TEXAS · WELLS · PANOLA COUNTY · HICKS, O. B. GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-365-33653 · DISTRICT 06
Hicks O. B. Gas Unit #14
Panola County · Carthage (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Vertical
Hicks O. B. Gas Unit #14 (API 42-365-33653) is a well in Panola County operated by Mmgl East Texas Iii LLC, completed June 25, 1997 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1997 and 2016, permitted to 9,690 ft.
It was permitted by BP America Production Company and has since transferred to Mmgl East Texas Iii LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including James Lime, Pettit, Travis Peak, Cotton Valley.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by BP America Production Company; 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 | none |
| Production reports | Mmgl East Texas III, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | BP America Production CompanyAug 3, 2016 |
- 9,690
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 3, 2016
- last permit issued
- Jun 25, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.84M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 25, 1997
- 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-6-164137 | Carthage (Cotton Valley) | Mmgl East Texas III, LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.84M | Jun 1997 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 4,087 · prior 12 7,264(-44%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Vastar Resources, Inc.Jun 1997 → Dec 2001
- 2BP America Production CompanyJan 2002 → Feb 2022
- 3BPX Operating CompanyMar 2022 → Oct 2024
- 4Mmgl East Texas III, LLCNov 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 817266-99 | Recompletion | BP America Production Company | Jul 25, 2016 | Aug 3, 2016 | — | 9,690 |
| 460820-99 | Drill | Vastar Resources, Inc. | Apr 7, 1997 | Apr 7, 1997 | Apr 24, 1997 | 9,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 1997 | Hicks O. B. Gas Unit G-6-164137 | Carthage (Cotton Valley) | Mmgl East Texas III LLC | Producing | 9,690 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 255 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| James LimeJAMES LIMESTONE | 5,537 | -5,282 |
| PettitUPPER PETTIT | 5,810 | -5,555 |
| PettitLOWER PETTIT | 5,960 | -5,705 |
| Travis Peak | 6,165 | -5,910 |
| Cotton Valley | 8,025 | -7,770 |
| TaylorTAYLOR SAND | 9,475 | -9,220 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,392 | 8,714 | Perforated |
| 8,824 | 9,018 | Perforated |
| 9,150 | 9,224 | Perforated |
| 9,502 | 9,522 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,135 | 11 | 500 S |
| 4.5 | 9,690 | 7.875 | 1,235 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 12, 1997 | Jul 29, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 8, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-365-33653 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-365-33653 → 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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