WELL · 42-183-32132 · DISTRICT 6
Melton Gas Unit #1
Gregg County · Willow Springs (Travis Peak) field · Producing · Horizontal
Melton Gas Unit #1 (API 42-183-32132) is a horizontal well in Gregg County operated by Buffco Production Inc., completed September 28, 2019 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 2011 and 2019, permitted to 16,000 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Travis Peak, Cotton Valley, Bossier.
Its 2 leases have reported 8.26K barrels of oil and 68.1K mcf of gas since January 2012, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Longview, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 397 permits on file · (903) 736-4697
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Buffco Production Inc. |
| Production reports | Buffco Production Inc.through Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Buffco Production Inc.Oct 15, 2019 |
- 16,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Oct 15, 2019
- last permit issued
- Sep 28, 2019
- completed
- 8.26K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 68.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2012 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 28, 2019
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
Surface location
32.647193, -94.705039
OpenStreetMap → · Google Maps →
Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Gregg County.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melton Gas Unit G-6-266800 | Lansing, N. (Cotton Valley, Lo.) | Buffco Production Inc. | 1 | 0 | 68K | Jan 2012 – Jul 2026 |
| Melton Gas Unit O-6-15730 | Willow Springs (Travis Peak) | Buffco Production Inc. | 1 | 8.26K | 78 | Sep 2019 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 481 · prior 12 725(-34%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Burk Royalty Co., Ltd.Sep 2012 → May 2017
- 2Rhe Operating, LLCJun 2017 → Mar 2019
- 3Buffco Production Inc.Apr 2019 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 857876-99 | Recompletion | Buffco Production Inc. | Oct 8, 2019 | Oct 15, 2019 | — | 11,100 |
| 730054-98 | Drill | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd. | Jan 8, 2013 | Dec 20, 2011 | Jan 14, 2012 | 16,000 |
| 730054-99 | Drill | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd. | Dec 14, 2011 | Dec 20, 2011 | Jan 14, 2012 | 16,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-266800 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-6-15730 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 316 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Travis Peak | 7,700 | -7,384 |
| Cotton Valley | 10,138 | -9,822 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY TAYLOR | 10,760 | -10,444 |
| Bossier | 10,990 | -10,674 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,711 | 7,717 | Perforated |
| 10,836 | 10,935 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,540 | 12.25 | 920 S |
| 7 | 11,088 | 8.75 | 2,410 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 | Apr 17, 2020 | Nov 7, 2019 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 11, 2013 | Feb 15, 2013 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 26, 2013 | Jul 12, 2012 | Yes |
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 42-183-32132 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-183-32132 → 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.
Nearby wells and their tops
NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM
Draw a cross-section
This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.
Smead Heirs42-183-32173
3.7 KM · Giant NRG Co., LP · Section with this well →
| Rodessa | 6,775 | -6,410 |
| Rodessa | 7,115 | -6,750 |
| Pettit | 7,489 | -7,124 |
| Travis Peak | 7,684 | -7,319 |
| Pecan Gap | — | |
| Woodbine | — | |
| Blossom | — | |
| Cotton Valley | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Willow Springs a (AW)42-183-32181
3.7 KM · Sabine Oil & Gas Corporation · Section with this well →
| Pecan Gap | 2,580 | -2,198 |
| Blossom | 3,386 | -3,004 |
| Woodbine | 3,693 | -3,311 |
| Goodland | 4,790 | -4,408 |
| Glen Rose | 5,216 | -4,834 |
| Rodessa | 6,797 | -6,415 |
| Rodessa | 7,117 | -6,735 |
| Pettit | 7,473 | -7,091 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Willow Springs B (AW)42-183-32182
3.7 KM · Sabine Oil & Gas Corporation · Section with this well →
| Pecan Gap | 2,577 | -2,195 |
| Blossom | 3,383 | -3,001 |
| Woodbine | 3,682 | -3,300 |
| Goodland | 4,784 | -4,402 |
| Glen Rose | 5,208 | -4,826 |
| Rodessa | 6,789 | -6,407 |
| Rodessa | 7,110 | -6,728 |
| Pettit | 7,467 | -7,085 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Smead Heirs CV GU42-183-32175
4.1 KM · Sabine Oil & Gas Corporation · Section with this well →
| Pecan Gap | 2,567 | -2,222 |
| Blossom | 3,347 | -3,002 |
| Woodbine | 3,659 | -3,314 |
| Goodland | 4,781 | -4,436 |
| Glen Rose | 5,183 | -4,838 |
| Rodessa | 6,750 | -6,405 |
| Rodessa | 7,082 | -6,737 |
| Pettit | 7,458 | -7,113 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Golden Jones a (AW)42-183-32176
4.1 KM · Sabine Oil & Gas Corporation · Section with this well →
| Pecan Gap | 2,547 | -2,202 |
| Blossom | 3,003 | -2,658 |
| Woodbine | 3,645 | -3,300 |
| Goodland | 4,768 | -4,423 |
| Glen Rose | 5,179 | -4,834 |
| Rodessa | 6,742 | -6,397 |
| Rodessa | 7,083 | -6,738 |
| Pettit | 7,437 | -7,092 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Smead42-183-32174
4.1 KM · Sabine Oil & Gas Corporation · Section with this well →
| Pecan Gap | 2,562 | -2,217 |
| Blossom | 3,336 | -2,991 |
| Woodbine | 3,655 | -3,310 |
| Rodessa | — | |
| Pettit | — | |
| Travis Peak | — | |
| Rodessa | — | |
| Glen Rose | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Crawford, a Heirs42-203-32853
4.2 KM · Wagner & Brown, Ltd. · Section with this well →
| Massive | 6,610 | -6,334 |
| B/Massive | 6,610 | -6,334 |
| Rodessa | 6,715 | -6,439 |
| T/Rodessa | 6,715 | -6,439 |
| Travis Peaki | 7,577 | -7,301 |
| Travis Peak | 7,577 | -7,301 |
| T/Travis Peak | 7,590 | -7,314 |
| Cotton Valley | 10,644 | -10,368 |
Hamby Heirs B (AW)42-183-32184
4.8 KM · Sabine Oil & Gas Corporation · Section with this well →
| Pecan Gap | 2,578 | -2,196 |
| Woodbine | 3,674 | -3,292 |
| Goodland | 4,786 | -4,404 |
| Glen Rose | 5,218 | -4,836 |
| Rodessa | 6,798 | -6,416 |
| Pettit | 7,489 | -7,107 |
| Travis Peak | 7,680 | -7,298 |
| Cotton Valley | 9,295 | -8,913 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
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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