TEXAS · WELLS · GREGG COUNTY · MELTON, DELLA LEASE · API 42-183-31961 · DISTRICT 06
Melton Della #2H
Gregg County · Willow Springs (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Horizontal
Melton Della #2H (API 42-183-31961) is a horizontal well in Gregg County operated by Buffco Production Inc., completed December 7, 2007 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in March 1, 2024.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 22, 2007, permitted to 10,808 ft.
It was permitted by Forest Oil Corporation and has since transferred to Buffco Production Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including James Lime, Pine Island, Sligo, Travis Peak.
Its lease has reported 9.02K barrels of oil and 2.12M mcf of gas since December 2007, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Forest Oil Corporation; 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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Forest Oil CorporationAug 22, 2007 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,808
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 22, 2007
- last permit issued
- Dec 7, 2007
- completed
- 9.02K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.12M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2007 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 7, 2007
- Shut in
- Mar 1, 2024
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melton, Della G-6-235712 | Willow Springs (Cotton Valley) | Buffco Production Inc. | 1 | 9.02K | 2.12M | Dec 2007 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 81,130 · prior 12 14,254
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Forest Oil CorporationDec 2007 → Mar 2015
- 2Sabine Oil & Gas CorporationApr 2015 → Dec 2022
- 3Craton Operating LLCJan 2023 → Feb 2024
- 4Buffco Production Inc.Mar 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 643908-99 | Drill | Forest Oil Corporation | Aug 6, 2007 | Aug 22, 2007 | Sep 9, 2007 | 15,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 2007 | Melton Della G-6-235712 | Willow Springs (Cotton Valley) | Buffco Production Inc. | Producing · shut in Mar 1, 2024 | 10,808 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 398 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| James LimeJAMES | 7,216 | -6,818 |
| Pine Island | 7,332 | -6,934 |
| Sligo | 7,447 | -7,049 |
| Travis Peak | 7,698 | -7,300 |
| Cotton Valley | 9,244 | -8,846 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,567 | 11,568 | Perforated |
| 11,862 | 11,862 | Perforated |
| 12,200 | 12,201 | Perforated |
| 12,553 | 12,554 | Perforated |
| 12,890 | 12,891 | Perforated |
| 13,294 | 13,295 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 60 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 2,425 | 12.25 | 1,000 S |
| 7 | 10,808 | 8.75 | 1,485 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 | Oct 8, 2008 | Mar 14, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 5, 2008 | — | — |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Dec 9, 2010. Resistivity. These are the logs loaded into Petrora from the Railroad Commission's inventories, not necessarily every log run on the well. The RRC holds the files; each opens from its log search for the well. The kind is the RRC's description of the log; the interval is the one filed for it.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗| Logas described | Files | Intervalft, as filed | Datereceived | SizeMB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RESISTIVITYSpans James Lime, Pine Island, Sligo, Travis Peak, Cotton Valley | TIFF | 2,425 to 10,760 | Dec 9, 2010run Oct 19, 2007 | 14.4 |
"Spans" is by this well's own filed formation tops: a formation runs from its top to the next deeper top filed, and the deepest runs to the bottom of the log. Depths are measured along the wellbore, so on a horizontal the lateral counts in the formation it was landed in.
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 42-183-31961 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-183-31961 → 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.
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