TEXAS · WELLS · UPSHUR COUNTY · MEDLIN, J.W. ESTATE GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-459-30830 · DISTRICT 06
Medlin J.W. Estate Gas Unit #3
Upshur County · Glenwood (Cotton Valley) field · Vertical
Medlin J.W. Estate Gas Unit #3 (API 42-459-30830) is a plugged well in Upshur County, plugged January 6, 2023, last operated by Merit Energy Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 15, 1995, permitted to 11,500 ft.
It was permitted by Amoco Production Company and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Massive Anhydrite (marker), Rodessa, Pettit, Travis Peak.
Operator of record
Permitted by Amoco Production Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 7, 2025
- Permits on file
- 1,049
- Phone
- (972) 701-8377
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Dec 2019 |
| Latest permit | Amoco Production CompanyDec 15, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 15, 1995
- last permit issued
- Feb 29, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.98M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1996 THROUGH Jan 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 29, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 6, 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medlin, J.W. Estate Gas Unit G-6-158094 | Glenwood (Cotton Valley) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.98M | Feb 1996 – Jan 2023 |
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.
- 1Amoco Production CompanyFeb 1996 → Dec 2001
- 2BP America Production CompanyJan 2002 → Nov 2019
- 3Merit Energy CompanyDec 2019 → Dec 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 442673-99 | Drill | Amoco Production Company | Dec 11, 1995 | Dec 15, 1995 | Jan 8, 1996 | 11,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 29, 1996 | Medlin J.W. Estate Gas Unit G-6-158094 | Glenwood (Cotton Valley) | Merit Energy Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 439 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 6,850 | -6,411 |
| Rodessa | 7,120 | -6,681 |
| Pettit | 7,780 | -7,341 |
| Travis Peak | 7,990 | -7,551 |
| Cotton Valley | 9,925 | -9,486 |
| BossierBOSSIER SHALE | 11,030 | -10,591 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,824 | 10,834 | Perforated |
| 10,860 | 10,875 | Perforated |
| 10,911 | 10,921 | Perforated |
| 10,928 | 10,948 | Perforated |
| 10,980 | 10,990 | Perforated |
| 11,004 | 11,024 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,156 | 12.25 | 1,965 S |
| 4.5 | 11,155 | 7.875 | 438 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 12, 1996 | Mar 14, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | May 29, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-459-30830 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-459-30830 → 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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