WELL · 42-183-30979 · DISTRICT 6
Spear #6
Gregg County · Willow Springs (Travis Peak) field · Vertical
Spear #6 (API 42-183-30979) is a plugged well in Gregg County, plugged September 12, 1999, last operated by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1992 and 1998, permitted to 11,200 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Travis Peak, Cotton Valley, Taylor, Bossier.
Operator of record
Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler
Houston, TX · P-5 New, filed Jun 29, 1992 · 655 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler |
| Production reports | Sonat Exploration Company -Tylerthrough Jan 1999 |
| Latest permit | Sonat Exploration Company -TylerMar 6, 1998 |
- 11,200
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 6, 1998
- last permit issued
- Feb 13, 1998
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 258K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 1999
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 13, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 12, 1999
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spear G-6-167389 | Willow Springs (Travis Peak) | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | 1 | 0 | 8.58K | Feb 1998 – Nov 1999 |
| Spear G-6-144119 | Willow Springs (Cotton Valley,w) | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | 1 | 0 | 249K | Jan 1993 – Sep 1999 |
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.
- 1Sonat Exploration Company -TylerJan 1993 → Jan 1999
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 474111-99 | Recompletion | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Mar 6, 1998 | Mar 6, 1998 | Feb 6, 1998 | 11,200 |
| 405033-99 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Oct 21, 1992 | Oct 21, 1992 | Nov 12, 1992 | 11,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-144119 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-6-167389 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 355 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Travis Peak | 7,615 | -7,260 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY TAYLOR | 10,720 | -10,365 |
| Taylor | 10,720 | -10,365 |
| Bossier | 10,805 | -10,450 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,636 | 7,888 | Perforated |
| 10,740 | 10,756 | Perforated |
| 10,784 | 10,810 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,565 | 12.25 | 540 S |
| 4.5 | 10,946 | 7.875 | 1,550 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 | Apr 17, 1998 | Mar 10, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 8, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 15, 1993 | Feb 4, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 5, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-183-30979 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-183-30979 → 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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