TEXAS · WELLS · UPSHUR COUNTY · MCKNIGHT, WILL GAS UNIT #1 LEASE · API 42-459-30685 · DISTRICT 06
McKnight Will Gas Unit #1 #3
Upshur County · Rosewood (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Vertical
Mcknight Will Gas Unit #1 #3 (API 42-459-30685) is a well in Upshur County operated by Faulconer Energy LLC, completed December 27, 1991 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 25, 1991, permitted to 10,702 ft.
It was permitted by Verado Energy, Inc. and has since transferred to Faulconer Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Rodess, Pettit, Travis Peak, Cotton Valley.
Its lease has reported 7.25K barrels of oil and 755K mcf of gas since the record begins in January 1993, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Verado Energy, Inc.; 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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Verado Energy, Inc.Sep 25, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,702
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 25, 1991
- last permit issued
- Dec 27, 1991
- completed
- 7.25K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 755K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · ON RECORD FROM JAN 1993, THE RECORD'S FIRST MONTH, THROUGH APR 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 27, 1991
- 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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKnight, Will Gas Unit #1 G-6-140402 | Rosewood (Cotton Valley) | Faulconer Energy, LLC | 1 | 7.25K | 755K | by Jan 1993 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 4,462 · prior 12 4,131(+8%)
Wells named McKnight Will Gas Unit #1
Faulconer Energy LLC's other wells filed under this lease name in Upshur County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Verado Energy, Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 1997
- 2Floyd Operating CompanyMar 1997 → Feb 2000
- 33TEC Energy CorporationMar 2000 → Jun 2003
- 4PXP Gulf Coast Inc.Jul 2003 → Dec 2004
- 5PXP Texas Inc.Jan 2005 → May 2005
- 6XTO Energy Inc.Jun 2005 → Mar 2023
- 7Faulconer Energy, LLCApr 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 391924-99 | Drill | Verado Energy, Inc. | Sep 16, 1991 | Sep 25, 1991 | Oct 3, 1991 | 10,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 1991 | McKnight Will Gas Unit #1 G-6-140402 | Rosewood (Cotton Valley) | Faulconer Energy LLC | Producing | 10,702 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 417 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rodess | 6,852 | -6,435 |
| Pettit | 7,388 | -6,971 |
| Travis Peak | 7,549 | -7,132 |
| Cotton Valley | 9,859 | -9,442 |
| BossierBOSSIER SHALE | 10,458 | -10,041 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,070 | 10,078 | Perforated |
| 10,126 | 10,142 | Perforated |
| 10,183 | 10,198 | Perforated |
| 10,264 | 10,284 | Perforated |
| 10,382 | 10,386 | Perforated |
| 10,434 | 10,438 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 4,105 | 12.25 | 1,621 S |
| 5.5 | 10,702 | 8.75 | 1,100 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. 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 | Feb 10, 1992 | Jan 14, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 4, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-459-30685 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-459-30685 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here 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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