WELL · 42-365-31281 · DISTRICT 6
Wilcots S. W. Gas Unit #2
Panola County · Carthage (Cotton Valley) field · Vertical
Wilcots S. W. Gas Unit #2 (API 42-365-31281) is a well in Panola County operated by BP America Production Company, completed December 17, 1981.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 2000, permitted to 10,000 ft.
It was permitted by Vastar Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to BP America Production Company on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Vastar Resources, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Denver, CO · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 1,623 permits on file · (720) 439-5104
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | BP America Production Company |
| Production reports | Vastar Resources, Inc.through Dec 1999 |
| Latest permit | Vastar Resources, Inc.Sep 8, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 8, 2000
- last permit issued
- Dec 17, 1981
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 177K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 17, 1981
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilcots, S.W. Gas Unit G-6-186860 | Carthage (Travis Peak) | Mmgl East Texas III, LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aug 2001 – Jul 2026 |
| Wilcots, S. W. Gas Unit G-6-97818 | Carthage (Cotton Valley) | Vastar Resources, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 177K | Jan 1993 – Aug 2001 |
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.
- 1Arco Oil & Gas Co.Jan 1993 → Feb 1994
- 2Vastar Resources, Inc.Dec 1994 → Dec 1999
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 497988-99 | Recompletion | Vastar Resources, Inc. | Aug 2, 2000 | Sep 8, 2000 | May 7, 2001 | 10,000 |
| 121084-99 | Drill | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Jun 15, 1981 | Jun 15, 1981 | Sep 9, 1981 | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-97818 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-6-186860 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,721 | 6,728 | Perforated |
| 6,734 | 6,743 | Perforated |
| 6,771 | 6,785 | Perforated |
| 6,925 | 6,932 | Perforated |
| 8,764 | 9,604 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,615 | 12.25 | 688 S |
| 2.875 | 8,492 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 9,987 | 8.75 | 1,243 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 | Mar 5, 2002 | Jan 18, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 13, 2002 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 18, 1982 | — |
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 42-365-31281 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-365-31281 → 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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