TEXAS · WELLS · GREGG COUNTY · MCGREDE LEASE · API 42-183-31548 · DISTRICT 06
McGrede #1
Gregg County · Willow Springs (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Vertical
Mcgrede #1 (API 42-183-31548) is a well in Gregg County operated by Buffco Production Inc., completed April 3, 2003 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 3, 2003, permitted to 10,882 ft.
It was permitted by Chinn Exploration Company and has since transferred to Buffco Production Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including BMA, Rodessa, Pettit, Travis Peak.
Its lease has reported 5.73K barrels of oil and 727K mcf of gas since April 2003, last reporting volume in August 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chinn Exploration 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 | Chinn Exploration CompanyFeb 3, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,882
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 3, 2003
- last permit issued
- Apr 3, 2003
- completed
- 5.73K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 727K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · APR 2003 THROUGH AUG 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 3, 2003
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McGrede G-6-195077 | Willow Springs (Cotton Valley) | Buffco Production Inc. | 1 | 5.73K | 727K | Apr 2003 – Aug 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,578 · prior 12 6,362(-75%)
Wells named McGrede
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.
- 1Chinn Exploration CompanyApr 2003 → Nov 2015
- 2Trivium Operating, LLCDec 2015 → Jun 2018
- 3Buffco Production Inc.Jul 2018 → Aug 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 527773-99 | Drill | Chinn Exploration Company | Jan 28, 2003 | Feb 3, 2003 | Feb 14, 2003 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 2003 | McGrede G-6-195077 | Willow Springs (Cotton Valley) | Buffco Production Inc. | Producing | 10,882 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 390 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,682 | 10,783 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 3,995 | 11 | 1,050 S |
| 4.5 | 10,882 | 7.875 | 1,500 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 | Jul 7, 2003 | Jun 17, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 27, 2003 | — | — |
Well logs
The RRC's map lists this well among those with logs online. Its monthly inventories loaded here, which start in July 2006, list none for it, so none are itemized.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗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 42-183-31548 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-183-31548 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search 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.
New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/18331548, documented in the API reference.