WELL · 42-459-30753 · DISTRICT 6
Doby #1
Upshur County · White Oak (Cotton Valley Sand) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Doby #1 (API 42-459-30753) is a well in Upshur County operated by Buffco Production Inc., completed September 24, 2025 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued June 6, 1994, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Chinn Exploration Company and has since transferred to Buffco Production Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Massive Anhydrite (marker), Pettit, Travis Peak, Cotton Valley.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chinn Exploration Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Longview, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 14, 2025
- Permits on file
- 397
- Phone
- (903) 988-8199
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Buffco Production Inc. |
| Production reports | Buffco Production Inc.through Aug 2021 |
| Latest permit | Chinn Exploration CompanyJun 6, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 6, 1994
- last permit issued
- Sep 24, 2025
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 911K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 1994 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 24, 2025
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doby G-6-151927 | White Oak (Cotton Valley Sand) | Buffco Production Inc. | 1 | 0 | 911K | Jul 1994 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Chinn Exploration CompanyJul 1994 → May 1995
- 2Roach, R. Byron TrusteeJun 1995 → Jun 1998
- 3Dallas Production, Inc.Jul 1998 → Feb 2020
- 4Buffco Production Inc.Mar 2020 → Aug 2021
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 424514-98 | Drill | Chinn Exploration Company | Nov 4, 1994 | Jun 6, 1994 | — | 12,000 |
| 424514-99 | Drill | Chinn Exploration Company | Jun 3, 1994 | Jun 6, 1994 | Jun 9, 1994 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-151927 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 482 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 6,850 | -6,368 |
| Pettit | 7,350 | -6,868 |
| Travis Peak | 8,000 | -7,518 |
| Cotton Valley | 9,300 | -8,818 |
| Taylor | 10,885 | -10,403 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,812 | 9,838 | Perforated |
| 10,885 | 10,952 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 3,828 | 11 | 1,175 S |
| 4.5 | 11,068 | 7.875 | 1,565 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 30, 2026 | Nov 4, 2025 | — |
| 00 | Oct 26, 2021 | Oct 13, 2021 | — |
| 00 | Dec 15, 1994 | Aug 12, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 13, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-459-30753 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-459-30753 → 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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