WELL · 42-365-31326 · DISTRICT 6
Burton John W. #2
Panola County · Carthage (Cotton Valley) field · Vertical
Burton John W. #2 (API 42-365-31326) is a well in Panola County operated by Arkla Exploration CO., completed August 16, 1982.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1981 and 2007, permitted to 9,650 ft.
It was permitted by Devon Energy Production CO, L.P. and has since transferred to Arkla Exploration CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including James Lime, Sligo, Travis Peak, Cotton Valley.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Shreveport, LA · P-5 Y, filed Oct 27, 1992 · 294 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Arkla Exploration Co. |
| Production reports | Sheridan Production Co III, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Aug 23, 2007 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,650
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Aug 23, 2007
- last permit issued
- Aug 16, 1982
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 309K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 16, 1982
- 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 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burton, John W. G-6-137785 | Carthage (Travis Peak, Lower) | Diversified Production LLC | 1 | 0 | 112K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Burton, John W. G-6-244526 | Carthage (Cotton Valley) | Diversified Production LLC | 1 | 0 | 197K | Jan 2009 – Jul 2026 |
| — G-6-102616 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 569 · prior 12 1,872(-70%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Arkla Exploration Co.Jan 1993 → Jan 1993
- 2Seagull Mid-South, Inc.Feb 1993 → May 1998
- 3Seagull Energy E&P Inc.Jun 1998 → Oct 2000
- 4Ocean Energy, Inc.Nov 2000 → Aug 2003
- 5Devon Louisiana CorporationSep 2003 → Dec 2005
- 6Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Jan 2006 → Jun 2016
- 7Sheridan Production Company, LLCJul 2016 → Dec 2019
- 8Sheridan Production Co III, LLCJan 2020 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 644277-99 | Recompletion | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. | Aug 13, 2007 | Aug 23, 2007 | Dec 22, 2008 | 9,638 |
| 385476-99 | Recompletion | Arkla Exploration Co. | Mar 8, 1991 | Mar 19, 1991 | Feb 19, 1991 | 9,638 |
| 127952-99 | Drill | Arkla Exploration Co. | Jul 31, 1981 | Jul 31, 1981 | Apr 8, 1982 | 9,650 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-102616 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-6-137785 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-6-244526 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 313 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| James LimeJAMES | 5,680 | -5,367 |
| Sligo | 5,930 | -5,617 |
| Travis Peak | 6,342 | -6,029 |
| Cotton Valley | 8,201 | -7,888 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,363 | 6,371 | Perforated |
| 6,764 | 6,780 | Perforated |
| 8,584 | 9,298 | Perforated |
| 8,584 | 9,495 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 214 | 17.5 | 235 S |
| 8.625 | 2,400 | 12.25 | 50 S |
| 2.375 | 8,490 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 9,627 | 7.875 | 1,255 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 7, 2009 | Jan 27, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 2, 2009 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 10, 1992 | Mar 23, 1992 | — |
| 00 | May 2, 1991 | Mar 25, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 26, 1991 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 17, 1982 | Yes |
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 42-365-31326 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-365-31326 → 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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