutron Density PorosityHIGH DEFINITION INDUCTION COMPENSATED NEUTRON GAMMA RAY TTRMSpans Woodbine, Paluxy, Massive Anhydrite (marker), Pettit, Travis Peak, Taylor, Bossier | TIFF | 2,231 to 11,926 | Jan 10, 2007run Oct 5, 2005 | — |
"Spans" is by this well's own filed formation tops: a formation runs from its top to the next deeper top filed, and the deepest runs to the bottom of the log. Depths are measured along the wellbore, so on a horizontal the lateral counts in the formation it was landed in.
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 42-423-31974 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-423-31974 → 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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