WELL · 42-047-32253 · DISTRICT 4
Dawson State #4
Brooks County · Triple Crowne (Vicksburg) field · Temp Abandoned · Directional
Dawson State #4 (API 42-047-32253) is a well in Brooks County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed June 25, 2006 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued February 8, 2006, permitted to 13,200 ft.
It was permitted by Brigham Oil & Gas, L.P. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Brigham Oil & Gas, L.P.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 1,049 permits on file · (972) 628-1559
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | Brigham Oil & Gas, L.P.through Mar 2007 |
| Latest permit | Brigham Oil & Gas, L.P.Feb 8, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,200
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 8, 2006
- last permit issued
- Jun 25, 2006
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 259K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2005 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 25, 2006
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawson State G-4-221512 | Triple Crowne (Vicksburg) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 259K | Jun 2005 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Brigham Oil & Gas, L.P.Jun 2006 → Mar 2007
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 612354-98 | Drill | Brigham Oil & Gas, L.P. | Feb 28, 2006 | Feb 8, 2006 | Apr 28, 2006 | 13,200 |
| 612354-99 | Drill | Brigham Oil & Gas, L.P. | Jan 12, 2006 | Feb 8, 2006 | — | 13,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-221512 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,052 | 11,056 | Perforated |
| 11,378 | 11,382 | Perforated |
| 11,378 | 11,506 | Perforated |
| 11,502 | 11,506 | Perforated |
| 11,600 | 11,038 | Perforated |
| 11,600 | 11,604 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,055 | 14.75 | 1,065 S |
| 7.625 | 9,904 | 9.875 | 389 S |
| 3.5 | 12,000 | 6.5 | 560 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 →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | May 18, 2007 | Apr 25, 2007 | — |
| 00 | Mar 8, 2007 | Aug 7, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 15, 2006 | — | — |
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 42-047-32253 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-047-32253 → 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.
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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