WELL · 42-459-30728 · DISTRICT 6
Porter Gas Unit #1 #3
Upshur County · Rosewood (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Vertical
Porter Gas Unit #1 #3 (API 42-459-30728) is a well in Upshur County operated by Mcbee Operating Company L.L.C., completed April 19, 1993 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 8, 1992, permitted to 11,200 ft.
It was permitted by Mcbee Company, The and has since transferred to Mcbee Operating Company L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 14 formation tops, including Georgetown, Fort Worth, Duck Creek Shale, Duck Creek Lime.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
McBee Operating Company L.L.C.
Permitted by McBee Company, The; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 32 permits on file · (214) 549-5270
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | McBee Operating Company L.L.C. |
| Production reports | McBee Operating Company, L.L.C.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | McBee Company, TheDec 8, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 8, 1992
- last permit issued
- Apr 19, 1993
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.01M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 19, 1993
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porter Gas Unit #1 G-6-145576 | Rosewood (Cotton Valley) | McBee Operating Company, L.L.C. | 1 | 0 | 2.01M | Apr 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 22,869 · prior 12 23,266(-2%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1McBee Company, TheApr 1993 → Dec 1997
- 2McBee Operating Company, L.L.C.Jan 1998 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 406980-99 | Drill | McBee Company, The | Dec 8, 1992 | Dec 8, 1992 | Dec 22, 1992 | 11,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-145576 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 337 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Georgetown | 4,371 | -4,034 |
| Fort Worth | 4,620 | -4,283 |
| Duck Creek Shale | 4,784 | -4,447 |
| Duck Creek Lime | 4,916 | -4,579 |
| KiamichiKIAMICHI SHALE | 5,058 | -4,721 |
| Goodland | 5,128 | -4,791 |
| Paluxy | 5,190 | -4,853 |
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)BASE MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 6,966 | -6,629 |
| Base Anhydrite Stringers | 7,058 | -6,721 |
| Pine Island Shale | 7,585 | -7,248 |
| PettitPETTET | 7,615 | -7,278 |
| Cotton ValleyLOWER COTTON VALLEY FM | 10,214 | -9,877 |
| Base Broken Lime | 10,270 | -9,933 |
| BossierBOSSIER SHALE | 10,677 | -10,340 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,272 | 10,819 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 60 | 20 | — |
| 8.625 | 4,145 | 11 | 1,270 S |
| 4.5 | 10,900 | 7.875 | 975 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 | Jul 7, 1993 | May 21, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 29, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-459-30728 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-459-30728 → 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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