Subsurface South Arkansas: Lafayette workover producing 42 barrels daily, with natural gas
Recent reports filed with the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission relating to permits issued; well completions, recompletions and workovers; and the plugging and abandonment of oil, natural gas and saltwater brine (bromine and lithium production) in South Arkansas.
WORKOVERS
Brammer Engineering, Inc., of Shreveport has completed the workover of the Lewisville-Smackover Unit 7-3 in Section 13-16S-24W in the Lewisville Field of Lafayette County. The well had a total depth of 7,300 in the Smackover Zone, with perforations between 6,856 and 6,896 feet. Daily production was 42 barrels of 45-gravity oil, and 32 mfc of natural gas. Work was finished February 5, 2026.
Mission Creek Operating Company of Magnolia has completed the workover of the Clayton-Franks No. 5 in Section 16-18S-21W in the Dorcheat Macedonia Field of Columbia County. Total depth was to 8,725 feet in the Cotton Valley Zone. Daily production is 7 barrels and 9 mcf. Work was finished January 30, 2026.
RECOMPLETIONS
Brammer Engineering, Inc., of Shreveport has recompleted the Lewisville Smackover Unit 6-2, Section 14-16S-24W in the Lewisville Field of Columbia County. Total depth was to 6,900 feet in the Smackover Zone with perforations between 6,846 and 6,860 feet. No production was listed. Work was completed on January 21, 2026.
Quanico Oil & Gas of El Dorado has recompleted the Clair C-2, Section 26-18S-14W in the Olin Forest North Field of Union County. Total depth was to 3,955 feet in the James Lime, with perforations between 3,350 and 3,252 feet. Daily production is 30 barrels of 40-gravity oil. Work was finished February 21, 2026.
DEFINITIONS
AOGC – Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission.
BBLs — Barrels, a standard unit of volume for crude oil and petroleum products, where one barrel equals 42 U.S. gallons (approximately 159 liters), used to report production, reserves, and trades.
BHL – Bottom Hole Location, the subsurface point where a wellbore reaches its greatest measured depth, essentially the deepest tip of the drilled hole.
Completion date – The date on which a drilled well receives permanent equipment with created pathways for oil, natural gas or brine to flow to the surface.
Contractor – Company or individual hired to drill a well site.
Drilling permit – Authorization from the AOCG to drill a well at a specified location.
Field – The name given to a geographic location within a county where several wells are located.
Gravity — A measure of a petroleum liquid’s density relative to water, indicating how heavy or light it is; a higher API gravity means lighter oil (floats on water) and a lower value means heavier oil (sinks), classifying it for refining and pricing.
MCF — Stands for “thousand cubic feet,” a standard unit for measuring natural gas volume. One MCF represents 1,000 cubic feet of gas, typically standardized at 14.73 pounds per square inch pressure and 60° Fahrenheit, and is roughly equivalent to 1 million BTUs of energy. Single-family detached U.S. homes use about 669 hundred cubic feet of natural gas annually.
Measured depth — Total length of a wellbore measured along its actual, often curved, path from a surface reference point, essentially counting the drill pipe lengths, differing from the vertical distance (true vertical depth or TVD) in directional wells.
Operator – Company or individual that owns or leases the drilling site.
Perforations — Holes or tunnels blasted through a well’s steel casing, surrounding cement, and into the adjacent reservoir rock, expressed in number of feet below the wellhead where the explosion takes place. The holes create a path that allows oil, natural gas or brine to flow to the surface.
Permit depth — Approximate depth of completion for a well that is specified on the official drilling permit application.
Plug and abandon – The permanent process of sealing a depleted or non-productive oil and gas well to prevent fluid migration, contamination, and environmental hazards.
Recompletion — Re-entering an existing wellbore to perform new operations, often to access new zones or improve production from existing wells.
Re-entry — Going back into a previously drilled, plugged, or abandoned wellbore to use it for new production, convert it to a service well, access bypassed zones, or recover equipment.
SHL – Surface Hole Location where a well is to be drilled, expressed in land surveying terms, latitude and longitude, or both.
SWD – Salt water disposal, usually describing a well location where salt water produced in the drilling process is pumped back into the earth to help maintain pressure.
True vertical depth — The perpendicular distance from a surface reference straight down to a point in the wellbore, unlike measured depth, which is the actual length along the curved or angled well path.
24-hour production — The volume of oil, natural gas or brine produced over a continuous 24-hour period.
Wildcat – A drilling location within a county outside of a previously designated field.
Workover — Major maintenance, repair, or remedial operation on an existing producing well to restore, prolong, or enhance production, often involving the pulling of production tubing or using coiled tubing for activities like acidizing, squeezing cement, or clearing blockages (scale, wax). These interventions extend a well’s productive life.
Total depth — Maximum downward length a well has been drilled, marking the final bottom of the hole, measured from the rig floor’s reference point, indicating where drilling stopped.
Zone — A specific, continuous geological zone, a body of rock beneath the Earth’s surface that is distinctive and can be reasonably mapped and potentially contains exploitable quantities of oil or natural gas. This is also commonly called a producing formation or payzone.
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