TEXAS · WELLS · ANGELINA COUNTY · SESSIONS, J.W. HEIRS LEASE · API 42-005-30325 · DISTRICT 06
Sessions J.W. Heirs #16H
Angelina County · Loco Bayou (James Lime) field · Producing · Horizontal
Sessions J.W. Heirs #16H (API 42-005-30325) is a horizontal well in Angelina County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed January 24, 2008 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued November 2, 2007, permitted to 9,570 ft.
It was permitted by Southwestern Energy Prod. CO. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Massive, BMA, Bexar.
Its lease has reported 184 barrels of oil and 1.36M mcf of gas since January 2008, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Southwestern Energy Prod. Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 7, 2025
- Permits on file
- 1,049
- Phone
- (972) 701-8377
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Southwestern Energy Prod. Co.Nov 2, 2007 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,570
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 2, 2007
- last permit issued
- Jan 24, 2008
- completed
- 184
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.36M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2008 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 24, 2008
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions, J.W. Heirs G-6-239430 | Loco Bayou (James Lime) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 184 | 1.36M | Jan 2008 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 29,660 · prior 12 26,303(+13%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Southwestern Energy Prod. Co.Jan 2008 → Feb 2015
- 2SWN Production Company, LLCMar 2015 → May 2015
- 3Lime Rock Resources III-a, L.P.Jun 2015 → Dec 2020
- 4Merit Energy CompanyJan 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 648515-98 | Drill | Southwestern Energy Prod. Co. | Nov 19, 2007 | Nov 2, 2007 | Nov 29, 2007 | 9,800 |
| 648515-99 | Drill | Southwestern Energy Prod. Co. | Oct 26, 2007 | Nov 2, 2007 | Nov 29, 2007 | 9,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 2008 | Sessions J.W. Heirs G-6-239430 | Loco Bayou (James Lime) | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 9,570 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 276 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Massive | 8,778 | -8,502 |
| BMA | 8,990 | -8,714 |
| Bexar | 9,413 | -9,137 |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,597 | 12.25 | 1,403 S |
| 7 | 9,939 | 8.75 | 599 S |
Completion filings
W-2 and G-1 reports on record in the RRC wellbore file, newest first. The suffix identifies the wellbore or completion event. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Oct 9, 2008 | Mar 5, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 2, 2008 | — | — |
The source documents
Petrora holds the structured record. The scanned filings live at the RRC; these links open its search already filled in for this API.
- Wellbore filings for 42-005-30325 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-005-30325 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
About this data
Permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wellbore and operator of record from the EWA schedule, weekly; completions, formation tops, casing, and perforations from the dbf900 wellbore file; production from PDQ lease reports, which lag two to three months; injection from UIC permits, H-10 reports, and TexNet daily volumes; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog.
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