NEW MEXICO · WELLS · LEA COUNTY · API 30-025-36215 · HOBBS DISTRICT
Merlot #001
PluggedVertical oil wellOCD status: Plugged (site released)
- Operator
- Chevron U S A Inc
- County
- Lea
A vertical oil well in Lea County, New Mexico, operated by Chevron U S A Inc. OCD status: plugged (site released).
Spudded March 22, 2003 and drilled to 7,800 ft measured depth; plugged May 24, 2016.
Completed in one pool: Nadine; Drinkard-Abo.
It has reported 6,244 bbl of oil, 19,049 Mcf of gas, and 19,615 bbl of water since May 2003; its last reported production was February 2005.
- 0
- bbl oil, 12 months through Aug 2026
- 0
- Mcf gas, same 12 months
- 0
- bbl produced water, same 12 months
- 6,244
- bbl oil since May 2003 · 19,049 Mcf gas
Reported production
Every month on file for this well on form C-115, summed across its pools and the operators that filed it. The newest months can still be amended.
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Merlot #001: Oil by month.
Completions
ONE PER POOL THE WELL IS COMPLETED IN
| Pool | Status | Perforations, ft | Completed | Produced | Oil, bbl | Gas, Mcf | Water, bbl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nadine; Drinkard-Abo | Plugged · Pumping | 7,018 to 7,653 | May 13, 2003 | May 2003 to Feb 2005 | 6,244 | 19,049 | 19,615 |
Operators of record
| Operator | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Chevron U S A Inc | Oct 17, 2012 | today |
| Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | May 7, 2004 | Oct 17, 2012 |
| Xeric Oil & Gas Corp | Mar 7, 2003 | May 7, 2004 |
Well record
- API number
- 30-025-36215
- Location
- H-23-19S-38E · 1980 FNL, 330 FEL
- Coordinates
- 32.64759, -103.11166 ↗
- Ground elevation
- 3,597 ft
- Measured depth
- 7,800 ft
- True vertical depth
- 7,800 ft
- Perforations
- 7,018 to 7,653 ft
- Land
- Private
- Property
- Merlot
- APD
- Approved Mar 7, 2003
- Target depth
- 8,000 ft
- Spudded
- Mar 22, 2003
- Plugged
- May 24, 2016
About this data
New Mexico Oil Conservation Division (OCD), from its public database extracts. Status and type are in OCD's own words. Production and injection are what operators filed on form C-115, by well and month; twelve-month figures end in Aug 2026, the last month whose filings are in. Locations are from the well's location plat and are approximate. Nothing is estimated.
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/3002536215, documented in the API reference.