TEXAS · WELLS · HARRISON COUNTY · API 42-203-30252 · DISTRICT 06
McElroy-Chatham Gas Unit #1
Harrison County · Woodlawn (Cotton Valley) field · Vertical
Mcelroy-Chatham Gas Unit #1 (API 42-203-30252) is a plugged well in Harrison County, plugged September 2, 2014, last operated by Buffco Production Inc..
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1984 and 2003, permitted to 10,150 ft.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Annona Chalk, Austin Chalk, Massive Anhydrite (marker), Rodessa.
Its 2 leases have reported 16 barrels of oil and 129K mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- 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 Sep 2007 |
| Latest permit | Buffco Production Inc.May 2, 2003 |
- 10,150
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- May 2, 2003
- last permit issued
- Jan 15, 1998
- completed
- 16
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 129K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1995 THROUGH Sep 2007
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 15, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 2, 2014
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McElroy-Chatham Gas Unit G-6-113772 | Woodlawn (Pettit-Page) | Buffco Production Inc. | 1 | 7 | 59.8K | Jan 1993 – Sep 2007 |
| McElroy-Chatham Gas Unit G-6-173895 | Woodlawn (Cotton Valley) | Buffco Production Inc. | 1 | 9 | 68.8K | Jan 1998 – May 2002 |
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.
- 1Buffco Production Inc.Mar 1995 → Sep 2007
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 531145-99 | Recompletion | Buffco Production Inc. | Apr 25, 2003 | May 2, 2003 | — | 10,150 |
| 472199-99 | Recompletion | Buffco Production Inc. | Jan 14, 1998 | Feb 6, 1998 | Jan 1, 1998 | 10,150 |
| 228438-99 | Recompletion | Amoco Production Company | Feb 2, 1984 | Feb 3, 1984 | — | 10,150 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 1998 | McElroy-Chatham Gas Unit G-6-173895 | Woodlawn (Cotton Valley) | Buffco Production Inc. | Plugged | — |
| Oct 9, 1984 | McElroy-Chatham Gas Unit G-6-113772 | Woodlawn (Pettit-Page) | Buffco Production Inc. | Plugged | — |
| Jan 26, 1978 | McElroy-Chatham Gas Unit G-6-75328 | Woodlawn (Cotton Valley) | Amoco Production Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 302 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Annona Chalk | 2,380 | -2,078 |
| Austin Chalk | 3,250 | -2,948 |
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 5,245 | -4,943 |
| Rodessa | 5,648 | -5,346 |
| Pettit | 6,400 | -6,098 |
| PettitPETTIT-PAGE | 6,515 | -6,213 |
| Travis Peak | 6,730 | -6,428 |
| Cotton Valley | 8,450 | -8,148 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,525 | 6,536 | Perforated |
| 8,573 | 9,192 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 60 | 20 | 135 S |
| 16 | 60 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 1,123 | 12.25 | 475 S |
| 9.625 | 1,123 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 10,150 | 8.75 | 1,275 S |
| 5.5 | 10,150 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 10,151 | 8.75 | 1,275 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 | Sep 8, 1999 | Jul 19, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 26, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 17, 1985 | Jan 4, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Dec 10, 1984 | Nov 14, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Dec 7, 1984 | Oct 9, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 22, 1978 | — |
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 42-203-30252 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-203-30252 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here 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/20330252, documented in the API reference.