42-459-31168
PRODUCINGNICHOLSON JOHN W. GAS UNIT
UPSHUR County · District 6 · MERIT ENERGY COMPANY · GLENWOOD (COTTON VALLEY)
Permits
2
Max Depth
11,300 ft
First Permit
2003-12-30
Latest Activity
2003-12-30
Lifespan
< 1 yr
Regulatory Status
Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completion
2004-02-27
Shut-In
—
Plugged
—
P-5 Org Status: Active
EWA / Production operator mismatch
Scheduling: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY ≠ Production: BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANY (reported 2017-03)
EWA / Permit operator mismatch
Scheduling: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY ≠ Permit: WAGNER & BROWN, LTD.
Resolved via: scheduling → MERIT ENERGY COMPANY
Production Summary Production data is a work in progress — still being validated against RRC filings. Spot something off or have questions? [email protected]
Cum Oil
— bbl
Cum Gas
— mcf
First Production
2004-02
Last Production
2026-07
Operator History
originally filed by WAGNER & BROWN, LTD. — asset transferred
Lease Production
Production is reported at the lease level. View production data, decline curves, and history on the lease page.
Formation Tops (3) Elevation 400 ft (GR)
CSV| Formation | Top Depth (MD) | Subsea (+above / −below SL) |
|---|---|---|
| B/MASSIVE | 6,960 ft | -6,560 ft |
| T/RODDESSA | 7,090 ft | -6,690 ft |
| T/TRAVIS PEAK | 7,900 ft | -7,500 ft |
As reported by operators on W-2/G-1 completion filings (RRC wellbore records). Depths are measured depth; names appear as filed. Subsea = reported elevation − measured depth (negative = below sea level; vertical wellbores only). View filings & logs at RRC ↗
Perforations (1)
| Interval | Type |
|---|---|
| 10,778–10,958 ft | Perforated |
Casing (2)
| Size | Set Depth | Cement |
|---|---|---|
| 8.625" | 1,180 ft | 350 sx |
| 4.5" | 11,095 ft | 2,500 sx |
Permit History (2)
Applications (2)
Records & Logs
2 completion filings on record · 1 with log images at RRC.
Completion packets open directly (post-2011 filings include attached logs). Log images can't be deep-linked — clicking copies the API for you to paste.
No GPS coordinates yet
Well Details
- Well Number
- 8
- Max Depth
- 11,300 ft
- Drill Type
- Vertical
- County
- UPSHUR
- District
- 6
- Operator
- MERIT ENERGY COMPANY
- Completed
- 2004-02-27
Operator
- Name
- MERIT ENGY CO
- Location
- DALLAS
- P-5 Status
- Active (filed 2025-11-07)
- Cum Oil (all leases)
- 61,412,014 bbl
- Cum Gas (all leases)
- 675,243,840 mcf
- Activities
- CSGD/G, CSGD/P, G/PUR, GTHS/G, OPRS/G, OPRS/O
- Total Permits
- 1,049