WELL · 42-203-34790 · DISTRICT 6
McElroy-Chatham Gas Unit #3
Harrison County · Vertical
Mcelroy-Chatham Gas Unit #3 (API 42-203-34790) is a permitted well in Harrison County filed by Buffco Production Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2009 and 2015, permitted to 12,500 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Massive, Rodessa, Pettit, Travis Peak.
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 | none |
| Production reports | Buffco Production Inc.through May 2015 |
| Latest permit | Buffco Production Inc.Oct 20, 2015 |
- 12,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 20, 2015
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 102K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2009 THROUGH Oct 2019
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 O-6-15458 | Woodlawn (Pettit-Page) | Buffco Production Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aug 2015 – Oct 2019 |
| McElroy-Chatham Gas Unit G-6-250622 | Woodlawn (Cotton Valley) | Buffco Production Inc. | 1 | 0 | 102K | May 2009 – Jul 2019 |
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.Nov 2009 → May 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 811051-99 | Recompletion | Buffco Production Inc. | Oct 8, 2015 | Oct 20, 2015 | Aug 16, 2015 | 9,000 |
| 678175-99 | Drill | Buffco Production Inc. | Feb 3, 2009 | Feb 5, 2009 | Apr 18, 2009 | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-250622 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-6-15458 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 340 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Massive | 4,700 | -4,360 |
| Rodessa | 4,900 | -4,560 |
| Pettit | 5,400 | -5,060 |
| Travis Peak | 6,100 | -5,760 |
| Cotton Valley | 8,400 | -8,060 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,439 | 6,527 | Perforated |
| 9,650 | 9,880 | Perforated |
| 9,698 | 9,912 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 637 | 12.25 | 239 S |
| 5.5 | 10,020 | 8.5 | 1,325 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 | Nov 2, 2015 | Oct 28, 2015 | — |
| 00 | Apr 28, 2010 | Dec 9, 2009 | — |
| 00 | Oct 31, 2009 | Aug 14, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 1, 2009 | — | — |
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 42-203-34790 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-203-34790 → 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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