WELL · 42-183-31358 · DISTRICT 6
Nicholson John W. Gas Unit #6
Gregg County · Glenwood (Cotton Valley) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Nicholson John W. Gas Unit #6 (API 42-183-31358) is a well in Gregg County operated by Miken Oil Inc., completed July 20, 1999 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 1, 1999, permitted to 11,200 ft.
It was permitted by C. W. Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to Miken Oil Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including B/Massive, T/Pettit, T/Travis Peak.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by C. W. Resources, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Kilgore, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 8 permits on file · (903) 722-1180
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Miken Oil Inc. |
| Production reports | Quantum Resources Management,llcthrough Apr 2013 |
| Latest permit | C. W. Resources, Inc.Apr 1, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 1, 1999
- last permit issued
- Jul 20, 1999
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 608K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 1999 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 20, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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-6-174305 | Glenwood (Cotton Valley) | Miken Oil, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 608K | Jul 1999 – 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.
- 1C. W. Resources, Inc.Jul 1999 → Aug 2000
- 2Wagner & Brown, Ltd.Sep 2000 → Dec 2003
- 3W B Resources, L.P.Jan 2004 → Jan 2004
- 4Oneok Texas Energy Resources, LPFeb 2004 → Nov 2005
- 5Txok Texas Energy Resources,l.p.Dec 2005 → Dec 2007
- 6Exco Partners Operating Ptshp LPJan 2008 → Jun 2008
- 7Exco Operating Company, LPJul 2008 → Sep 2008
- 8Encore Operating, L.P.Sep 2009 → Aug 2010
- 9Quantum Resources Management,llcJan 2011 → Apr 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 483515-99 | Drill | C. W. Resources, Inc. | Mar 26, 1999 | Apr 1, 1999 | May 30, 1999 | 11,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-174305 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 387 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| B/Massive | 6,840 | -6,453 |
| T/Pettit | 7,520 | -7,133 |
| T/Travis Peak | 7,710 | -7,323 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,695 | 10,802 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,076 | 11 | 290 S |
| 4.5 | 11,005 | 7.875 | 2,680 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 | Oct 12, 1999 | Sep 3, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 1, 1999 | — | — |
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 42-183-31358 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-183-31358 → 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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