TEXAS · WELLS · PANOLA COUNTY · REED, W.M. GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-365-33708 · DISTRICT 06
Reed W.M. Gas Unit #8
Panola County · Carthage (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Vertical
Reed W.M. Gas Unit #8 (API 42-365-33708) is a well in Panola County operated by Mmgl East Texas Iii LLC, completed August 29, 1997 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 24, 1997, permitted to 9,950 ft.
It was permitted by Vastar Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to Mmgl East Texas Iii LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Rodessa, James Lime, Upr. Pettit, Lwr. Pettit.
Its lease has reported 22.1K barrels of oil and 998K mcf of gas since August 1997, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Vastar Resources, Inc.; 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 | Vastar Resources, Inc.Jun 24, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,950
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 24, 1997
- last permit issued
- Aug 29, 1997
- completed
- 22.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 998K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1997 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 29, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reed, W.M. Gas Unit G-6-165604 | Carthage (Cotton Valley) | Mmgl East Texas III, LLC | 1 | 22.1K | 998K | Aug 1997 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 14,256 · prior 12 10,839(+32%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Vastar Resources, Inc.Sep 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 464199-99 | Drill | Vastar Resources, Inc. | Jun 24, 1997 | Jun 24, 1997 | Jul 11, 1997 | 9,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 1997 | Reed W.M. Gas Unit G-6-165604 | Carthage (Cotton Valley) | Mmgl East Texas III LLC | Producing | 9,950 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 366 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rodessa | 5,420 | -5,054 |
| James LimeJAMES LM. | 5,850 | -5,484 |
| Upr. Pettit | 6,083 | -5,717 |
| Lwr. Pettit | 6,242 | -5,876 |
| Travis Peak | 6,480 | -6,114 |
| Cotton Valley | 8,291 | -7,925 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,685 | 9,035 | Perforated |
| 9,132 | 9,380 | Perforated |
| 9,470 | 9,840 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,090 | 11 | 500 S |
| 4.5 | 9,950 | 7.875 | 1,150 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 | Dec 31, 1997 | Sep 30, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 23, 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 42-365-33708 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-365-33708 → 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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