WELL · 42-365-31391 · DISTRICT 6
West Clayton Gas Unit #1
Panola County · Carthage (Travis Peak) field · Vertical
West Clayton Gas Unit #1 (API 42-365-31391) is a plugged well in Panola County, plugged March 20, 2014, last operated by M. E. Operating & Services Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 2001, permitted to 10,500 ft.
It was permitted by Calpine Natural Gas Company and has since transferred to M. E. Operating & Services Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Massive Anhydrite (marker), Travis Peak, Cotton Valley.
Operator of record
M. E. Operating & Services Inc.
Permitted by Calpine Natural Gas Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 5, 2026 · 99 permits on file · (817) 980-5613
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | M. E. Operating & Services Inc. |
| Production reports | Calpine Natural Gas Companythrough Jul 2001 |
| Latest permit | Calpine Natural Gas CompanyAug 20, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 20, 2001
- last permit issued
- Aug 21, 2001
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 227K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2014
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 21, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 20, 2014
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Clayton Gas Unit G-6-185219 | Carthage (Travis Peak) | M. E. Operating & Services, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aug 2001 – Mar 2014 |
| West Clayton Gas Unit G-6-100273 | Carthage (Cotton Valley) | Calpine Natural Gas Company | 1 | 0 | 227K | Jan 1993 – Nov 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.
- 1TGX CorporationJan 1993 → Jun 1997
- 2Sheridan Energy,inc.Jul 1997 → Feb 2000
- 3Calpine Natural Gas CompanyMar 2000 → Jul 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 512686-99 | Recompletion | Calpine Natural Gas Company | Aug 17, 2001 | Aug 20, 2001 | Jul 30, 2001 | 8,600 |
| 142240-99 | Drill | Burnt Rock Resources, Inc. | Oct 29, 1981 | Oct 29, 1981 | — | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-100273 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-6-185219 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 314 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 5,333 | -5,019 |
| Travis Peak | 6,548 | -6,234 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY B LIME | 8,486 | -8,172 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY SANDS | 8,717 | -8,403 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,728 | 6,736 | Perforated |
| 8,763 | 9,902 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 114 | 26 | 400 S |
| 9.625 | 2,000 | 12.25 | 930 S |
| 2.375 | 9,837 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 10,022 | 8.75 | 1,700 S |
| 5.5 | 10,200 | 8.75 | 100 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 9, 2001 | Oct 10, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 2, 2001 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 28, 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 42-365-31391 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-365-31391 → 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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