WELL · 42-419-31358 · DISTRICT 6
Bowers Gas Unit #1
Shelby County · Tenaha (Jurassic) field · Producing · Horizontal · Directional
Bowers Gas Unit #1 (API 42-419-31358) is a horizontal well in Shelby County operated by M. E. Operating & Services Inc., completed November 27, 2008 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued September 15, 2008, permitted to 15,000 ft.
It was permitted by Petrohawk Operating Company and has since transferred to M. E. Operating & Services Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Travis Peak, Cotton Valley, Bossier, Cv Lime.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
M. E. Operating & Services Inc.
Permitted by Petrohawk Operating Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 5, 2026 · 99 permits on file · (817) 980-5613
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | M. E. Operating & Services Inc. |
| Production reports | M. E. Operating & Services, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Petrohawk Operating CompanySep 15, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 15,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Sep 15, 2008
- last permit issued
- Nov 27, 2008
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 49.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2008 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 27, 2008
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowers Gas Unit G-6-248301 | Tenaha (Jurassic) | M. E. Operating & Services, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 49.8K | Nov 2008 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3,565 · prior 12 1,569(+127%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Petrohawk Operating CompanyMar 2009 → Jun 2010
- 2M. E. Operating & Services, Inc.Jul 2010 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 669940-97 | Drill | Petrohawk Operating Company | Jun 10, 2009 | Sep 15, 2008 | Oct 4, 2008 | 11,400 |
| 669940-98 | Drill | Petrohawk Operating Company | Nov 24, 2008 | Sep 15, 2008 | Oct 4, 2008 | 15,000 |
| 669940-99 | Drill | Petrohawk Operating Company | Aug 27, 2008 | Sep 15, 2008 | Oct 4, 2008 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-248301 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 272 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Travis Peak | 6,710 | -6,438 |
| Cotton Valley | 9,006 | -8,734 |
| Bossier | 9,672 | -9,400 |
| CV Lime | 10,703 | -10,431 |
| Smackover | 11,315 | -11,043 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,312 | 10,484 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,685 | 14.75 | 900 S |
| 7.625 | 7,479 | 9.875 | 300 S |
| 5.5 | 11,400 | 6.75 | 595 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 | Jul 24, 2009 | May 19, 2009 | — |
| 00 | Jul 16, 2009 | May 7, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 23, 2009 | — | — |
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 42-419-31358 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-419-31358 → 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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