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District 6 Blowouts and Well Control Problems

 
DateOperatorLease/Facility NameLease/IDPermit #Well #Field NameCountyFireH2SInjuriesDeathsRemarks
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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