42-297-36501

FORT MERRILL

LIVE OAK County · District 2 · PALOMA OPERATING LLC · FORT MERRILL

Permits

2

Max Depth

5,500 ft

First Permit

2025-05-07

Latest Activity

2025-08-21

Lifespan

< 1 yr

Regulatory Status

Schedule

OFF SCHEDULE

Completion

2025-07-16

Shut-In

Plugged

Production Summary

Cum Oil

bbl

Cum Gas

mcf

First Production

2025-07

Last Production

2026-07

Lease Production

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

Formation Tops (10) Elevation 130 ft (GR)

CSV
FormationTop Depth (MD)Subsea (+above / −below SL)
FRIO - DISPOSAL (Frio)3,850 ft-3,720 ft
HOCKLEY - DISPOSAL4,065 ft-3,935 ft
JACKSON-YEGUA - DISPOSAL (Jackson)4,500 ft-4,370 ft
COOK MOUNTAIN 5,046 ft-4,916 ft
AUSTIN CHALK
EAGLE FORD - H2S (Eagle Ford)
EDWARDS - H2S (Edwards)
QUEEN CITY
SLIGO - H2S (Sligo)
WILCOX

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 ↗

Offset Well Tops (nearest 8 wells with tops)

What nearby completed wells reported.

Cross-section
42-297-36436 C N FREEMAN · AURORA RESOURCES CORPORATION
2.2 mi
Frio 1,500'HOCKLEY - DISPOSAL 3,400'Jackson 4,000'Austin Chalk Edwards Eagle Ford Wilcox Sligo Queen City Cook Mountain
42-297-35860 MCNEILL H · SUE-ANN OPERATING, L.C.
3.9 mi
Frio 2,130'HOCKLEY - DISPOSAL 4,380'Jackson 5,170'Cook Mountain 5,700'Queen City Edwards Eagle Ford Wilcox Austin Chalk Sligo
42-297-36071 GRANBERRY 'A' UNIT · DOUBLE PLAY OIL & GAS, INC
4.0 mi
Frio 2,150'HOCKLEY - DISPOSAL 4,350'Jackson 5,200'Cook Mountain 5,700'Austin Chalk Edwards Queen City Eagle Ford Wilcox Sligo
42-297-36034 MCNEILL-CARTWRIGHT UNIT · DOUBLE PLAY OIL & GAS, INC
4.7 mi
Frio 2,185'HOCKLEY - DISPOSAL 4,508'Jackson 5,260'Cook Mountain 5,850'Wilcox Sligo Queen City Austin Chalk Edwards Eagle Ford
42-297-34489 MCNEILL · SUE-ANN OPERATING, L.C.
5.4 mi
PETTUS 4,213'UPPER HOCKLEY 4,260'MAIN HOCKLEY 4,430'Yegua 5,200'Jackson 5,280'Edwards Austin Chalk Wilcox Cook Mountain HOCKLEY Eagle Ford Queen City +1 more
42-297-35567 CARTWRIGHT RANCH · ROYAL PRODUCTION COMPANY, INC.
6.0 mi
Frio 3,200'HOCKLEY - DISPOSAL 4,560'Jackson 5,230'Cook Mountain 5,720'Queen City Sligo Austin Chalk Edwards Eagle Ford Wilcox
42-297-35371 MAGGIE MCNEILL D · SUE-ANN OPERATING, L.C.
6.4 mi
HOCKLEY 4,420'PETTUS 4,900'PETTUS 4,940'Yegua 5,280'Jackson 5,280'Edwards Austin Chalk Wilcox Queen City Eagle Ford Frio Cook Mountain
42-297-36185 PARKER HEIRS · PALEO OIL COMPANY LLC
6.6 mi
Cook Mountain 3,755'Queen City 3,900'Frio 3,990'HOCKLEY - DISPOSAL 4,105'HOCKLEY - DISPOSAL 4,280'Wilcox 4,450'Jackson Austin Chalk Edwards Eagle Ford Sligo

Nearest wells within 10 mi (surface locations). Click wells to select them, then open the cross-section to compare tops side by side (max 6 wells per section, including this one).

Perforations (1)

IntervalType
5,259–5,261 ftOpen hole

Casing (2)

SizeSet DepthCement
8.625"1,240 ft540 sx
4.5"5,510 ft450 sx

Permit History (2)

Applications (2)

#909982 A PALOMA OPERATING, LLC
received 2025-08-20
#907799 A PALOMA OPERATING, LLC
received 2025-05-06

Records & Logs

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

W-2/G-1 2025-08-22 log on file
W-2/G-1 2025-07-31 log on file
W-2/G-1 2025-07-31 log on file

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.

Lat 28.259960
Lon -98.004278

Well Details

Well Number
1
Max Depth
5,500 ft
Drill Type
Vertical
County
LIVE OAK
District
2
Completed
2025-07-16

Operator

Location
CORPUS CHRI, ST
P-5 Status
X (filed 2026-03-18)
Cum Oil (all leases)
357,215 bbl
Cum Gas (all leases)
1,439,274 mcf
Activities
CSGD/G, GTHS/G, OPRS/G, OPRS/O
Total Permits
70