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WELL · 42-047-31890 · DISTRICT 4

Palmer State 348 #3S

Shut in

Brooks County · Mariposa (C11-N6 Cons. Gas) field · Temp Abandoned  · Directional · Sidetrack

Palmer State 348 #3S (API 42-047-31890) is a well in Brooks County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed May 27, 2016 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in October 1, 2016.

The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits (amended once) between 2000 and 2016, permitted to 12,405 ft.

It was permitted by Oxy USA Inc. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg.

No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.

Operator of record

Merit Energy Company

Permitted by OXY USA Inc.; 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
Watch this operatorWatch Brooks County

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleOXY USA Inc.
Production reportsOXY USA Inc.through May 2014
Latest permitOXY USA Inc.Apr 8, 2016
12,405
total depth, ft
5
permits on file
Apr 8, 2016
last permit issued
May 27, 2016
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
2.65M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2000 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completed
May 27, 2016
Shut in
Oct 1, 2016
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Palmer State 348 G-4-281359Mariposa (C11-N6 Cons. Gas)Merit Energy Company100May 2016 – Jul 2026
Palmer State 348 G-4-179852Home Run (Vicksburg Cons.)OXY USA Inc.102.65MAug 2000 – Oct 2016
Palmer State 348 G-4-184091WildcatBrigham Oil & Gas, L.P.100Aug 2000 – Mar 2004

No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.

Chain of custody

Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.

  1. 1Brigham Oil & Gas, L.P.Aug 2000 → Jan 2013
  2. 2OXY USA WTP LPFeb 2013 → Feb 2013
  3. 3OXY USA Inc.Mar 2013 → May 2014

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
814722-99RecompletionOXY USA Inc.Mar 30, 2016Apr 8, 2016May 18, 201611,441
607492-98RecompletionBrigham Oil & Gas, L.P.Feb 13, 2006Oct 7, 2005Oct 13, 200512,230
607492-99RecompletionBrigham Oil & Gas, L.P.Oct 6, 2005Oct 7, 2005—12,850
522849-99Recompletion · sidetrackBrigham Oil & Gas, L.P.Aug 16, 2002Aug 16, 2002Aug 26, 200212,850
492807-99DrillBrigham Oil & Gas, L.P.Mar 7, 2000Mar 7, 2000Mar 11, 200014,000

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
May 27, 2016Palmer State 348 G-4-281359Mariposa (C11-N6 Cons. Gas)Merit Energy CompanyTemp Abandoned · shut in Oct 1, 201612,405
Dec 26, 2005Palmer State 348 G-4-179852Home Run (Vicksburg Cons.)OXY USA Inc.Not on Schedule—
Dec 26, 2005Palmer State 348 G-4-179852Home Run (Vicksburg Cons.)OXY USA Inc.Not on Schedule—
Dec 26, 2005Palmer State 348 G-4-179852Home Run (Vicksburg Cons.)OXY USA Inc.Not on Schedule—
Aug 13, 2000Palmer State 348 G-4-184091WildcatBrigham Oil & Gas L.P.Not on Schedule—

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 99 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Frio6,710-6,611
VicksburgTOP OF VICKSBURG9,718-9,619
Vicksburg9,718-9,619

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
8,7198,725Perforated
11,15511,229Perforated
11,20511,212Perforated
11,42811,432Perforated
11,44111,519Perforated
11,44111,564Perforated
11,51111,518Perforated
11,51211,516Perforated
12,12212,127Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
13.3752,06417.51,598 S
3.58,6464.5380 S
9.6259,98012.25890 S
3.511,6456.5190 S
7.62512,0478.5240 S
3.512,4054.5380 S
2.87512,4054.5380 S
513,2206.5145 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. About these reports →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Nov 29, 2016Oct 24, 2016—
00May 29, 2007May 11, 2007—
00Jan 24, 2007May 1, 2006—
00Aug 22, 2006Jan 10, 2006Yes
00Sep 20, 2005May 3, 2005—
00May 2, 2003Nov 25, 2002Yes
00Sep 26, 2001May 29, 2001—
00Sep 6, 2001——
00Jan 23, 2001Aug 15, 2000Yes
00Dec 7, 2000——

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.

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

0
bbl, last 12 reported months
0
bbl, all reported
—
reported through
UICKindStatusPermitted bbl/dMax psiZone ft
000116351UIC PermitCanceled Jul 27, 2018000–0

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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