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OPERATORS · RRC 561136  · P-5 STATUS Y

Merit Engy Co

Dallas, TX · most active in Hidalgo County

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Merit Engy CO was issued 1 drilling permit in the past 12 months, versus 4 in the prior year, all in Hidalgo County. 0% were horizontal.

None were issued in the past 90 days.

The RRC wellbore file lists 2,615 wells under its operatorship (1,361 producing, 6 shut in).

Lease reports credit it with 405K barrels of oil and 38.3M mcf of gas in the 12 months reported through April 2026, down 16% on the year before.

It holds 50 active disposal or injection permits, injecting 10.6M barrels in the 12 months reported through June 2025.

1,049 drilling permits have been issued to this operator number since 1985; its P-5 organization report was last filed September 4, 2025.

1
permits, last 12 months
-75%
vs prior 12 months (4)
1
counties, 12 months
1.36K
producing wells, of 2.62K of record
3.75K
leases it reports
0%
horizontal, 12 months

WINDOWS ON THE RRC ISSUE DATE · COMPUTED OCT 29, 2026

From permit to spud

FROM THE DATES ON ITS W-1 PERMITS · ALL TIME

A permit is a plan, not a well. These figures count only permits old enough to have spudded, six months and more, and read the spud, cancel, and expiry dates the RRC records on each one.

71%
spud rate · 743 of 1,048 mature permits
34
median days permit to spud · middle half 14–74
0
spuds, last 180 days
0%
cancelled · 0 permits
306
expired undrilled
25
permits a year over 42 active years

Permits issued by month

LAST 12 MONTHS · BY ISSUE DATE

Last 12 months 23

024620222023202420252026

Where

Counties by permits in the last 12 months, with all-time permits and current wells of record there.

County12 moAll timeWellsLast
Hidalgo county →180750Jun 29, 2026
Hardin county →—8935Feb 20, 2009
Mitchell county →—785Mar 10, 2012
Martin county →—7533May 7, 2014
Camp county →—634Sep 5, 2002
Wise county →—4775Mar 25, 2010
Stonewall county →—468Jan 9, 2015
Hockley county →—450Oct 18, 2006
Nolan county →—410May 15, 2015
Howard county →—2966Oct 8, 2014
Sterling county →—294Aug 19, 2013
Glasscock county →—264Sep 16, 2013
Live Oak county →—2627Apr 1, 2025
Cooke county →—241Mar 2, 2017
Starr county →—23470Jan 9, 2025
Brazos county →—210Apr 30, 1993
Terry county →—1936May 22, 2013
Andrews county →—183Oct 6, 2009
Cochran county →—160Jan 10, 2011
Duval county →—142Jul 2, 2002
Lubbock county →—1449Feb 19, 2009
Crane county →—132Feb 6, 2007
Zapata county →—12342Nov 4, 2019
Harrison county →—11136Aug 13, 2021
Lipscomb county →—110Sep 19, 2006
Dimmit county →—100Sep 24, 2001
Kent county →—100Aug 17, 2000
Kleberg county →—101Aug 2, 1999
Reagan county →—104May 24, 2013
Jack county →—923Jun 4, 2012
Baylor county →—80Oct 1, 1998
Denton county →—80Jun 21, 2001
Midland county →—86Feb 28, 2011
Roberts county →—81Aug 6, 2008
Upton county →—73Jul 28, 2010
Winkler county →—722Jul 22, 2015
Ector county →—61Oct 17, 2006
Jefferson county →—61Jan 8, 2003
Young county →—649Feb 12, 1996
Cherokee county →—520Dec 21, 2021
Stephens county →—50May 19, 1997
Ward county →—50Jan 28, 2011
Austin county →—42Jul 6, 1993
Gaines county →—40Mar 1, 2011
Harris county →—412Dec 16, 1999
Chambers county →—30Dec 1, 1999
Dawson county →—30Jan 26, 1994
Irion county →—30Jul 26, 2004
Tom Green county →—30May 22, 2007
Bowie county →—20May 19, 1997
Brazoria county →—20Aug 15, 1997
Fisher county →—20Oct 19, 1995
Jasper county →—21Nov 17, 1999
Jones county →—24Jul 23, 2014
Victoria county →—20Aug 19, 2003
Brooks county →—173Jun 20, 2018
Dickens county →—10Oct 12, 2000
Garza county →—10Jan 10, 2011
Jim Hogg county →—10Mar 28, 2008
King county →—10Aug 5, 1999
Lavaca county →—140Jun 10, 2019
Loving county →—10Jan 22, 2014
Parker county →—14Mar 18, 2002
Pecos county →—10Feb 3, 2004
Reeves county →—10Dec 14, 1994
Rusk county →—171May 11, 1999
Schleicher county →—10Jul 5, 2006
Sutton county →—12May 29, 2003
Tyler county →—11Mar 14, 1997
Yoakum county →—10Jan 27, 2012

All 1,049 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 →

FormationWellsPermitted last 3 yrs
Wolfcamp920
San Andres880
Yates790
Canyon620
Spraberry600
Dean590
Clear Fork580
Sub-Clarksville370
Caddo300
Strawn300
Cisco280
Queen270
Barnett250
Vicksburg230
Woodbine230

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 →

405K
bbl oil, last 12 reported months
-16%
vs the 12 months before
38.3M
mcf gas incl. casinghead, last 12
61.4M
bbl oil since reporting began

Gas, mcf

Last 12 months 38,316,027 · prior 12 41,770,882(-8%)

02M4M6M202420252026

Oil, barrels

Last 12 months 405,320 · prior 12 483,645(-16%)

020K40K60K202420252026

Beyond the permit record

RRC wellbore file

Wells of record

2,615
on the schedule
1,361
producing
6
shut in
24
injection
442
temp. abandoned
274
plugged

How it got them

91
permitted itself
2,322
acquired from others
471
permitted, now run by others

Acquired means the well's permit names a different operator than the schedule does today. Transfers and operator numbers →

RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes

Disposal and injection

50
active UIC permits of 371
296K
permitted bbl/day, active
10.6M
bbl injected, last 12 reported months
Jun 2025
reported through

By county

Hidalgo19 active121K bbl/d
Starr10 active48K bbl/d
Live Oak9 active45K bbl/d
Harrison5 active34.3K bbl/d
Brooks1 active10K bbl/d
Upshur1 active10K bbl/d
Angelina1 active10K bbl/d
Lavaca2 active8K bbl/d

Permitted volume is a ceiling, not throughput. How to read it →

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 →

Type12 moPrior 12All time
Recompletion11455
Drill03543
Reenter0034
Reclass009
Field transfer006
Other002

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.

FieldWellsProducing
Javelina (Vicksburg Cons.)45841050197158
Los Mogotes (Wilcox Cons.)54976950168123
Hinde (Vicksburg Consolidated)41537250164130
McAllen Ranch (Vksbg L-V N Cons5874215811998
Woodlawn (Cotton Valley)9856308310380
Oak Hill (Cotton Valley)664612756648
Glenwood (Cotton Valley)354153006047
Boonsville (Bend Congl. Gas)10574520550
Angie (James Lime)28703005351
Alvarado (Vicksburg)21006255234
Lee Harrison52872001490
Roleta (Wilcox Consolidated)779730504943

P-5 organization report

As registered with the RRC. About the P-5 →

Registration
Status code Y
Last filed Sep 4, 2025
CSGD/GCSGD/PG/PURGas gatheringGas operatorOil operator
Address
5420 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy Ste 1200
Dallas, TX 75240
(972) 628-1559
Officers and agents
C T Corporation System · Texas Resident Agent
Collins, Harold Logan · Treasurer
Gottberg, Terry · President,chief Executive Office
Nadrash, Neil · Vice President
Mennel, Ann · Vice President,chief Finance Off
Brister, Chad · Vice President
Zilmer, Daniel Dean · Vice President
Lindmark, Jason · Vice President
All 13 on the P-5 →

Latest permits

NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE · FILED OR ON WELLS IT NOW OPERATES

PermitSeenIssuedOperatorCountyLease / wellDepthAPI
916390Jun 29, 2026Jun 29, 2026Merit Energy CompanyHidalgoMcAllen, A. A. #10914,40021532844
906158Apr 1, 2025Apr 1, 2025Merit Energy CompanyLive OakSinor Wilcox Unit #2118,30029736483
906157Apr 1, 2025Apr 1, 2025Merit Energy CompanyLive OakSinor Wilcox Unit #2108,40029736482
906156Apr 1, 2025Apr 1, 2025Merit Energy CompanyLive OakSinor Wilcox Unit #2098,40029736481
904745Jan 9, 2025Jan 9, 2025Merit Energy CompanyStarrBentsen Bros. - State #1217,45042733918
896922Apr 15, 2024Apr 15, 2024Merit Energy CompanyHidalgoWoods Christian #4210,53021532952
896762Feb 28, 2024Feb 28, 2024Merit Energy CompanyLive OakSinor Wilcox Unit #3048,45029736406
897120Feb 26, 2024Feb 26, 2024Merit Energy CompanyHidalgoWoods Christian #3411,15021531822
896969Feb 8, 2024Feb 8, 2024Merit Energy CompanyHidalgoWoods Christian #4411,41521533148
896781Feb 5, 2024Feb 5, 2024Merit Energy CompanyHidalgoWoods Christian #3011,13021531777
896759Feb 1, 2024Feb 1, 2024Merit Energy CompanyLive OakSinor Wilcox Unit #2088,45029736405
889065Apr 11, 2023Apr 11, 2023Merit Energy CompanyStarrYzaguirre #18,37042732437
888320Mar 3, 2023Mar 3, 2023Merit Energy CompanyStarrSlick 541 #37,25042733199
878831Jun 22, 2022Jun 22, 2022Merit Energy CompanyStarrCoates 553 #137,93042733282
879055Apr 21, 2022Apr 21, 2022Merit Energy CompanyStarrSlick, T. B. Estate #20811,42642734380

Full permit history →

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/561136, documented in the API reference.