WELL · 42-071-30086 · DISTRICT 3
Howard #6
Chambers County · Cotton Lake (Howard No. 2 Sd.) field · Vertical
Howard #6 (API 42-071-30086) is a well in Chambers County operated by Mcgowan Working Partners Inc., completed June 7, 1970.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 17, 1994, permitted to 6,615 ft.
It was permitted by Christeve Oil Company, Inc. and has since transferred to Mcgowan Working Partners Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Frio.
Its 2 leases have reported 198K barrels of oil and 110K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Christeve Oil Company, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Jackson, MS · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 60 permits on file · (800) 224-4572
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | McGowan Working Partners Inc. |
| Production reports | McGowan Working Partners, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Christeve Oil Company, Inc.May 17, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,615
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 17, 1994
- last permit issued
- Jun 7, 1970
- completed
- 198K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 110K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 7, 1970
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard O-3-9839 | Cotton Lake (Howard No. 2 Sd.) | McGowan Working Partners, Inc. | 3 | 188K | 110K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Howard O-3-22376 | Cotton Lake (Howard No. 1 Sd.) | McGowan Working Partners, Inc. | 1 | 10.3K | 47 | May 1994 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,989 · prior 12 2,026(-2%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 2,808 · prior 12 2,816(0%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Christeve Oil Company, Inc.Jan 1994 → Dec 1995
- 2McGowan Working PartnersApr 1996 → Apr 2000
- 3McGowan Working Partners, Inc.May 2000 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 423916-99 | Recompletion | Christeve Oil Company, Inc. | May 13, 1994 | May 17, 1994 | Mar 24, 1994 | 6,615 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-9839 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-22376 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 28 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 1,261 | -1,233 |
| Frio | 6,311 | -6,283 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,329 | 6,332 | Perforated |
| 6,334 | 6,336 | Perforated |
| 6,360 | 6,364 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 680 | 12.25 | 450 S |
| 4.5 | 6,454 | 7.875 | 1,370 S |
| 4.5 | 6,502 | 7.875 | 1,370 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 | Jun 1, 1994 | May 12, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | May 23, 1994 | Jun 16, 1970 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 16, 1970 | — |
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 42-071-30086 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-071-30086 → 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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