TEXAS · WELLS · GREGG COUNTY · MCKINLEY GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-183-31043 · DISTRICT 06
McKinley Gas Unit #1
Gregg County · Willow Springs (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Directional
- Fields on the latest permit · any of 2
- Willow Springs (Cotton Valley,w) · Willow Springs, W.(tr. Pk.)
- Not one formation; the well must be completed in one of them, and no target formation is stated.
Mckinley Gas Unit #1 (API 42-183-31043) is a well in Gregg County operated by Buffco Production Inc., completed March 21, 1994 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 26, 1993, permitted to 11,149 ft.
It was permitted by Amoco Production Company and has since transferred to Buffco Production Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Massive Anhydrite (marker), Rodessa, Pettit, Travis Peak.
Its lease has reported 32 barrels of oil and 1.56M mcf of gas since March 1994, last reporting volume in August 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Amoco Production Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Longview, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 14, 2025
- Permits on file
- 397
- Phone
- (903) 988-8199
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Buffco Production Inc. |
| Production reports | Buffco Production Inc.through Aug 2026 |
| Latest permit | Amoco Production CompanyAug 26, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,149
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 26, 1993
- last permit issued
- Mar 21, 1994
- completed
- 32
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.56M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · MAR 1994 THROUGH AUG 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 21, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH AUG 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKinley Gas Unit G-6-149323 | Willow Springs (Cotton Valley) | Buffco Production Inc. | 1 | 32 | 1.56M | Mar 1994 – Aug 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 2,480 · prior 12 3,060(-19%)
Wells named McKinley Gas Unit
Buffco Production Inc.'s other wells filed under this lease name in Gregg County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Amoco Production CompanyMar 1994 → Dec 2001
- 2BP America Production CompanyJan 2002 → Apr 2007
- 3C. W. Resources, Inc.May 2007 → May 2021
- 4Buffco Production Inc.Jun 2021 → Aug 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 415258-99 | Drill | Amoco Production Company | Aug 23, 1993 | Aug 26, 1993 | Oct 20, 1993 | 11,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 1994 | McKinley Gas Unit G-6-149323 | Willow Springs (Cotton Valley) | Buffco Production Inc. | Producing | 11,149 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 417 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 6,750 | -6,333 |
| Rodessa | 7,010 | -6,593 |
| Pettit | 7,600 | -7,183 |
| Travis Peak | 7,903 | -7,486 |
| Cotton Valley | 9,870 | -9,453 |
| BossierBOSSIER SHALE | 11,030 | -10,613 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,892 | 10,912 | Perforated |
| 10,914 | 10,954 | Perforated |
| 10,960 | 10,978 | Perforated |
| 11,004 | 11,019 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 4,183 | 11 | 475 S |
| 4.5 | 11,149 | 7.875 | 1,291 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jun 3, 1994 | Apr 1, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 1, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-183-31043 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-183-31043 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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