WELL · 42-459-30898 · DISTRICT 6
Barksdale John Gas Unit #2
Upshur County · Glenwood (Cotton Valley) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Barksdale John Gas Unit #2 (API 42-459-30898) is a well in Upshur County operated by Miken Oil Inc., completed April 2, 1997 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 30, 1996, permitted to 11,300 ft.
It was permitted by C. W. Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to Miken Oil Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including B/Mass, T/Rodessa, T/Travis Peak.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by C. W. Resources, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Kilgore, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 8 permits on file · (903) 722-1180
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Miken Oil Inc. |
| Production reports | Breitburn Operating L.P.through Jun 2018 |
| Latest permit | C. W. Resources, Inc.Dec 30, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 30, 1996
- last permit issued
- Apr 2, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.63M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 2, 1997
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barksdale, John Gas Unit G-6-163010 | Glenwood (Cotton Valley) | Miken Oil, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 1.63M | Apr 1997 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1C. W. Resources, Inc.Apr 1997 → Aug 2000
- 2Wagner & Brown, Ltd.Sep 2000 → Dec 2003
- 3W B Resources, L.P.Jan 2004 → Jan 2004
- 4Oneok Texas Energy Resources, LPFeb 2004 → Nov 2005
- 5Txok Texas Energy Resources,l.p.Feb 2006 → Dec 2007
- 6Exco Partners Operating Ptshp LPJan 2008 → Jun 2008
- 7Exco Operating Company, LPJul 2008 → Aug 2009
- 8Encore Operating, L.P.Sep 2009 → Jul 2010
- 9Quantum Resources Management,llcNov 2010 → May 2014
- 10Breitburn Operating L.P.Apr 2015 → Jun 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 456606-99 | Drill | C. W. Resources, Inc. | Dec 20, 1996 | Dec 30, 1996 | Feb 11, 1997 | 11,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-163010 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 378 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| B/Mass | 6,965 | -6,587 |
| T/Rodessa | 7,120 | -6,742 |
| T/Travis Peak | 7,780 | -7,402 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,762 | 10,898 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,167 | 11 | 300 S |
| 4.5 | 11,011 | 7.875 | 2,500 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 10, 1997 | Apr 17, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 6, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-459-30898 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-459-30898 → 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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