WELL · 42-037-30271 · DISTRICT 6
Merritt Unit #1
Bowie County · Texarkana West (Smackover) field · Injection · Vertical
Merritt Unit #1 (API 42-037-30271) is a well in Bowie County operated by Neches Oil & Gas Company Inc., completed August 1, 2014 and listed as injection on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 7, 1988, permitted to 8,000 ft.
It was permitted by Murphy Oil USA, Inc. and has since transferred to Neches Oil & Gas Company Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including B/Massive Anhydrite, T/Travis Peak, T/Buckner, T/Smackover.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit, with 207K barrels injected in the 12 months reported through May 2025.
Operator of record
Permitted by Murphy Oil USA, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Kilgore, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- May 13, 2026
- Phone
- (903) 984-3443
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Neches Oil & Gas Company Inc. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Murphy Oil USA, Inc.Jul 7, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 7, 1988
- last permit issued
- Aug 1, 2014
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 1, 2014
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merritt Unit O-6-12521 | Texarkana, West (Smackover) | Neches Oil & Gas Company, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 348522-99 | Drill | Murphy Oil USA, Inc. | Jul 5, 1988 | Jul 7, 1988 | — | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-12521 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 330 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| B/Massive Anhydrite | 4,575 | -4,245 |
| T/Travis Peak | 5,285 | -4,955 |
| T/Buckner | 7,430 | -7,100 |
| T/Smackover | 7,660 | -7,330 |
| See Original W2 | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,868 | 6,882 | Perforated |
| 6,868 | 7,005 | Perforated |
| 6,886 | 6,906 | Perforated |
| 6,938 | 6,948 | Perforated |
| 6,956 | 6,986 | Perforated |
| 6,995 | 7,005 | Perforated |
| 7,679 | 7,683 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,665 | 12.25 | 650 S |
| 8.625 | 1,665 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 7,905 | 7.875 | 300 S |
| 5.5 | 7,905 | — | — |
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. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Nov 19, 2024 | Oct 11, 2024 | — |
| 00 | Oct 15, 2003 | Aug 28, 2003 | — |
| 00 | Mar 10, 2000 | Oct 15, 1999 | — |
| 00 | May 21, 1996 | Apr 10, 1996 | — |
| 00 | May 16, 1989 | Apr 14, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | May 5, 1989 | — | — |
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 42-037-30271 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-037-30271 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 207K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 6.44M
- bbl, all reported
- May 2025
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000081353 | W-14 Disposal | Active | 2,000 | 1,000 | 6,650–7,010 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 207,343 · prior 12 199,721(+4%)
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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