DEVELOPMENTAL
Harrison County
A wildcat field will see the Cole Well No. 3 drilled by Chalker Energy Management II. The well is 5.2 miles southeast of Longview in the Hill, J Survey, A-300. This well will hit 11,200 feet and may also be drilled in the Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) Field. In a lease 4.2 miles northwest of Karnack, in the Woodlawn (Cotton Valley) Field, the Beatrice Key Gas Unit Well No. 2 will be drilled by Forest Oil. The well will hit 11,000 feet in the Watkins, RO Survey, A-752. This well may also be drilled in the Woodlawn (Pettit-Page) Field, a wildcat field, the Woodlawn (Travis Peak) Field or the Woodlawn (Travis Peak -A-) Field. The Magrill Well No. 2 is 1.7 miles northeast of Hallsville in the Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) Field. The well will hit 12,000 feet in the Holbert, J Survey, A-305 drilled by NEG Operating. This well may also be drilled in a wildcat field.Freestone County
Anadarko Petroleum will drill the Storey A Well No. 4 in the Dowdy Ranch (Cotton Valley) Field. The well is three miles southeast of Lanely in the Pate, J Survey, A-509. Depth will be 15,570 feet and the well may also be drilled in a wildcat field.
Gregg County
The A.C. Garrett GU Well No. 16 will be drilled 10.2 miles southeast of Longview in the Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) Field. The well will hit 12,000 feet in the Lee, I Survey, A-237 and will be drilled by Anadarko E&P.
Leon County
The A.G. Hill Gas Unit No. 1 Well No. 3 will be drilled by Ensight III Energy Management. The well is 2.5 miles northeast of Jewett in a wildcat field. The well will hit 12,000 feet in the I&GN RR Co. Survey A-987 and may also be drilled in the Jewett (Travis Peak) Field.
Limestone County
The Farrar (Cotton Valley Lime) Field will see three wells drilled by XTO Energy. The Perlitz Gas Unit No. 1 Well No. 18 is 15.5 miles southeast of Groesbeck. This well may also be drilled in the Farrar (Travis Peak) Field. The Perlitz Gas Unit No. 1 Well No. 19 is 15.4 miles southeast of Groesbeck. This well may also be drilled in the Farrar (Travis Peak) Field. The Perlitz Gas Unit No. 1 Well No. 20 is 15.1 miles southeast of Groesbeck. This well may also be drilled in the Farrar, Southeast (Pettit) Field or the Farrar (Travis Peak) Field. All three wells will hit 14,500 feet in the Rejon, MC Survey, A-26. The TXU Mining Company Unit B Well No. 1 will be drilled 6.7 miles northwest of Bald Prairie in the Bald Prairie (Cotton Valley Consolidated) Field. The well will hit 12,600 feet by Approach Operating. The well will lie in the Robert, C Survey, A-468.Nacogdoches County
The Appleby, North (Pettit) Field will see the J.F. Deloney B-1 Gas Unit Well No. 8 drilled by EOG Resources. This well will hit 10,200 feet in the Doherty, JFF Survey, A-184. Location is 3.5 miles southwest of Garrison and the well may also be drilled in the Appleby, North (Travis Peak) Field. Samson Lone Star will drill the Faith GU 1 Well No. 2 in the Douglass, West (Travis Peak) Field. The well is 12.5 miles northwest of Nacogdoches in the Tobar, J Survey, A-54. This well will hit 12,000 feet and may also be drilled in the Miyagi (Pettit) Field, the Little Ears (Pettit Lime) Field, a wildcat field or the Nacogdoches, East (James Lime) Field.Panola County
The Payne Well No. 10 and the Furrh B Well No. 5 will be drilled by Samson Lone Star in the Carthage, North (Cotton Valley) Field to 13,000 feet. The No. 10 is five miles southwest of DeBerry in the Gillaspy, G Survey, A-223. The No. 5 is four miles south of DeBerry in the Thompson, S Survey, A-673. These wells may also be drilled in a wildcat field or the DeBerry (Travis Peak) Field.
Robertson County
Burlington Resources Oil & Gas will drill the BR/Margerum Gas Unit Well No. 2 and the BR Petty Well No. 1 in the Savell (Bossier Sand) Field. The No. 2 well is 6.2 miles east of Franklin in the Viesca, JM Survey, A-46 and will hit 16,800 feet. The No. 1 well is 4.6 miles southeast of Franklin in the Henry, H Survey, A-17.
Rusk County
In a lease 13.5 miles southwest of Henderson in the Pleasant Grove Field, the K.C.R. Timberland Ltd. Well No. 1 will be drilled by Machin & Associates. The well will hit 4,200 feet in the May, G Survey, A-25. This well may also be drilled in the Pleasant Grove (Shallow) Field or a wildcat field. Chinn Exploration is preparing to drill the Moyers A Well No. 2 in the Henderson, East (Cotton Valley) Field. The well will hit a depth of 11,250 in the Langham, R Survey, A-478. Location of the well will be 7.3 miles west of Henderson. This well may also be drilled in the County Lake (Travis Peak) Field. In a lease 3.3 miles southwest of Henderson, in a wildcat field, the Gilson Well No. 4 will be drilled by Rusk EnErgy Management. The well will hit 11,000 feet in the Jones, T Survey, A-450. This well may also be drilled in the Henderson, East (Cotton Valley) Field. Nana Gas Unit No. 1 Well No. 11 and the Spikes Gas Unit 1 Well No. 15 will be drilled by National Onshore in the Minden (Cotton Valley Consolidated) Field. The No. 11 is 5.4 miles east of Henderson in the White, JM Survey, A-813. The No. 15 is 4.7 miles southeast of Henderson in the Pecks, SR Survey, A-620. The wells may also be drilled in the Minden (Travis Peak Consolidated) Field. Depth of both wells will be 12,000 feet. The TXU Gas Unit Well No. 7 is 1.4 miles northwest of Minden in the Minden (Cotton Valley Consolidated) Field. The well will be drilled by Enduring Resources to 11,300 feet. The well will lie in the Del Rio, S Survey, A-34 and may also be drilled in the Minden (Travis Peak Consolidated) Field.Shelby County
The Sample Well No. 1 is 6.3 miles northwest of Center in a wildcat field. The well will hit 11,500 feet in the Strickland, S Survey, A-639. This well will be drilled by Unit Petroleum. In a lease two miles south of Joaquin, in the Joaquin (Travis Peak) Field, the Lowe, E.L. et al Well No. 3 will be drilled by Classic Operating to 9,000 feet in the Moody, W Survey, A-501.Upshur County
The Rosewood (Cotton Valley) Field will see the Spencer Gas Unit 1 Well No. 5 drilled by McBee Operating 5.8 miles northwest of Gilmer in the Turner, WW Survey, A-493. This well will hit 11,500 feet and may also be drilled in a wildcat field.
Wood County
The J.B. Goldsmith Well No. 58 and the Kirkland, P.J. Well No. 7 will be drilled by Pioneer Exploration in the Quitman (Rodessa) Field. The No. 58 well is four miles west of Quitman in the Allen, J Jr. Survey, A-20. The No. 7 well is 3.7 miles northwest of Quitman in the Goodsir, E Survey, A-254. Both wells will hit 8,700 feet and may also be drilled in the Quitman (Kirkland) Field.
COMPLETIONS
Cherokee County
The Afton Thrash Unit 1 Well No. 7 and the ell No. 6 have been completed by Southwestern Energy Production. The wells are 2.8 miles northeast of Mixon in the Overton Field. The No. 7 well bottoms at 12,835 feet and potentialed 1.068 million cubic feet of gas per day on a 26/64-inch choke. The No. 6 well bottoms at 12,935 feet and potentialed 1.430 million cubic feet of gas per day on a 26/64-inch choke. Production is in the Cotton Valley Sand formation.
Freestone County
The Hugh D. Whitaker Gas Unit II Well No. 3 has been completed by XTO Energy in the Bear Grass Field. The well is 1.4 miles southeast of Donie with a depth of 14,350 feet. When gauged on a 48/64-inch choke, the well potentialed 3.305 million cubic feet of gas per day. Production is in the Cotton Valley Consolidated formation. When gauged on an 8/64-inch choke, the Reed C Well No. 3 potentialed 1.224 million cubic feet of gas per day. The well is 5.2 miles west of Laney in the Dowdy Ranch Field. The well was completed to 16,780 feet by Anadarko Petroleum. Production is in the Cotton Valley formation.Harrison County
The James Harris Well No. 2 is 11 miles southeast of Marshall in the Hardwood Field. The well was completed by Forest Oil to 10,375 feet. When gauged on an adjustable choke, the well potentialed 650,000 cubic feet of natural gas per day. Production is in the Cotton Valley formation. When gauged on a 14/64-inch choke, the Bookout GU Well No. 1 potentialed 1.230 million cubic feet of gas. The well is three miles northeast of Crossroads in the Carthage, North Field. Penn Virginia Oil & Gas has completed the well to 9,978 feet. Production is in the Cotton Valley formation. EnerVest Operating has completed the Resch Gas Unit Well No. 6 in the Oak Hill Field. The well is located 4.3 miles southwest of Hallsville with a depth of 10,710 feet. The well potentialed 2.286 million cubic feet of gas per day on a 26/64-inch choke. Production is in the Cotton Valley formation. The HT Newman Estate Well No. 2 has been completed in the Little Cypress Bottom Field by Newman Corp. The well is three miles south of Harrison with a depth of 8,806 feet. The well flowed with 35 barrels of crude per day on an open choke. Production is in the Pettit formation. When gauged on a 28/64-inch choke, the Gillespie Well No. 1 potentialed 907,000 cubic feet of natural gas per day. The well is 7.5 miles southwest of Marshall in the Hallsville, North Field. The well was completed to 10,550 feet by River Stone Energy Operating. Production is in the Hosston-Cotton Valley formation. Samson Lone Star has completed the Nolte Well No. 1 to 11,690 feet in the Waskom Field. The well is 5.2 miles north of Elysian Fields. When gauged on a 20/64-inch choke, the well potentialed 1.716 million cubic feet of gas per day. Production is in the Cotton Valley formation.Houston County
Chesapeake Operating drilled the Temple Inland VI Well No. 6-H to 10,467 feet 2.6 miles southeast of Weches in the Decker Switch Field. The well potentialed 6.400 million cubic feet of gas per day on an 18/64-inch choke. Production is in the Pettit formation.
Leon County
The Bear Grass Field has seen the Ericson Gas Unit Well No. 2 completed by BRG Lone Star three miles northwest of Jewett to 10,400 feet. This well was gauged on a 10/64-inch choke and potentialed 740,000 cubic feet of gas per day. Production is in the Travis Peak formation. When gauged on a 48/64-inch choke, the Burleson, M.G. A Well No. 10 potentialed 2.400 million cubic feet of gas per day. The well is 4.8 miles northwest of Marquez in the Bear Grass Field. Anadarko Petroleum has completed the well to 13,955 feet. Production is in the Cotton Valley Consolidated formation.Limestone County
St. Mary Land & Exploration has completed the Wilson Well No. 6, the Keris Well No. 9 and the White Well No. 8 in the Box Church Field. The No. 6 is four miles east-southeast of Groesbeck with a depth of 9,420 feet. The well potentialed 2.470 million cubic feet of gas per day on a 14/64-inch choke. The No. 9 is four miles east-southeast of Groesbeck with a depth of 8,350 feet. The well potentialed 4.451 million cubic feet of natural gas per day. The No. 8 is 3.9 miles southeast of Groesbeck with a depth of 8,350 feet. The well potentialed 898,000 cubic feet of gas per day. Production is in the Travis Peak formation. When gauged on an open choke, the Rickard GU Well No. 4 potentialed 632,000 cubic feet of natural gas per day. The well was drilled by OBenco in the Freestone Field to 12,093 feet. The well is 15.4 miles northwest of Jewett. Production is in the Cotton Valley-Bossier Consolidated formation.Nacogdoches County
The Ezim Field has seen the Button Mountain No. 1 Well No. 1 completed by BRG Lone Star. The well is 1.6 miles northwest of Cushing with a depth of 9,934 feet. When gauged on an open choke, the well flowed with five barrels of crude per day. Production is in the Travis Peak formation. Enerquest has completed two new wells. The Little Robert Well No. 1 is within city limits of Nacogdoches in the Douglass, West Field. When gauged on a 0.75-inch choke, the well potentialed 879,000 cubic feet of gas per day and bottoms at 10,605 feet. The Irwin -A- Well No. 6 is 3.3 miles southeast of Garrison in the Garrison Field. When gauged on a 12/64-inch choke, the well potentialed 701,000 cubic feet of gas per day. Production is in the Travis Peak formation.Navarro County
In a lease five miles southeast of Corsicana in the Corsicana Field, the Hill A Well No. 1 has been completed by Kilmarnock Oil. The well flowed with 10 barrels of crude per day, choke size not recorded. Depth is 2,604 feet. Production is in the Shallow formation.
Panola County
The Carthage, South Field has seen the William H. Walton GU 1 Well No. 2 completed by Chesapeake Operating. The well is 9.1 miles south of Carthage and bottoms at 9,600 feet. The well potentialed 1.000 million cubic feet of gas per day on a 40/64-inch choke. Production is in the Cotton Valley formation. When gauged on an adjustable choke, the Hancock Unit Well No. 15 potentialed 1.119 million cubic feet of gas per day. The well is nine miles southeast of Carthage in the Carthage Field. Devon Energy Production completed the well to 9,234 feet. Production is in the Cotton Valley formation. The Amber Kirby Well No. 1 is one mile north of Galloway in the Belle Bower Field. The well was drilled to 3,140 feet by Harleton Oil & Gas. The well potentialed 17,000 cubic feet of gas per day on an adjustable choke. Production is in the Paluxy Upper formation.Rusk County
When gauged on a 22/64-inch choke, the Niebel Well No. 3 potentialed 733,000 cubic feet of natural gas per day. The well is 5.6 miles northeast of Minden in the Brachfield, Southeast Field. Cabot Oil & Gas has completed the well to 11,482 feet. Production is in the Cotton Valley formation. Enduring Resources has completed the Morris Well No. 1 in the Minden Field to 11,052 feet. This well is 3.6 miles northwest of Minden and potentialed 187,000 cubic feet of gas per day on an adjustable choke. Production is in the Cotton Valley Consolidated formation.? The G.W. Bird Estate Well No. 13 is 5.8 miles southeast of Elderville in the Oak Hill Field. Verado Energy has completed the well to 10,637 feet. When gauged on a 20/64-inch choke, the well potentialed 1.563 million cubic feet of gas per day. Production is in the Cotton Valley formation.
San Augustine County
The Timberstar 574 Well No. 1 has been completed 12.1 miles northwest of San Augustine in the Martinsville Field. The well was completed by Southwestern Energy Production to 10,950 feet. When gauged on a 26/64-inch choke, the well potentialed 1.328 million cubic feet of natural gas per day. Production is in the Travis Peak formation.
Shelby County
Ellora Operating has completed the Murphy South Unit Well No. 2H and the Preece Well No. 1H. The No. 2H is 2.7 miles north of Goober Hill with a depth of 11,365 feet in the Huxley Field. The well potentialed 2.185 million cubic feet of gas per day on a 16/64-inch choke. Production is in the 6100 formation. The No. 1H is 18.6 miles southeast of Center with a depth of 11,286 feet in the Bridges, East Field. The well potentialed 2.163 million cubic feet of gas per day on a 48/64-inch choke. Production is in the James Lime formation.
Smith County
In a lease 1.4 miles northwest of Troup, in the Overton Field, the Waldrop Gas Unit 1 Well No. 14 has been completed by Southwestern Energy. The well was drilled to 12,378 feet and potentialed 3.177 million cubic feet of gas per day on a 24/64-inch choke. Production is in the Cotton Valley Sand formation.
Upshur County
The Amoco Brawley Well No. 13 is five miles north of Longview in the Glenwood Field. TXOK Texas Energy Resources has completed the well to 11,126 feet. The well was gauged on a 20/64-inch choke and potentialed 1.193 million cubic feet of gas per day. Production is in the Cotton Valley formation.
The East Texas Drilling Report is compiled of Texas Railroad Commission records and written by Joyce Dukes Report Service in Kilgore.