WELL · 42-203-30915 · DISTRICT 6
Bivins Gas Unit 1 #1
Harrison County · Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Bivins Gas Unit 1 #1 (API 42-203-30915) is a well in Harrison County operated by Valence Operating Company, completed July 5, 1992 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 1983, permitted to 11,000 ft.
It was permitted by Minden Oil And Gas Inc. and has since transferred to Valence Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Cotton Valley, Taylor, Bossier.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Minden Oil and Gas Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Kingwood, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 4, 2026
- Permits on file
- 990
- Phone
- (281) 359-3659
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Valence Operating Company |
| Production reports | Valence Operating Companythrough Feb 2023 |
| Latest permit | Minden Oil and Gas Inc.Oct 27, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 27, 1983
- last permit issued
- Jul 5, 1992
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 755K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 5, 1992
- 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bivins Gas Unit 1 G-6-106734 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Valence Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 755K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1R & C Petroleum, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jan 1997
- 2Willow Springs Production, Inc.Feb 1997 → Mar 1998
- 3T.O.I.Apr 1998 → May 2000
- 4Vector Energy Corp.Jun 2000 → Jun 2002
- 5Valence Operating CompanyJul 2002 → Feb 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 220748-99 | Drill | Minden Oil and Gas Inc. | Oct 7, 1983 | Oct 27, 1983 | — | 11,000 |
| 141580-99 | Drill | Glenda Petroleum Corp. | Nov 25, 1981 | Nov 25, 1981 | Dec 19, 1981 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-106734 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 19 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Cotton Valley | 9,936 | -9,917 |
| Taylor | 10,047 | -10,028 |
| Bossier | 10,403 | -10,384 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,930 | 9,894 | Perforated |
| 10,408 | 10,178 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 70 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 3,100 | 12.25 | 1,175 S |
| 2.375 | 10,149 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 10,450 | 8.75 | 1,475 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 | Oct 6, 1992 | Aug 31, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Feb 14, 1984 | Jan 31, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 31, 1984 | — |
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 42-203-30915 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-203-30915 → 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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