TEXAS · WELLS · HARRISON COUNTY · MILTON WOODS (DEEP) GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-203-32580 · DISTRICT 06
Milton Woods (Deep) Gas Unit #8
Harrison County · Woodlawn (Cotton Valley) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
- Fields on the latest permit · any of 2
- Woodlawn (Cotton Valley) · Woodlawn (Travis Peak)
- Not one formation; the well must be completed in one of them, and no target formation is stated.
Milton Woods (Deep) Gas Unit #8 (API 42-203-32580) is a well in Harrison County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed March 17, 2000 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in August 1, 2023.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 15, 1999, permitted to 10,020 ft.
It was permitted by Amoco Production Company and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Massive Anhydrite (marker), Rodessa, Pettit, Travis Peak.
Its lease has reported 7.43K barrels of oil and 678K mcf of gas since March 2000, last reporting volume in July 2023.
Operator of record
Permitted by Amoco Production Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 7, 2025
- Permits on file
- 1,049
- Phone
- (972) 701-8377
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Jul 2023 |
| Latest permit | Amoco Production CompanyNov 15, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,020
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 15, 1999
- last permit issued
- Mar 17, 2000
- completed
- 7.43K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 678K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · MAR 2000 THROUGH JUL 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 17, 2000
- Shut in
- Aug 1, 2023
- 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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Woods (Deep) Gas Unit G-6-177279 | Woodlawn (Cotton Valley) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 7.43K | 678K | Mar 2000 – Jul 2023 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Wells named Milton Woods (Deep) Gas Unit
Merit Energy Company's other wells filed under this lease name in Harrison County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Amoco Production CompanyMar 2000 → Dec 2001
- 2BP America Production CompanyJan 2002 → Nov 2019
- 3Merit Energy CompanyAug 2020 → Jul 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 489006-99 | Drill | Amoco Production Company | Oct 29, 1999 | Nov 15, 1999 | Jan 16, 2000 | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2000 | Milton Woods (Deep) Gas Unit G-6-177279 | Woodlawn (Cotton Valley) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Aug 1, 2023 | 10,020 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 302 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 5,380 | -5,078 |
| Rodessa | 5,740 | -5,438 |
| Pettit | 6,450 | -6,148 |
| Travis Peak | 6,800 | -6,498 |
| Cotton Valley | 8,540 | -8,238 |
| BossierBOSSIER SHALE | 9,830 | -9,528 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,526 | 8,588 | Perforated |
| 8,928 | 8,942 | Perforated |
| 9,556 | 9,812 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,030 | 11 | 325 S |
| 4.5 | 10,020 | 7.875 | 1,440 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 | Jul 20, 2000 | Apr 14, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 26, 2000 | — | — |
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 42-203-32580 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-203-32580 → 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.
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