TEXAS · WELLS · PANOLA COUNTY · BLACK UNIT LEASE · API 42-365-31457 · DISTRICT 06
Black Unit #3
Panola County · Carthage (Cotton Valley) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Black Unit #3 (API 42-365-31457) is a well in Panola County operated by Diversified Production LLC, completed October 25, 1990 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in February 1, 2022.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 25, 1982, permitted to 9,642 ft.
It was permitted by Pennzoil Producing CO. and has since transferred to Diversified Production LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Paluxy, Glen Rose, James Lime, Pine Island.
Its lease has reported 17.5K barrels of oil and 1.46M mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Pennzoil Producing Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Keithville, LA
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 25, 2026
- Permits on file
- 11
- Phone
- (318) 751-3917
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Diversified Production LLC |
| Production reports | Diversified Production LLCthrough Jan 2022 |
| Latest permit | Pennzoil Producing Co.Mar 25, 1982 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,642
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 25, 1982
- last permit issued
- Oct 25, 1990
- completed
- 17.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.46M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 25, 1990
- Shut in
- Feb 1, 2022
- 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Unit G-6-103242 | Carthage (Cotton Valley) | Diversified Production LLC | 1 | 17.5K | 1.46M | Jan 1993 – Jan 2022 |
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.
- 1Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co.Jan 1993 → Feb 1999
- 2Pennzenergy Exp. & Prod., L.L.C.Mar 1999 → Mar 2000
- 3Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Apr 2000 → Jun 2016
- 4Sheridan Production Company, LLCJul 2016 → Dec 2019
- 5Sheridan Production Co III, LLCJan 2020 → Jan 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 155125-99 | Drill | Pennzoil Producing Co. | Mar 25, 1982 | Mar 25, 1982 | — | 9,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 1990 | Black Unit G-6-103242 | Carthage (Cotton Valley) | Diversified Production LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Feb 1, 2022 | 9,642 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 235 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Paluxy | 2,925 | -2,690 |
| Glen Rose | 3,240 | -3,005 |
| James LimeJAMES | 5,428 | -5,193 |
| Pine Island | 5,570 | -5,335 |
| Sligo | 5,695 | -5,460 |
| Cotton Valley | 8,175 | -7,940 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,421 | 8,703 | Perforated |
| 8,800 | 9,014 | Perforated |
| 9,167 | 9,246 | Perforated |
| 9,527 | 9,553 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,448 | 12.25 | 1,100 S |
| 2.875 | 8,340 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 9,632 | 8.75 | 1,570 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 | Jan 28, 1991 | Nov 16, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 10, 1982 | Yes |
Well logs
The RRC's map lists this well among those with logs online. Its monthly inventories loaded here, which start in July 2006, list none for it, so none are itemized.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗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 42-365-31457 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-365-31457 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search 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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