WELL · 42-457-30563 · DISTRICT 3
West Skillern #1
Tyler County · Hillister East (Wilcox 9800) field · Vertical
West Skillern #1 (API 42-457-30563) is a well in Tyler County operated by Miller Energy Inc., completed February 3, 2004.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 2003 and 2005, permitted to 11,800 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including B/Frio, T/Yegua, T/Upper Wilcox, T/Middle Wilcox.
Its 2 leases have reported 14.6K barrels of oil and 30.9K mcf of gas since February 2004, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2016 · 97 permits on file · (713) 953-0191
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Miller Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Texana Operating Companythrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Miller Energy, Inc.Nov 3, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,800
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Nov 3, 2005
- last permit issued
- Feb 3, 2004
- completed
- 14.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 30.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2004 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 3, 2004
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Skillern O-3-24814 | West Skillern (Wilcox 7760) | Texana Operating Company | 1 | 14.6K | 12.1K | Dec 2005 – Jul 2026 |
| West Skillern G-3-201851 | Hillister, East (Wilcox 9800) | Miller Energy, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 18.8K | Feb 2004 – Apr 2006 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 17 · prior 12 22(-23%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Gordy Oil CompanyFeb 2004 → Sep 2005
- 2Miller Energy, Inc.Oct 2005 → Jun 2016
- 3Texana Operating CompanyJul 2016 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 608758-99 | Recompletion | Miller Energy, Inc. | Oct 31, 2005 | Nov 3, 2005 | Nov 21, 2005 | 10,120 |
| 534905-98 | Drill | Gordy Oil Company | Jun 1, 2004 | Aug 1, 2003 | — | 11,800 |
| 534905-99 | Drill | Gordy Oil Company | Aug 1, 2003 | Aug 1, 2003 | Sep 30, 2003 | 11,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-201851 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-24814 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 151 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| B/Frio | 3,940 | -3,789 |
| T/Yegua | 4,880 | -4,729 |
| T/Upper Wilcox | 7,670 | -7,519 |
| T/Middle Wilcox | 8,215 | -8,064 |
| T/Lowerwilcox | 10,310 | -10,159 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,763 | 7,770 | Perforated |
| 9,834 | 9,835 | Perforated |
| 9,868 | 9,871 | Perforated |
| 9,958 | 9,963 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,500 | 12.25 | 905 S |
| 9.625 | 2,515 | 12.25 | 905 S |
| 5.5 | 11,433 | 8.75 | 855 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 | Jun 9, 2006 | Jan 5, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 16, 2006 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 4, 2004 | May 15, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 2, 2004 | — | — |
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 42-457-30563 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-457-30563 → 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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