WELL · 42-479-32381 · DISTRICT 4
Rottersman #1
Webb County · Rottersman (8500) field · Producing · Vertical
Rottersman #1 (API 42-479-32381) is a well in Webb County operated by Arete Operating Company LLC, completed May 7, 1993 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1979 and 1992, permitted to 10,000 ft.
It was permitted by Transamerican Natural Gas Corp. and has since transferred to Arete Operating Company LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Rottersman (Lobo).
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Transamerican Natural Gas Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 10 permits on file · (210) 325-9383
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Arete Operating Company LLC |
| Production reports | Arete Operating Company, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Transamerican Natural Gas Corp.Nov 19, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 19, 1992
- last permit issued
- May 7, 1993
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 740K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 7, 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rottersman G-4-86047 | Rottersman (Lobo) | Arete Operating Company II, LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Rottersman G-4-143721 | Rottersman (8500) | Arete Operating Company, LLC | 1 | 0 | 740K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 585 · prior 12 187(+213%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Transamerican Natural Gas Corp.Jan 1993 → Jul 1993
- 2Transtexas Gas CorporationAug 1993 → Jul 1996
- 3Michael Petroleum CorporationAug 1996 → Dec 2001
- 4Calpine Natural Gas CompanyJan 2002 → Apr 2002
- 5Calpine Natural Gas Company L.P.May 2002 → Jul 2002
- 6Calpine Natural Gas L.P.Aug 2002 → Dec 2005
- 7Rosetta Resources Operating LPJan 2006 → Jun 2012
- 8Pinpoint Energy Operating, LLCJul 2012 → Aug 2012
- 9Petropoint Energy Operating, LLCSep 2012 → Jul 2014
- 10White Oak Operating Company LLCAug 2014 → Dec 2020
- 11Arete Operating Company II, LLCJan 2021 → Jun 2025
- 12Arete Operating Company, LLCJul 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 406083-99 | Recompletion | Transamerican Natural Gas Corp. | Nov 13, 1992 | Nov 19, 1992 | Nov 2, 1992 | 9,852 |
| 50140-99 | Drill | Good Hope Refineries, Inc. | Jun 6, 1979 | Jun 6, 1979 | — | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-86047 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-143721 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 501 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rottersman (Lobo) | 9,402 | -8,901 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,530 | 8,540 | Perforated |
| 8,530 | 8,834 | Perforated |
| 8,542 | 8,552 | Perforated |
| 8,572 | 8,585 | Perforated |
| 9,402 | 9,562 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 478 | 14.75 | 425 S |
| 7 | 7,746 | 8.5 | 600 S |
| 2.375 | 8,400 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 9,845 | 6.25 | 1,140 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 | Nov 10, 2003 | Oct 17, 2003 | — |
| 00 | Jul 7, 1993 | May 19, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Feb 22, 1993 | Jan 22, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 2, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 9, 1980 | — |
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 42-479-32381 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-32381 → 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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