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Final Completion

MELTON L. L.

GREGG County · District 6 · FORTUNE RESOURCES LLC · WILLOW SPRINGS (COTTON VALLEY)

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Permits

Max Depth

11,000 ft

First Permit

1990-08-09

Latest Activity

2018-09-21

Lifespan

28 yrs

Regulatory Status

Schedule

OFF SCHEDULE

Completion

1990-11-26

Shut-In

—

Plugged

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EWA / Production operator mismatch

Scheduling: FORTUNE RESOURCES LLC ≠ Production: BUFFCO PRODUCTION INC. (reported 2025-12)

EWA / Permit operator mismatch

Scheduling: FORTUNE RESOURCES LLC ≠ Permit: SHOCO PRODUCTION, L.P.

Resolved via: production → BUFFCO PRODUCTION INC.

Production Summary

Cum Oil

— bbl

Cum Gas

— mcf

First Production

1993-01

Last Production

2026-03

Operator History

Chain of Custody

SONAT EXPLORATION COMPANY -TYLER 1993-1999→ EL PASO PRODUCTION COMPANY 2000-2002→ HUNT PETROLEUM CORPORATION 2002-2008→ XTO ENERGY INC. 2008-2016→ SHOCO PRODUCTION, L.P. 2018-2019→ FORTUNE RESOURCES LLC 2019-2021→ PETRALIS ENERGY RESOURCES, LLC 2021-2023→ BUFFCO PRODUCTION INC. 2023-2025

Lease Production

Production is reported at the lease level. View production data, decline curves, and history on the lease page.

Permit History (2)

#843618 Recompletion Final Completion

MELTON, L. L. · 9,100 ft

2018-09-21

Spud 2018-10-17

#376252 Drill Final Completion

MELTON, L. L. · 11,000 ft

1990-08-09

Permit Applications (2)

#843618 A SHOCO PRODUCTION, L.P.

received 2018-08-16

#376252 A MARSHALL EXPL. INC.

received 1990-08-06

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Lat 32.565107

Lon -94.760408

Well Details

Well Number: 3
Max Depth: 11,000 ft
Drill Type: Vertical
County: GREGG
District: 6
Operator: FORTUNE RESOURCES LLC
Completed: 1990-11-26

Operator

Name: FORTUNE RES LLC
Location: LONGVIEW
P-5 Status: Y (filed 2025-05-02)
Cum Oil (all leases): 396,405 bbl
Cum Gas (all leases): 27,590,564 mcf
Activities: CSGD/G, CSGD/P, G/PUR, GTHS/G, OPRS/G, OPRS/O
Total Permits: 5

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