TEXAS · WELLS · PANOLA COUNTY · HICKS, O. B. GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-365-31936 · DISTRICT 06
Hicks O. B. Gas Unit #6
Panola County · Carthage (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Vertical
Hicks O. B. Gas Unit #6 (API 42-365-31936) is a well in Panola County operated by Mmgl East Texas Iii LLC, completed December 5, 1989 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued September 6, 1988, permitted to 9,775 ft.
It was permitted by Arco Oil & Gas CO. and has since transferred to Mmgl East Texas Iii LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Glen Rose, Rodessa, Pettit, Travis Peak.
Its lease has reported 18.6K barrels of oil and 2.08M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Arco Oil & Gas Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 3, 2025
- Phone
- (972) 701-8377
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Mmgl East Texas III LLC |
| Production reports | Mmgl East Texas III, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Arco Oil & Gas Co.Sep 6, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,775
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 6, 1988
- last permit issued
- Dec 5, 1989
- completed
- 18.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.08M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 5, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent (D)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hicks, O. B. Gas Unit G-6-133067 | Carthage (Cotton Valley) | Mmgl East Texas III, LLC | 1 | 18.6K | 2.08M | Jan 1993 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 10,224 · prior 12 13,903(-26%)
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.Mar 1994 → Dec 2001
- 3BP America Production CompanyJan 2002 → Feb 2022
- 4BPX Operating CompanyMar 2022 → Oct 2024
- 5Mmgl East Texas III, LLCNov 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 350929-98 | Drill | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Sep 7, 1989 | Sep 6, 1988 | — | 11,000 |
| 350929-99 | Drill | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Sep 6, 1988 | Sep 6, 1988 | Oct 20, 1988 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 1989 | Hicks O. B. Gas Unit G-6-133067 | Carthage (Cotton Valley) | Mmgl East Texas III LLC | Producing | 9,775 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 226 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Glen Rose | 3,322 | -3,096 |
| Rodessa | 5,070 | -4,844 |
| PettitPETTIT LIME | 5,769 | -5,543 |
| Travis Peak | 6,115 | -5,889 |
| Cotton Valley | 8,070 | -7,844 |
| BossierBOSSIER SHALE | 9,520 | -9,294 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,486 | 9,500 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,750 | 12.25 | 665 S |
| 5.5 | 9,775 | 5.5 | 1,455 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 | Feb 8, 1990 | Dec 20, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 31, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-365-31936 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-365-31936 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here 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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