TEXAS · WELLS · PANOLA COUNTY · API 42-365-31698 · DISTRICT 06

Miller #1

Plugged

Panola County · Bethany East (Cotton Valley) field · Vertical

Miller #1 (API 42-365-31698) is a plugged well in Panola County, plugged May 15, 2013, last operated by Samson Lone Star LLC.

The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1984 and 1992, permitted to 10,000 ft.

It was permitted by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler and has since transferred to Samson Lone Star LLC on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including BMA, James Lime, Pettit, Cotton Valley.

Its 2 leases have reported 1.13K barrels of oil and 521K mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.

Operator of record

Samson Lone Star LLC

Permitted by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.

Based in: Tulsa, OK
P-5 status: Delinquent (D)
P-5 last filed: Jan 30, 2020
Permits on file: 1,290
Phone: (918) 591-1834

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SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore schedule	Samson Lone Star LLC
Production reports	Samson Lone Star, LLCthrough Jan 2011
Latest permit	Sonat Exploration Company -TylerAug 28, 1992

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
3: permits on file
Aug 28, 1992: last permit issued
Jan 7, 2008: completed
1.13K: cumulative oil, bbl
521K: cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 2011

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule: OFF SCHEDULE
Completed: Jan 7, 2008
Shut in: —
Plugged: May 15, 2013

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; this well is the only one on it.Why →

Lease	Field	Reporting operator	Wells	Oil, bbl	Gas, mcf	Reported
Miller G-6-142356	Bethany, East (Cotton Valley)	Samson Lone Star, LLC	1	1.13K	521K	Jan 1993 – Jan 2011
— G-6-114380	—	—	0	0	0	—

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.

1Sonat Exploration Company -TylerJan 1993 → Jan 1998
2Mass Energy, IncFeb 1998 → May 1999
3Gruy Petroleum Management Co.Jun 1999 → Jan 2001
4Samson Lone Star LPFeb 2001 → Nov 2005
5Samson Lone Star, LLCJan 2008 → Jan 2011

Permits

Permit	Type	Operator	Received	Issued	Spud	Depth
402013-99	Recompletion	Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler	Aug 4, 1992	Aug 28, 1992	Sep 13, 1990	9,844
258546-99	Drill	S M K Energy Corporation	Aug 29, 1984	Nov 20, 1984	—	10,000
252255-99	Drill	S M K Energy Corporation	Nov 28, 1984	Sep 21, 1984	—	10,000

Completions

Completed	Lease	Field	Operator	Status	Depth
Jan 7, 2008	Miller G-6-142356	Bethany East (Cotton Valley)	Samson Lone Star LLC	Plugged	—
Oct 23, 1990	Miller G-6-114380	Deberry (Cotton Valley Lower)	Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler	Plugged	—

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 362 ft elevation.Download CSV →

Formation	MD ft	Subsea
BMA	5,030	-4,668
James LimeJAMES	5,550	-5,188
Pettit	5,780	-5,418
Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY "B" LIME	8,260	-7,898
Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY 'B' LM	8,260	-7,898
Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY (DAVIS)	9,280	-8,918
Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY DAVIS	9,280	-8,918
Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY (TAYLOR)	9,655	-9,293
Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY TAYLOR	9,655	-9,293

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

From	To	Type
6,094	9,104	Perforated
8,570	8,590	Perforated
8,570	9,706	Perforated
8,652	8,658	Perforated
9,020	9,030	Perforated
9,094	9,104	Perforated
9,308	9,313	Perforated
9,334	9,342	Perforated
9,655	9,706	Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing in	Set at	Hole in	Cement
9.625	2,323	12.25	810 S
9.625	2,423	12.5	810 S
5.5	9,741	8.75	2,040 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 →

RRC record date	W-2 / G-1 date	Logs referenced
Apr 15, 2008	Jan 28, 2008	—
Dec 8, 1992	Sep 11, 1992	Yes
Oct 6, 1992	—	—
Mar 18, 1991	Jan 11, 1991	—
Apr 22, 1985	Mar 28, 1985	—
Jan 18, 1985	Jan 4, 1985	—
Jan 17, 1985	Dec 16, 1984	—

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 42-365-31698 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
Completion packets for 42-365-31698 → scanned completion filings

Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.

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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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