WELL · 42-417-36666 · DISTRICT 7
Cottle #6
Shackelford County · Shackelford County Regular (Gas) field · Vertical
Cottle #6 (API 42-417-36666) is a plugged well in Shackelford County, plugged December 7, 2012, last operated by Bayou Operating Company Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1985 and 1990, permitted to 4,250 ft.
It was permitted by Davis Enterprises and has since transferred to Bayou Operating Company Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Jennings, Jennings Sandstone, Gardner Sandstone, Caddo.
Operator of record
Permitted by Davis Enterprises; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 37 permits on file · (325) 668-0059
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bayou Operating Company Inc. |
| Production reports | Bayou Operating Company, Inc.through Jun 2011 |
| Latest permit | Davis EnterprisesDec 5, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,250
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 5, 1990
- last permit issued
- Oct 20, 1990
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 93K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 20, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 7, 2012
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cottle G-8-136889 | Shackelford County Regular (Gas) | Bayou Operating Company, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 93K | Jan 1993 – Dec 2012 |
| — G-8-119696 | — | — | 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.
- 1Davis EnterprisesJan 1993 → Aug 1998
- 2Bayou Operating Company, Inc.Sep 1998 → Jun 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 381708-99 | Recompletion | Davis Enterprises | Nov 30, 1990 | Dec 5, 1990 | Oct 19, 1990 | 4,020 |
| 290237-99 | Drill | Lentex Petroleum Industries, Inc | Nov 12, 1985 | Nov 13, 1985 | — | 4,250 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-119696 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-8-136889 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,373 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Jennings | 2,530 | -1,157 |
| Jennings Sandstone | 2,530 | -1,157 |
| Gardner Sandstone | 2,760 | -1,387 |
| CaddoCADDO LIMESTONE | 3,542 | -2,169 |
| Moran E. 3800 | 3,849 | -2,476 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,532 | 2,536 | Perforated |
| 2,763 | 2,768 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 126 | 11 | 90 S |
| 4.5 | 3,990 | 7.875 | 275 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 | Apr 2, 1991 | Nov 29, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 14, 1991 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 12, 1986 | Jan 8, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 6, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-417-36666 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-417-36666 → 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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