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Final Completion

JOHNSON F. I.

HIDALGO County · District 4 · MERIT ENERGY COMPANY · MONTE CHRISTO N. (VICKSBURG T)

Permits

Max Depth

20,000 ft

First Permit

2005-01-20

Latest Activity

2014-12-09

Lifespan

10 yrs

Regulatory Status

Schedule

OFF SCHEDULE

Completion

2005-03-25

Shut-In

—

Plugged

—

EWA / Permit operator mismatch

Scheduling: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY ≠ Permit: CANTERA OPERATING, LLC

Resolved via: production → MERIT ENERGY COMPANY

Production Summary

Cum Oil

— bbl

Cum Gas

— mcf

First Production

2005-03

Last Production

2026-07

Operator History

Chain of Custody

EL PASO PRODUCTION OIL & GAS CO. 2005-2006→ EL PASO E & P COMPANY, L. P. 2006-2011→ EP ENERGY E&P COMPANY, L.P. 2012-2013→ CANTERA OPERATING, LLC 2014-2017→ MERIT ENERGY COMPANY 2017-2026

Lease Production

Production is reported at the lease level. View production data, decline curves, and history on the lease page.

Formation Tops (5) Elevation 225 ft (GL)

CSV

Formation	Top Depth (MD)	Subsea (+above / −below SL)
Q SAND	13,474 ft	-13,249 ft
MIDDLE/LOWER S	14,045 ft	-13,820 ft
S MIDDLE	14,045 ft	-13,820 ft
S LOWER	14,535 ft	-14,310 ft
T SAND	15,360 ft	-15,135 ft

As reported by operators on W-2/G-1 completion filings (RRC wellbore records). Depths are measured depth; names appear as filed. Subsea = reported elevation − measured depth (negative = below sea level; vertical wellbores only). View filings & logs at RRC ↗

Perforations (2)

Interval	Type
13,549–13,570 ft	Perforated
15,364–15,738 ft	Perforated

Casing (3)

Size	Set Depth	Cement
13.375"	2,990 ft	2,285 sx
9.625"	8,813 ft	678 sx
5"	15,850 ft	705 sx

Permit History (2)

#801386 Recompletion Final Completion

JOHNSON, F.I. · 15,850 ft

2014-12-09

Spud 2014-12-09

#556148 Drill Y

JOHNSON, F. I. · 20,000 ft

2005-01-20

Spud 2005-01-29

Applications (2)

#801386 A CANTERA OPERATING, LLC

received 2014-12-08

#556148 A EL PASO PRODUCTION OIL & GAS CO.

received 2005-01-13

Records & Logs

3 completion filings on record · 1 with log images at RRC.

W-2/G-1 2015-04-15

W-2/G-1 2005-06-07 log on file

W-2/G-1 2005-09-22

Completion packets + logs ↗ Wellbore filings ↗

Completion packets open directly (post-2011 filings include attached logs). Log images can't be deep-linked — clicking copies the API for you to paste.

No GPS coordinates yet

Coordinates come from the RRC GIS backfill and usually appear within days of permit issuance. Located in HIDALGO County.

Well Details

Well Number: 9
Max Depth: 20,000 ft
Drill Type: Vertical
County: HIDALGO
District: 4
Operator: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY
Completed: 2005-03-25

Operator

Name: MERIT ENGY CO
Location: DALLAS
P-5 Status: Active (filed 2025-11-07)
Cum Oil (all leases): 61,412,014 bbl
Cum Gas (all leases): 675,243,840 mcf
Activities: CSGD/G, CSGD/P, G/PUR, GTHS/G, OPRS/G, OPRS/O
Total Permits: 1,049