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Final Completion

DILLWORTH SLICK SAND UNIT

LIVE OAK County · District 2 · MERIT ENERGY COMPANY · KARON (SLICK)

Permits

Max Depth

8,000 ft

First Permit

1978-05-30

Latest Activity

1995-03-07

Lifespan

17 yrs

Regulatory Status

Schedule

OFF SCHEDULE

Completion

1979-04-30

Shut-In

—

Plugged

—

EWA / Production operator mismatch

Scheduling: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY ≠ Production: COLUMBUS ENERGY, LLC (reported 2016-03)

Resolved via: scheduling → MERIT ENERGY COMPANY

Production Summary

Cum Oil

— bbl

Cum Gas

— mcf

First Production

1993-01

Last Production

2026-07

Operator History

Chain of Custody

MERIT ENERGY COMPANY 1995-2010→ BLUESTONE NATURAL RESOURCES, LLC 2010-2011→ COLUMBUS ENERGY, LLC 2011-2016

Lease Production

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

Formation Tops (5) Elevation 270 ft (GR)

CSV

Formation	Top Depth (MD)	Subsea (+above / −below SL)
SLICK	6,998 ft	-6,728 ft
LULING	7,130 ft	-6,860 ft
LULING	7,212 ft	-6,942 ft
MACKHANK	7,431 ft	-7,161 ft
UPPER WILCOX (Wilcox)	7,600 ft	-7,330 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 (5)

Interval	Type
6,998–7,042 ft	Perforated
7,135–7,145 ft	Perforated
7,135–7,176 ft	Perforated
7,166–7,176 ft	Perforated
7,212–7,216 ft	Perforated

Casing (4)

Size	Set Depth	Cement
8.625"	826 ft	550 sx
2.375"	6,902 ft	—
5.5"	7,810 ft	945 sx
5.5"	7,811 ft	945 sx

Permit History (2)

#433590 Recompletion Final Completion

KARON LULING UNIT · 8,000 ft

1995-03-07

Spud 1995-01-03

#25338 Drill Final Completion

DILWORTH SLICK SAND UNIT · 8,000 ft

1978-05-30

Spud 1979-02-10

Applications (2)

#433590 A MERIT ENERGY COMPANY

received 1995-03-07

#25338 A SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-CORPUS

received 1978-05-30

Records & Logs

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

W-2/G-1 2004-08-02

W-2/G-1 1999-03-19

W-2/G-1 1995-03-16 log on file

W-2/G-1 1995-04-27

W-2/G-1 1979-05-18

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 LIVE OAK County.

Well Details

Well Number: 40
Max Depth: 8,000 ft
Drill Type: Vertical
County: LIVE OAK
District: 2
Operator: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY
Completed: 1979-04-30

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