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Final Completion

J.F. MCCABE A

MITCHELL County · District 8 · MERIT ENERGY COMPANY · JAMESON N. (ELLEN)

Permits

Max Depth

7,350 ft

First Permit

1981-02-11

Latest Activity

1987-06-02

Lifespan

6 yrs

Regulatory Status

Schedule

OFF SCHEDULE

Completion

1981-05-22

Shut-In

—

Plugged

—

EWA / Production operator mismatch

Scheduling: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY ≠ Production: SD ROYALE ENERGY, INC. (reported 2024-07)

EWA / Permit operator mismatch

Scheduling: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY ≠ Permit: SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-ABILENE

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 1993-2002→ J V A OPERATING COMPANY, INC. 2002-2006→ WILLIAMS, CLAYTON ENERGY, INC. 2006-2009→ SD ROYALE ENERGY, INC. 2019-2024

Lease Production

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

Oil

production & DCA →

Formation Tops (6) Elevation 2,161 ft (GR)

CSV

Formation	Top Depth (MD)	Subsea (+above / −below SL)
TUBB	2,250 ft	-89 ft
BASE COLEMAN JUNCTION (Coleman Junction)	3,766 ft	-1,605 ft
JAMESON STRAWN SAND	6,145 ft	-3,984 ft
ODOM	6,940 ft	-4,779 ft
CADDO	7,095 ft	-4,934 ft
ELLENBURGER	7,192 ft	-5,031 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
6,166–6,308 ft	Perforated
7,194–7,197 ft	Perforated

Casing (3)

Size	Set Depth	Cement
8.625"	462 ft	350 sx
2.375"	6,849 ft	—
5.5"	7,194 ft	1,550 sx

Permit History (2)

#331061 Recompletion Final Completion

MCCABE, J. F. "A" · 7,300 ft

1987-06-02

#108219 Drill Final Completion

MCCABE, J. F. "A" · 7,350 ft

1981-02-11

Spud 1980-04-10

Applications (2)

#331061 A SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-ABILENE

received 1987-06-02

#108219 A SUN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO.

received 1981-02-11

Records & Logs

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

W-2/G-1 1987-07-23 log on file

W-2/G-1 1987-08-01

W-2/G-1 1981-06-09

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 MITCHELL County.

Well Details

Well Number: 9
Max Depth: 7,350 ft
Drill Type: Vertical
County: MITCHELL
District: 8
Operator: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY
Completed: 1981-05-22

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