WELL · 42-201-32438 · DISTRICT 3
Josey Ranch Gas Unit No. 6 #8
Harris County · Cypress Deep (Wilcox) field · Vertical
Josey Ranch Gas Unit NO. 6 #8 (API 42-201-32438) is a plugged well in Harris County, plugged April 28, 2015, last operated by Milagro Exploration LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 22, 1996, permitted to 13,000 ft.
It was permitted by Hanson Production Company and has since transferred to Milagro Exploration LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Cockfield, Yegua, Cool Mountain, Wilcox.
Operator of record
Permitted by Hanson Production Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 7, 2015 · 231 permits on file · (877) 415-8112
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Milagro Exploration LLC |
| Production reports | Milagro Exploration, LLCthrough Aug 2013 |
| Latest permit | Hanson Production CompanyFeb 22, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 22, 1996
- last permit issued
- Nov 28, 2012
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 6.2M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1996 THROUGH Apr 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 28, 2012
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 28, 2015
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josey Ranch Gas Unit No. 6 G-3-159622 | Cypress, Deep (Wilcox) | Milagro Exploration, LLC | 1 | 0 | 6.2M | Apr 1996 – Apr 2015 |
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.
- 1Hanson Production CompanyApr 1996 → Apr 1997
- 2KCS Resources, Inc.May 1997 → Nov 2007
- 3Milagro Exploration, LLCDec 2007 → Aug 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 445073-99 | Drill | Hanson Production Company | Feb 22, 1996 | Feb 22, 1996 | Mar 9, 1996 | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-159622 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 151 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,041 | 10,047 | Perforated |
| 10,598 | 10,617 | Perforated |
| 10,708 | 10,714 | Perforated |
| 10,708 | 10,718 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,515 | 14.75 | 129 S |
| 7.625 | 9,670 | 9.875 | 431 S |
| 4.5 | 12,100 | 6.75 | 504 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 | Aug 8, 2013 | Dec 4, 2012 | — |
| 00 | Jul 14, 2004 | May 21, 2004 | — |
| 00 | Oct 2, 1996 | May 2, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 4, 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 42-201-32438 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-201-32438 → 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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