42-401-35051
PRODUCING HorizontalWATSON GAS UNIT
RUSK County · District 6 · MERIT ENERGY COMPANY · CARTHAGE (HAYNESVILLE SHALE)
Permits
3
Max Depth
16,500 ft
First Permit
2009-04-14
Latest Activity
2009-04-14
Lifespan
< 1 yr
Regulatory Status
Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completion
2010-05-19
Shut-In
—
Plugged
—
P-5 Org Status: Active
EWA / Permit operator mismatch
Scheduling: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY ≠ Permit: BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANY
Resolved via: production → MERIT ENERGY COMPANY
Production Summary Production data is a work in progress — still being validated against RRC filings. Spot something off or have questions? [email protected]
Cum Oil
— bbl
Cum Gas
— mcf
First Production
2010-05
Last Production
2026-07
Operator History
Chain of Custody
Lease Production
Production is reported at the lease level. View production data, decline curves, and history on the lease page.
Formation Tops (6) Elevation 359 ft (GL)
CSV| Formation | Top Depth (MD) | Subsea (+above / −below SL) |
|---|---|---|
| ANHYDRITE | — | — |
| COTTON VALLEY | — | — |
| HAYNESVILLE | — | — |
| PETTET (Pettit) | — | — |
| RODESSA | — | — |
| TRAVIS PEAK | — | — |
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 (1)
| Interval | Type |
|---|---|
| 11,304–15,982 ft | Open hole |
Casing (3)
| Size | Set Depth | Cement |
|---|---|---|
| 13.375" | 1,871 ft | 1,104 sx |
| 7" | 10,559 ft | 1,067 sx |
| 4.5" | 16,143 ft | 570 sx |
Permit History (3)
Applications (3)
Records & Logs
1 completion filing on record · 1 with log images at RRC.
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.
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Well Details
- Well Number
- 5H
- Max Depth
- 16,500 ft
- Drill Type
- Horizontal
- County
- RUSK
- District
- 6
- Operator
- MERIT ENERGY COMPANY
- Completed
- 2010-05-19
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