WELL · 42-459-31312 · DISTRICT 6
Buchanan Gas Unit #1
Upshur County · Rosewood (Cotton Valley) field · Vertical
Buchanan Gas Unit #1 (API 42-459-31312) is a plugged well in Upshur County, plugged January 10, 2024, last operated by Armor Resources LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued April 3, 2006, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Samson Lone Star LP and has since transferred to Armor Resources LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Travis Peak, Cotton Valley, Bossier.
Operator of record
Permitted by Samson Lone Star LP; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Longview, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026 · (903) 704-0989
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Armor Resources LLC |
| Production reports | Armor Resources LLCthrough Mar 2018 |
| Latest permit | Samson Lone Star LPApr 3, 2006 |
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
- Apr 3, 2006
- last permit issued
- Sep 7, 2006
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 33.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2006 THROUGH Jan 2024
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 7, 2006
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 10, 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buchanan Gas Unit G-6-222659 | Rosewood (Cotton Valley) | Armor Resources LLC | 1 | 0 | 33.6K | Sep 2006 – Jan 2024 |
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.
- 1Samson Lone Star LPSep 2006 → Jun 2007
- 2Samson Lone Star, LLCJul 2007 → Jul 2007
- 3Fortune Resources LLCAug 2007 → Mar 2016
- 4Armor Resources LLCApr 2016 → Mar 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 616871-98 | Drill | Samson Lone Star LP | Jun 20, 2006 | Apr 3, 2006 | Jun 10, 2006 | 12,000 |
| 616871-99 | Drill | Samson Lone Star LP | Mar 31, 2006 | Apr 3, 2006 | Jun 10, 2006 | 11,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-222659 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 385 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Travis Peak | 8,028 | -7,643 |
| Cotton Valley | 9,838 | -9,453 |
| Bossier | 11,194 | -10,809 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,764 | 11,177 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,950 | 11 | 680 S |
| 4.5 | 11,684 | 7.875 | 1,340 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 | Mar 29, 2007 | Oct 24, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 5, 2006 | — | — |
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 42-459-31312 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-459-31312 → 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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