District 6 Blowouts and Well Control Problems
Date | Operator | Lease/Facility Name | Lease/ID | Permit # | Well # | Field Name | County | Fire | H2S | Injuries | Deaths | Remarks |
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6/4/2011 | NFR Energy, LLC | Foote GU | 260612 | 1 H | Carthage (Haynesville Shale) | Panola | N | N | 0 | 0 | Casing ruptured during fracture stimulation operations. | |
10/26/2009 | XTO Energy INC. | New Horizons | 673033 | Carthage, North (Bossier Shale) | Panola | N | N | 0 | 0 | Leaking packer was being snubbed out of the well when the tubing parted and well blew out. | ||
9/17/2008 | SE Energy, L.L.C. | Tenaha SED | 665035 | 1 | Tenaha, South(Cotton Valley)field | Shelby | N | N | N | N | Operator was having problems with well; controlling it with 12.3 ppm mud. Closed BOPS and well blewout | |
3/7/2008 | Hunt Petroleum Corporation | Allie Marie Hogg | 232684 | 10 | Carthage, North (CV) | Panola | N | N | N | N | valve developed leak | |
2/18/2008 | ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP. | Buford and Blow | 645056 | Oak Hill | Gregg | Y | ||||||
1/28/2008 | Cabot Oil & Gas | Pinkerton | 640360 | 8 | Minden | Rusk | N | N | N | N | valve on frac stack failed, 61 people evacuated | |
10/2/2007 | Samson Lone Star, LLC | J. W. Elliott | 015932 | 1 | Chapel Hill (Rodessa) | Smith | N | N | N | N | tubing was cut, gas started flowing up | |
4/3/2007 | Fossil Resources, Inc. | Marvin B. McBride Jr. | 623201 | 1H | Kendrick (James) | Nacogdoches | N | N | 0 | 0 | port on the wellhead below the bop blewout. | |
1/9/2007 | Carthage School | Carthage High School | Panola | N | N | N | N | fresh water well at the school blowing natural gas | ||||
12/7/2006 | XTO Energy | Pirkle | 624618 | 15 | Carthage | Panola | N | N | 0 | 0 | drilling break | |
10/29/05 | Enerquest Corp. | Graves Gas Unit | 4R | Shelby | Y | 0 | 0 | Gas kick during drilling | ||||
8/5/05 | Virtex Petroleum Co, Inc | Garrison Gas Unit | 603541 | 7 | Garrison | Nacogdoches | N | 0 | 0 | BOP stack failed to hold. | ||
6/27/05 | Geovest | Flanagan C Gas Unit | 600091 | 5 | Gregg | N | N | 0 | 0 | well casing parted during fracture operation | ||
4/28/05 | Newfield Exploration Company | Culver, G. W. | 107812 | 1-A | Willow Springs | Gregg | N | 0 | 0 | |||
11/15/04 | MARATHON OIL COMPANY | USA Ellington | 548529 | 2H | Shelby | N | 0 | 0 | N of Milam on Hwy 287 to FM 2261 | |||
6/10/2004 | BRG PETROLEUM CORP. | Peterson Gas Unit | 544247 | 4 | Naconiche Creek | Nacogdoches | N | N | 0 | 0 | wellhead gave up right underneath the BOPS | |
10/27/2003 | CLASSIC OIL & GAS, INC. | S.L. Holmes | 196152 | 12 | Carthage, S (CV) | Panola | N | N | 0 | 0 | choke valve had cut out on the tree | |
7/22/2003 | PXP GULF COAST INC | TXU-Tompkins | 194894 | 1 | Beckville (Cotton Valley) | Panola | 0 | 0 | ||||
1/6/2003 | SOTHWESTERN ENERGY PRODUCTION | Jasper Wilson Gas Unit 1 | 3 | Smith | N | N | 0 | 0 | ||||
11/23/2001 | PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY | Ruby | 514562 | 1 | Huxley (6100) | Shelby | N | N | 0 | 0 | ||
5/31/01 | ASCEND OIL & GAS LLC | Elder | 07482 | 7 | ? | N | N | 0 | 0 | Shut-in well pressured up | ||
8/12/99 | TEXTRON SOUTHWEST L.L.C. | Sabine Allen | 175110 | 484934 | 1H | Huxley (6100) | Shelby | N | N | 0 | 0 | (Horizontal Drill) |
12/17/98 | MUSTANG OPERATING COMPANY | Dickson | 07758 | 1 | East Texas | Rusk | N | N | 0 | 0 | ||
3/23/98 | ROCKWALL MARKETING CORPORATION | Spencer, W. E. | 12548 | 1 | Redwater (Smackover) | Bowie | N | Y | 0 | 0 | (Injection well blewout) | |
2/13/98 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | Woods, Milton (Deep) Gas Unit | 168114 | 6-L | Woodlawn (Cotton Valley) | Harrison | N | N | 1 | 0 | (Working on well seal gave way) | |
12/21/96 | TEXACO E & P INC | H. R. Rampy Unit | 455227 | 3 | Cayuga/Wildcat | Anderson | N | N | 0 | 0 | ||
11/16/95 | SUBURBAN PROPANE/QUANTUM CHEM. | Hainesville Terminal | 10048 | 4 | Hainesville Dome (Woodbine) | Wood | Y | 0 | 0 | 0 | (Propane Storage Well Blew) | |
10/9/95 | J-W OPERATING CO. | Alva Williams | 438123 | 2 | -0- | Smith | N | N | 0 | 0 | ||
9/22/95 | RIATA ENERGY, INC. | C. A. Stephens | 439926 | 2 | Trinity (Carrizo) | Houston | N | N | 0 | 0 | (Reentered & Completing Well) | |
12/13/94 | UNIDENTIFIED OPERATOR | Pickering Lumber Company | B | Joaquin (Jeter) | Shelby | N | N | 0 | 0 | State Plug Code 06-6766 | ||
12/23/93 | TRICH PRODUCTION, INC. | Ina Hart Gas Unit | 416287 | 1 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Harrison | N | N | 0 | 0 | ||
9/8/93 | BEEM OIL & GAS COMPANY | John Mims Gas Unit 1 | 085894 | 1 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Rusk | N | N | 0 | 0 | ||
8/16/93 | HUNT, WM. HERBERT TRUST EST. | Tillman | 414213 | 1 | Days Chapel (Woodbine) | Anderson | N | N | 0 | 0 | ||
3/20/93 | SAMSON RESOURCES COMPANY | Paul P. Rogers | 406099 | 6 | Carthage (Cotton Valley) | Panola | N | N | 0 | 0 | "Fracing well" | |
12/31/92 | TEXACO E & P INC. | Crenshaw Gas Unit 2 | 403516 | 3 | Bethany, E. (Cotton Valley) | Panola | Y | N | 2 | 0 | ||
11/8/92 | EXXON CORP. | Hawkins Field Unit | 404594 | 3203 | Hawkins (Woodbine) | Wood | Y | N | 0 | 0 | ||
5/18/90 | DAN E. NITSCHKE | A. J. Sparkman (Reentry) | 372941 | 1 | Minden, W. (Travis Peak 7600) | Rusk | N | N | 0 | 0 | ||
12/15/89 | KERR-MCGEE CORPORATION | C. G. Butler | 1 | Chapel Hill (Travis Peak) | Smith | N | N | 0 | 0 | |||
11/29/89 | UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY | Carthage Gas Unit 35 | 094963 | 2 | Carthage (Cotton Valley) | Panola | N | N | 0 | 0 | ||
11/27/89 | PENNZOIL EXPL. & PROD. CO. | Youngblood-Roe | 4 | Carthage (Cotton Valley) | Panola | N | N | 0 | 0 | |||
9/24/89 | THOR OPERATING COMPANY | Gilbert | 1 | Black Fork | Smith | N | N | 0 | 0 | |||
5/4/89 | TEXAS UTILITIES FUEL COMPANY | Texas Utilities Fuel Company | 1 | Bethal Dome | Anderson | N | N | 3 | 0 | |||
1/24/89 | AMOCO | Verna Gant | 350938 | 1 | Wildcat | Cass | N | ? | 0 | 0 | ||
12/8/88 | SONAT | Womack | 5 | Wildcat | Panola | Y | N | 0 | 0 | |||
6/3/88 | GREENWICH OIL CORP. | Forest Hill/Harris Sand | 04778 | 82 | Forest Hill (Harris Sand) | Wood | N | N | 0 | 0 | ||
5/15/88 | ALPASO-MANITEX | Camp Missionary Church | -0- | On 944 SE of Hemphill, TX | Sabine | N | N | 0 | 0 | (WATER WELL BLOWOUT) | ||
5/12/88 | (WATER WELL) | Camp Spring Baptist Church | 1 | Hemphill | Sabine | N | N | 0 | 0 | |||
5/1/88 | ODEGARD ENERGY, INC. | Arrington | 046911 | 1 | Gilmer (Cotton Valley) | Upshur | N | Y | 0 | 0 | ||
3/8/88 | CHAPARRAL OPERATING, INC. | Wall Unit -A- | 01504 | 1 | Rodessa (Dees Young) | Cass | N | N | 0 | 0 | ||
1/19/88 | GREENWICH OIL CORPORATION | Forest Hill/Harris Sand Unit | 22 | Forest Hill (Harris Sand) | Wood | N | N | 0 | 0 | |||
11/18/87 | EXXON CO. U.S.A. | Hawkins Field Unit | 1253 | Hawkins (Woodbine) | Wood | N | N | 0 | 0 | Workover rig | ||
10/1/87 | EXXON CO. U.S.A. | Hawkins Field Unit | 3421 | Hawkins | Wood | N | N | 0 | 0 | |||
7/7/87 | BOWLES PROPERTIES, INC. | Kelly #1 | 1 | Wildcat | Harrison | N | N | 0 | 0 | |||
6/25/87 | GREENWICH OIL CORPORATION | Forest Hill/Harris Sand/Unit | 22 | Forest Hill (Harris Sand) | Wood | N | N | 0 | 0 | |||
4/26/87 | CARLESS RESOURCES | C.W. & J.C. Kennedy | 2A | Navarro Crossing | Houston | Y | N | 0 | 0 | |||
3/12/87 | MOBIL PRODUCING TX & NM INC. | Shiloh Upper Pettit Unit | 402 | Shiloh | Rusk | N | N | 0 | 0 | |||
8/20/85 | HAYWOOD, RICE & WILLIAMS | Blackburn | 282622 | 1 | (Water Supply Well) | Marion | N | N | 0 | 0 | ||
2/19/85 | TEXAS INTERNATIONAL COMPANY | Weldon Kelley | 1 | Talco | Franklin | N | N | 0 | 0 | |||
9/12/84 | TXO PRODUCTION CORP. | Spencer "B" | 1 | (Smackover) | Camp | N | Y | 0 | 0 | |||
7/10/84 | MILLWOOD ENERGY COMPANY | V. O. Fuller | 2 | Itex (Rodessa) | Panola | N | N | 0 | 0 | |||
6/5/84 | GOLDSMITH, J. PAUL | A. T. Mast | 1 | -0- | Rusk | N | N | 0 | 0 | |||
5/25/84 | J-W OPERATING | H. H. Dailey | 3 | Navarro Crossing | Houston | N | N | 0 | 0 | |||
2/15/84 | CIBOLA OIL & GAS | T. A. Greer | 2 | Bethaney (TP) | Panola | N | N | 0 | 0 | |||
1/8/84 | MOSBACHER PRODUCTION COMPANY | Heidleberg Estate | 1 | R.A.M. (Pettit 12300) | Anderson | Y | Y | 0 | 0 | |||
8/3/83 | PRIMARY FUELS | K. E. Glass | 1 | Wildcat | Cass | N | N | 0 | 0 | |||
5/1/83 | CONOCO, INCORPORATED | Louis Cook | 2 | Wildcat | Houston | N | N | 0 | 0 | |||
5/1/83 | GIBSON DRILLING COMPANY | Gill D. McKay | 1 | Elysian Fields | Harrison | N | N | 0 | 0 | |||
1/5/83 | SUN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION | R. S. Dailey | 10 | Navarro Crossing | Houston | N | N | 0 | 0 | |||
9/3/82 | PETRO-LEWIS CORPORATION | Landers Unit | 052272 | 1 | Gilmer, South (Cotton Valley) | Upshur | N | Y | 0 | 0 | ||
2/25/82 | DAMSON OIL CORPORATION | Bennett Unit #1 | 3 | Oakhill | Rusk | N | N | 0 | 0 | |||
2/6/82 | GRACE PETROLEUM CORPORATION | Bradshaw Gas Unit | 1 | Wildcat | Upshur | N | N | 0 | 0 | |||
1/3/82 | HILLIARD OIL & GAS | Ramsey | 1 | Wildcat | Cass | N | N | 0 | 0 | |||
12/12/81 | ROBINSON BROTHERS DRILLING CO. | Clara Glaspie Gas Unit | 1 | Dirgin (Cotton Valley) | Rusk | N | N | 0 | 0 | |||
8/27/81 | ZIDER RESOURCES | Frank Brown | 1 | Wildcat | Rusk | N | N | 0 | 0 | |||
7/9/81 | SESCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | W. G. Mitchell | 1 | Chapel Hill | Gregg | N | N | 0 | 0 | |||
5/6/81 | MARSHALL EXPLORATION | Miller Kidd | 1 | Carlile & Howell (6430) | Shelby | N | N | 0 | 0 | |||
3/12/81 | GENE POWELL | Bonner | 08328 | 6 | East Texas | Gregg | N | N | 0 | 0 | ||
10/16/80 | HILL PRODUCTION COMPANY | Goldsberry | 2 | Wildcat | Rusk | N | N | 0 | 0 | |||
10/15/80 | McCORMICK OIL & GAS | Delta Gas Unit | 3 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Rusk | N | N | 0 | 0 | |||
6/10/80 | GETTY OIL COMPANY | B. J. Johnson | 2 | Carthage (Cotton Valley) | Panola | N | N | 0 | 0 | |||
3/27/80 | GETTY OIL COMPANY | S. S. Harris | 3 | Carthage (Cotton Valley) | Panola | N | N | 0 | 0 | |||
2/11/80 | K-SAM OIL COMPANY | S. D. Walker | -0- | East Texas | Gregg | N | N | 0 | 0 | |||
11/15/79 | ARCO OIL & GAS COMPANY | Huey "A" | 5 | East Texas | Gregg | N | N | 0 | 0 | |||
11/1/79 | HILLIARD OIL & GAS, INC. | Rawles et al | 1 | Wildcat | Cass | N | N | 0 | 0 | |||
8/19/79 | MARSHALL EXPLORATION, INC. | W. B. Wiener | 1 | Wildcat | Panola | N | N | 0 | 0 | |||
8/19/79 | SEAGULL RESOURCES | Todd | 1 | Wildcat | Panola | N | N | 0 | 0 | |||
5/2/79 | ARKLA GAS COMPANY | Cromer Gas Unit #4 | WSW | Rodessa | Marion | N | N | 0 | 0 | Water Supply Well | ||
4/15/79 | DELTA DRILLING COMPANY | Twomey Heirs | 71304 | 1 | Carthage, SE (Cotton Valley) | Panola | N | N | 0 | 0 | ||
3/1/79 | ALGORD OIL COMPANY | Black Cypress State | 1 | Rodessa | Marion | N | N | 0 | 0 | |||
10/12/78 | EXXON | Ned Parrish | 1 | Wildcat | Upshur | N | N | 0 | 0 | |||
8/9/78 | PENNZOIL | Spring Valley Ranch Inc. | 1 | Wildcat | Shelby | N | N | 0 | 0 | |||
8/7/78 | McKNIGHT, PEYTON | Whisenant | 1 | Wildcat (Paluxy) | Smith | N | N | 0 | 0 | |||
8/1/78 | LITCHFIELD WATER WELL DRLG. CO. | Water Well | -0- | Cayuga | Anderson | N | N | 0 | 0 | |||
8/1/78 | SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATION | Ingley | 1 | Wildcat | Camp | N | Y | 0 | 0 | |||
7/12/78 | W. H. B. EXPLORATION COMPANY | Davis Jones | 1 | Wildcat (Travis Peak) | Shelby | N | N | 0 | 0 | |||
6/9/78 | PENNZOIL | Spring Valley Ranch | -0- | Wildcat | Shelby | N | N | 0 | 0 | |||
3/14/77 | SOUTHERN UNION PRODUCTION CO. | Murray | 1 | Wildcat | Houston | Y | N | 0 | 0 | |||
1/25/77 | HURBROUGH, JOHN H. | Jerry Brantley | 3 | Long Lake (Woodbine) | Anderson | N | N | 0 | 0 | |||
10/10/76 | TEAL PETROLEUM COMPANY | J. W. DeArman | 1 | Tenaha (Jurassic) | Shelby | N | N | 0 | 0 | |||
9/2/76 | HURBROUGH, JOHN H. | Jerry Brantley | 2 | Long Lake (Woodbine) | Anderson | Y | N | 0 | 0 | |||
9/4/75 | WESTERN GAS CORPORATION | Odom Gas Unit | 1 | Gilmer, W. (Cotton Valley) | Upshur | N | N | 0 | 0 | |||
6/10/75 | TEXAS UTILITIES FUEL COMPANY | Storage Well | 1 | Bethel Salt Dome | Anderson | N | N | 0 | 0 | |||
11/8/74 | BURK ROYALTY COMPANY | L. J. Pinkston | 07593 | 3 | East Texas | Rusk | Y | N | 0 | 1 | ||
4/25/74 | TEXACO | Robert Johnson GU #2 O/A | 1 | Bethany (Cotton Valley) | Panola | N | N | 0 | 0 | |||
4/11/74 | HAMILL, CLAUD B. | E. C. Bolton Estate | 1 | Wildcat | Angelina | Y | N | 0 | 0 | |||
11/28/73 | CAMP HILL OIL COMPANY | Davey Royall | 101-I | Camp Hill | Anderson | N | N | 0 | 0 | |||
11/1/73 | BASIN OPERATING COMPANY LTD | Spangler Gas Unit | 1 | Wildcat | Nacogdoches | N | N | 0 | 0 | |||
2/2/72 | HUMBLE OIL AND REFINING | Mary Wells | 1 | East Texas | Gregg | Y | N | 1 | 0 | |||
8/19/71 | FAIR OIL COMPANY | Levelle - Rhodes | 1 | Wildcat | Smith | N | N | 0 | 0 | |||
10/28/70 | MARTIN OIL & GAS COMPANY | Gulf "B" | 3 | Marion County Shallow | Marion | N | N | 0 | 0 | |||
8/15/70 | F & F DRILLING COMPANY | Gulf | 05455 | 3 | Marion County Shallow | Marion | N | N | 0 | 0 | ||
4/26/70 | CAL TEX DEVELOPMENT CORP. | J. C. Collins | 1 | Grapeland (Wilcox) | Houston | N | N | 0 | 0 | |||
1/1/69 | SEMINOLE PIPE AND SUPPLY CO. | Werner Gas Unit | 29843 | B-1 | Carthage | Panola | N | N | 0 | 0 | ||
5/30/68 | CALIFORNIA TIME PETROLEUM CO. | Neilson | 1 | Wildcat | Marion | Y | N | 0 | 0 | |||
5/23/68 | JAVELIN OIL COMPANY | Lewis Warner Sawmill | 04655 | 2 | Bethany, N. E. (3850 Lime) | Panola | N | N | 0 | 0 | ||
5/1/66 | POWELL, N. P. | T & P Ry. Company "K" | 1 | Lake Devernia, East Texas | Rusk | N | N | 0 | 0 | |||
5/1/66 | SUN OIL COMPANY | J. N. Campbell | 19&20 | Lake Devernia, East Texas | Rusk | N | N | 0 | 0 | |||
11/14/48 | STANOLIND OIL AND GAS COMPANY | Carthage Gas Unit | 7 | -0- | Panola | N | N | 0 | 0 |
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