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TEMP ABANDONEDNICHOLSON JOHN W. GAS UNIT
GREGG County · District 6 · MERIT ENERGY COMPANY · GLENWOOD (COTTON VALLEY)
Permits
1
Max Depth
11,400 ft
First Permit
1996-05-15
Latest Activity
1996-05-15
Lifespan
< 1 yr
Regulatory Status
Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completion
1996-08-07
Shut-In
—
Plugged
—
P-5 Org Status: Active
EWA / Production operator mismatch
Scheduling: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY ≠ Production: BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANY (reported 2009-03)
EWA / Permit operator mismatch
Scheduling: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY ≠ Permit: AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY
Resolved via: scheduling → MERIT ENERGY COMPANY
Production Summary Production data is a work in progress — still being validated against RRC filings. Spot something off or have questions? [email protected]
Cum Oil
— bbl
Cum Gas
— mcf
First Production
1996-08
Last Production
2026-07
Operator History
Chain of Custody
Lease Production
Production is reported at the lease level. View production data, decline curves, and history on the lease page.
Formation Tops (6) Elevation 501 ft (KB)
CSV| Formation | Top Depth (MD) | Subsea (+above / −below SL) |
|---|---|---|
| MASSIVE ANHYDRITE (Massive Anhydrite (marker)) | 6,610 ft | -6,109 ft |
| RODESSA | 6,818 ft | -6,317 ft |
| PETTET (Pettit) | 7,550 ft | -7,049 ft |
| TRAVIS PEAK | 7,732 ft | -7,231 ft |
| COTTON VALLEY | 9,200 ft | -8,699 ft |
| BOSSIER SHALE (Bossier) | 10,812 ft | -10,311 ft |
As reported by operators on W-2/G-1 completion filings (RRC wellbore records). Depths are measured depth; names appear as filed. Subsea = reported elevation − measured depth (negative = below sea level; vertical wellbores only). View filings & logs at RRC ↗
Perforations (4)
| Interval | Type |
|---|---|
| 10,698–10,718 ft | Perforated |
| 10,724–10,749 ft | Perforated |
| 10,762–10,777 ft | Perforated |
| 10,791–10,806 ft | Perforated |
Casing (3)
| Size | Set Depth | Cement |
|---|---|---|
| 9.625" | 124 ft | — |
| 8.625" | 1,163 ft | 343 sx |
| 4.5" | 10,882 ft | 1,643 sx |
Permit History (1)
Applications (1)
Records & Logs
2 completion filings on record · 1 with log images at RRC.
Completion packets open directly (post-2011 filings include attached logs). Log images can't be deep-linked — clicking copies the API for you to paste.
No GPS coordinates yet
Well Details
- Well Number
- 3
- Max Depth
- 11,400 ft
- Drill Type
- Vertical
- County
- GREGG
- District
- 6
- Operator
- MERIT ENERGY COMPANY
- Completed
- 1996-08-07
Operator
- Name
- MERIT ENGY CO
- Location
- DALLAS
- P-5 Status
- Active (filed 2025-11-07)
- Cum Oil (all leases)
- 61,412,014 bbl
- Cum Gas (all leases)
- 675,243,840 mcf
- Activities
- CSGD/G, CSGD/P, G/PUR, GTHS/G, OPRS/G, OPRS/O
- Total Permits
- 1,049