WELL · 42-161-30769 · DISTRICT 5
Mills #1
Freestone County · Teague West (Cotton Valley) field · Vertical
Mills #1 (API 42-161-30769) is a plugged well in Freestone County, plugged August 19, 2013, last operated by Arcadia Expl. & Prod. Company.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1982 and 1998, permitted to 12,000 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Paluxy, Rodessa, Pettit, Travis Peak.
Operator of record
Kilgore, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 25 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Arcadia Expl. & Prod. Company |
| Production reports | Culver & Cain Production LLCthrough Aug 2013 |
| Latest permit | Arcadia Expl. & Prod. CompanySep 1, 1998 |
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
- 3
- permits on file
- Sep 1, 1998
- last permit issued
- Jun 29, 1983
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.35M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 29, 1983
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 19, 2013
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mills G-5-169950 | Teague, West (Travis Peak) | Culver & Cain Production LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.14M | Jun 1998 – Aug 2013 |
| Mills G-5-161254 | Teague, S. (Bossier Sand) | Hallwood Petroleum, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 74.7K | Sep 1996 – Nov 1998 |
| Mills G-5-106294 | Teague, West (Cotton Valley) | Arcadia Expl. & Prod. Company | 1 | 0 | 134K | Jan 1993 – Aug 1997 |
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.
- 1Hinton Production CompanyJan 1993 → Oct 1994
- 2Arcadia Expl. & Prod. CompanyJan 1995 → Oct 1998
- 3Hallwood Petroleum, Inc.Nov 1998 → Dec 2001
- 4Hec Petroleum, Inc.Jan 2002 → Jun 2003
- 5Harman Operating Company, Inc.Jul 2003 → Dec 2007
- 6Culver & Cain Production LLCJan 2008 → Aug 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 479047-99 | Recompletion | Arcadia Expl. & Prod. Company | Aug 27, 1998 | Sep 1, 1998 | Jun 22, 1998 | 11,605 |
| 456140-99 | Recompletion | Arcadia Expl. & Prod. Company | Dec 10, 1996 | Dec 12, 1996 | Jul 16, 1996 | 11,361 |
| 181179-99 | Drill | Hinton Production Company | Dec 22, 1982 | Dec 22, 1982 | Jan 2, 1983 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-106294 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-5-161254 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-5-169950 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 474 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Paluxy | 5,427 | -4,953 |
| Rodessa | 6,720 | -6,246 |
| Pettit | 7,220 | -6,746 |
| Travis Peak | 7,417 | -6,943 |
| Bossier | 10,243 | -9,769 |
| CV LM | 11,223 | -10,749 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,663 | 7,669 | Perforated |
| 7,728 | 7,739 | Perforated |
| 10,632 | 10,682 | Perforated |
| 11,232 | 11,338 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 4,545 | 12.25 | 1,440 S |
| 9.625 | 4,545 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 11,150 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 11,626 | 7.875 | 1,510 S |
| 5.5 | 11,626 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 11,631 | 7.875 | 1,510 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 | Dec 1, 1998 | Aug 24, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 28, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 10, 1997 | Dec 6, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 3, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 21, 1983 | — |
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 42-161-30769 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-30769 → 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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