WELL · 42-459-31237 · DISTRICT 6
Hancock #1
Upshur County · Glenwood (Cotton Valley) field · Vertical
Hancock #1 (API 42-459-31237) is a plugged well in Upshur County, plugged September 18, 2025, last operated by Forrester Oil & Gas CO..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued January 4, 2005, permitted to 12,100 ft.
It was permitted by Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc. and has since transferred to Forrester Oil & Gas CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Woodbine, Buda, Massive Anhydrite (marker).
Operator of record
Permitted by Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Kilgore, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · (903) 746-8668
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Forrester Oil & Gas Co. |
| Production reports | Forrester Oil & Gas Co.through Mar 2017 |
| Latest permit | Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Jan 4, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,100
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 4, 2005
- last permit issued
- Feb 25, 2005
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 33.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2005 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 25, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 18, 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hancock G-6-213856 | Glenwood (Cotton Valley) | Forrester Oil & Gas Co. | 1 | 0 | 33.9K | Feb 2005 – 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.
- 1Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Jun 2005 → Mar 2010
- 2Forrester Oil & Gas Co.Apr 2010 → Mar 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 555567-98 | Drill | Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. | Aug 18, 2005 | Jan 4, 2005 | Jan 26, 2005 | 12,100 |
| 555567-99 | Drill | Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. | Dec 30, 2004 | Jan 4, 2005 | Jan 26, 2005 | 12,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-213856 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 305 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 4,240 | -3,935 |
| Woodbine | 4,700 | -4,395 |
| Buda | 5,040 | -4,735 |
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 6,890 | -6,585 |
| Rodessa | 7,140 | -6,835 |
| Pettit | 7,870 | -7,565 |
| Travis Peak | 8,015 | -7,710 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY SAND | 9,700 | -9,395 |
| Taylor | 10,884 | -10,579 |
| BossierBOSSIER SAND | 11,470 | -11,165 |
| BossierBOSSIER SHALE | 11,700 | -11,395 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,080 | 11,100 | Perforated |
| 11,126 | 11,136 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,908 | 12.25 | 1,362 S |
| 4.5 | 11,818 | 7.875 | 300 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 18, 2006 | Aug 22, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 10, 2006 | — | — |
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 42-459-31237 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-459-31237 → 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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