TEXAS · WELLS · UPSHUR COUNTY · NICHOLSON, JOHN W. GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-459-31168 · DISTRICT 06
Nicholson John W. Gas Unit #8
Upshur County · Glenwood (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Vertical
Nicholson John W. Gas Unit #8 (API 42-459-31168) is a well in Upshur County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed February 27, 2004 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in April 1, 2017.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued December 30, 2003, permitted to 11,095 ft.
It was permitted by Wagner & Brown, Ltd. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including B/Massive, T/Roddessa, T/Travis Peak.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Wagner & Brown, Ltd.; 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 | BP America Production Companythrough Mar 2017 |
| Latest permit | Wagner & Brown, Ltd.Dec 30, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,095
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 30, 2003
- last permit issued
- Feb 27, 2004
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 455K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2004 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 27, 2004
- Shut in
- Apr 1, 2017
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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-6-201349 | Glenwood (Cotton Valley) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 455K | Feb 2004 – 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.
- 1BP America Production CompanyMar 2004 → Mar 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 540223-98 | Drill | Wagner & Brown, Ltd. | Jan 26, 2004 | Dec 30, 2003 | — | 11,300 |
| 540223-99 | Drill | Wagner & Brown, Ltd. | Dec 30, 2003 | Dec 30, 2003 | Jan 10, 2004 | 11,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 2004 | Nicholson John W. Gas Unit G-6-201349 | Glenwood (Cotton Valley) | Merit Energy Company | Producing · shut in Apr 1, 2017 | 11,095 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 400 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| B/Massive | 6,960 | -6,560 |
| T/Roddessa | 7,090 | -6,690 |
| T/Travis Peak | 7,900 | -7,500 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,778 | 10,958 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,180 | 11 | 350 S |
| 4.5 | 11,095 | 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 | Aug 11, 2004 | Apr 21, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 4, 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 42-459-31168 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-459-31168 → 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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