TEXAS · WELLS · PANOLA COUNTY · HICKS, O.B. GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-365-33955 · DISTRICT 06
Hicks O.B. Gas Unit #17
Panola County · Carthage (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Vertical
Hicks O.B. Gas Unit #17 (API 42-365-33955) is a well in Panola County operated by Mmgl East Texas Iii LLC, completed August 2, 1998 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 18, 1998, permitted to 9,600 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 James Lime, Upr. Pettit, Lwr. Pettit, Travis Peak.
Its lease has reported 29.3K barrels of oil and 2.01M mcf of gas since August 1998, 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.May 18, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 18, 1998
- last permit issued
- Aug 2, 1998
- completed
- 29.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.01M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1998 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 2, 1998
- 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-6-170417 | Carthage (Cotton Valley) | Mmgl East Texas III, LLC | 1 | 29.3K | 2.01M | Aug 1998 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 5,940 · prior 12 7,066(-16%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Vastar Resources, Inc.Aug 1998 → 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 476206-99 | Drill | Vastar Resources, Inc. | May 12, 1998 | May 18, 1998 | Jun 22, 1998 | 9,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 1998 | Hicks O.B. Gas Unit G-6-170417 | Carthage (Cotton Valley) | Mmgl East Texas III LLC | Producing | 9,600 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 252 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| James LimeJAMES LIMESTONE | 5,472 | -5,220 |
| Upr. Pettit | 5,742 | -5,490 |
| Lwr. Pettit | 5,898 | -5,646 |
| Travis Peak | 6,100 | -5,848 |
| Cotton Valley | 7,980 | -7,728 |
| TaylorTAYLOR SD. | 9,420 | -9,168 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,326 | 8,674 | Perforated |
| 8,758 | 9,012 | Perforated |
| 9,080 | 9,466 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 100 | — | — |
| 8.625 | 1,078 | 11 | 400 S |
| 4.5 | 9,600 | 7.875 | 1,300 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 | Nov 12, 1998 | Aug 24, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 28, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-365-33955 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-365-33955 → 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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