TEXAS · WELLS · GREGG COUNTY · NICHOLSON, JOHN W. GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-183-31228 · DISTRICT 06
Nicholson John W. Gas Unit #3
Gregg County · Glenwood (Cotton Valley) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Nicholson John W. Gas Unit #3 (API 42-183-31228) is a well in Gregg County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed August 7, 1996 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in April 1, 2009.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 15, 1996, permitted to 10,900 ft.
It was permitted by Amoco Production Company and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Massive Anhydrite (marker), Rodessa, Pettit, Travis Peak.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Amoco Production Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 7, 2025
- Permits on file
- 1,049
- Phone
- (972) 701-8377
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | BP America Production Companythrough Mar 2009 |
| Latest permit | Amoco Production CompanyMay 15, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 15, 1996
- last permit issued
- Aug 7, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.42M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 7, 1996
- Shut in
- Apr 1, 2009
- 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.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholson, John W. Gas Unit G-6-159652 | Glenwood (Cotton Valley) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.42M | Aug 1996 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Amoco Production CompanyAug 1996 → Dec 2001
- 2BP America Production CompanyJan 2002 → Mar 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 448164-99 | Drill | Amoco Production Company | May 15, 1996 | May 15, 1996 | May 21, 1996 | 11,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 1996 | Nicholson John W. Gas Unit G-6-159652 | Glenwood (Cotton Valley) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Apr 1, 2009 | 10,900 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 501 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 6,610 | -6,109 |
| Rodessa | 6,818 | -6,317 |
| PettitPETTET | 7,550 | -7,049 |
| Travis Peak | 7,732 | -7,231 |
| Cotton Valley | 9,200 | -8,699 |
| BossierBOSSIER SHALE | 10,812 | -10,311 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,698 | 10,718 | Perforated |
| 10,724 | 10,749 | Perforated |
| 10,762 | 10,777 | Perforated |
| 10,791 | 10,806 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 124 | — | — |
| 8.625 | 1,163 | 11 | 343 S |
| 4.5 | 10,882 | 7.875 | 1,643 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 | Sep 25, 1996 | Aug 21, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 5, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-183-31228 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-183-31228 → 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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