OPERATORS · RRC 561118 · P-5 STATUS Y
Meridian Resource & Expl Co, The
Houston, TX
Watch this operatorMeridian Resource & Expl CO, The has filed no drilling permits in the past 12 months; its most recent permit was issued February 14, 2001.
The RRC wellbore file lists 2 wells under its operatorship.
2 drilling permits have been issued to this operator number since 2000; its P-5 organization report was last filed January 11, 2001.
- 0
- permits, last 12 months
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- vs prior 12 months (0)
- 0
- counties, 12 months
- 0
- producing wells, of 2 of record
- 3
- leases it reports
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- horizontal, 12 months
WINDOWS ON THE RRC ISSUE DATE · COMPUTED OCT 29, 2026
Where
Counties by permits in the last 12 months, with all-time permits and current wells of record there.
All 2 permits, searchable → · Leases it reports → · On the map →
Formations in its completed wells
Tops reported on completion filings for wells it operates. RRC wellbore file. About tops →
| Formation | Wells | Permitted last 3 yrs |
|---|---|---|
| No completion tops on file. | ||
Production by month
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Barrels on leases where this operator filed the production report. Lease-level by design; the latest months are revised upward as late reports arrive. How production is reported →
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- bbl oil, last 12 reported months
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- vs the 12 months before
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- mcf gas incl. casinghead, last 12
- 43.7K
- bbl oil since reporting began
No lease production reported under this operator number in the last three years.
Beyond the permit record
RRC wellbore file
Wells of record
- 2
- on the schedule
- 0
- producing
- 0
- shut in
- 0
- injection
- 0
- temp. abandoned
- 1
- plugged
How it got them
- 1
- permitted itself
- 1
- acquired from others
- 0
- permitted, now run by others
Acquired means the well's permit names a different operator than the schedule does today. Transfers and operator numbers →
Permit types
Last 12 months against the prior 12, and all time. A type opens the permit history filtered to it. What the types mean →
| Type | 12 mo | Prior 12 | All time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recompletion | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Fields
RRC regulatory fields with the most wells of record under this operator. The field opens its page; the count opens this operator's wells in it.
| Field | Wells | Producing |
|---|---|---|
| Chocolate Bayou (IP)17915454 | 1 | 0 |
| Chocolate Bayou (IP 1)17915455 | 1 | 0 |
P-5 organization report
As registered with the RRC. About the P-5 →
- Registration
- Status code Y
- Last filed Jan 11, 2001
- Address
- 1401 Enclave Pkwy Ste 300
- Houston, TX 77077
- Officers and agents
- Messersmith, Gary · Texas Resident Agent
- Reeves, Joesph A. Jr. · Chairman/Ceo
- Mayell, Michael J. · President/Coo
- Gessinger, Paul Richard · Cfo
Latest permits
NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE · FILED OR ON WELLS IT NOW OPERATES
| Permit | Seen | Issued | Operator | County | Lease / well | Depth | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 504882 | Feb 14, 2001 | Feb 14, 2001 | Meridian Resource & Expl Co, The | Brazoria | Farms, I. P. #3X | 16,000 | 03932494 |
| 492116 | Feb 23, 2000 | Feb 23, 2000 | Meridian Resource & Expl Co, The | Brazoria | Farms, I. P. #3X | 16,000 | 03932494 |
| 444632 | Feb 9, 1996 | Feb 9, 1996 | Texas Meridian Res. Expl., Inc. | Brazoria | I. P. Farms #7X | 16,150 | 03932577 |
| 411586 | May 11, 1993 | May 11, 1993 | Texas Meridian Res. Expl., Inc. | Brazoria | Farms, I. P. #3X | 16,000 | 03932494 |
| 411586 | May 11, 1993 | May 11, 1993 | Texas Meridian Res. Expl., Inc. | Brazoria | Farms, I. P. #3X | 14,800 | 03932494 |
About this data
Registration from the RRC P-5 organization report, refreshed weekly. Permits from the OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wells of record from the EWA wellbore schedule; production from PDQ lease reports at the last vintage; disposal from UIC permits and H-10 reports. Summary figures are rebuilt nightly.
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/operators/tx/561118, documented in the API reference.