WELL · 42-459-30642 · DISTRICT 6
Nicholson John W. Gas Unit #1
Upshur County · Glenwood (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Vertical
Nicholson John W. Gas Unit #1 (API 42-459-30642) is a well in Upshur County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed April 9, 1986 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 16, 1985, permitted to 13,000 ft.
It was permitted by Powco Oil & Gas CO. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Woodbine, Buda, Pettit.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Powco Oil & Gas Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 1,049 permits on file · (972) 628-1559
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Powco Oil & Gas Co.Sep 16, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 16, 1985
- last permit issued
- Apr 9, 1986
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 745K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 9, 1986
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholson, John W. Gas Unit G-6-120944 | Glenwood (Cotton Valley) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 745K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 224 · prior 12 425(-47%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Powco Oil & Gas Co.Jan 1993 → Feb 1995
- 2Amoco Production CompanyMay 1996 → Dec 2001
- 3BP America Production CompanyJan 2002 → Nov 2019
- 4Merit Energy CompanyDec 2019 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 284880-99 | Drill | Powco Oil & Gas Co. | Sep 16, 1985 | Sep 16, 1985 | Oct 12, 1985 | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-120944 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 400 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 3,600 | -3,200 |
| Woodbine | 3,658 | -3,258 |
| Buda | 3,778 | -3,378 |
| PettitPETTET | 7,591 | -7,191 |
| Travis Peak | 7,772 | -7,372 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY SAND | 9,540 | -9,140 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,748 | 10,750 | Perforated |
| 10,756 | 10,763 | Perforated |
| 10,795 | 10,805 | Perforated |
| 10,813 | 10,816 | Perforated |
| 10,882 | 10,885 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 90 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 4,014 | 12.25 | 1,450 S |
| 5.5 | 11,961 | 8.75 | 1,250 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 | May 12, 1986 | Apr 23, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | May 9, 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 42-459-30642 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-459-30642 → 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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