TEXAS · WELLS · BROOKS COUNTY · API 42-047-32496 · DISTRICT 04
Mariposa Field Gas Unit #F 41
Brooks County · Mariposa (C11-N6 Cons. Gas) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Mariposa Field Gas Unit #F 41 (API 42-047-32496) is a well in Brooks County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed November 8, 2014 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in November 1, 2014.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits in 2014, permitted to 10,720 ft.
It was permitted by Oxy USA Inc. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Catahoula, Frio, Vicksburg, Miocene (undifferentiated).
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
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
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | OXY USA Inc.through Feb 2015 |
| Latest permit | OXY USA Inc.Oct 17, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,720
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 17, 2014
- last permit issued
- Nov 8, 2014
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 5.81K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2011 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 8, 2014
- Shut in
- Nov 1, 2014
- 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan, D. J. 'F' G-4-274470 | Home Run (Vicksburg 10) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | May 2011 – Jul 2026 |
| Mariposa Field Gas Unit G-4-275439 | Mariposa (C11-N6 Cons. Gas) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 5.81K | Nov 2014 – 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.
- 1OXY USA Inc.Dec 2014 → Feb 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 793072-99 | Recompletion | OXY USA Inc. | Jul 31, 2014 | Oct 17, 2014 | Oct 27, 2014 | 10,961 |
| 778747-99 | Drill | OXY USA Inc. | Feb 3, 2014 | Feb 20, 2014 | Jun 21, 2014 | 15,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2014 | Mariposa Field Gas Unit G-4-275439 | Mariposa (C11-N6 Cons. Gas) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Nov 1, 2014 | 10,720 |
| Jul 17, 2014 | Sullivan D. J. F G-4-274470 | Home Run (Vicksburg 10) | Merit Energy Company | Partial Plug · shut in Jul 1, 2014 | 10,720 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 94 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| CatahoulaCATAHOULA-FRIO - INJECTION/DISPO | 7,084 | -6,990 |
| FrioFRIO - G | 7,084 | -6,990 |
| FrioFRIO - I | 7,748 | -7,654 |
| FrioFRIO - K | 8,202 | -8,108 |
| Vicksburg | 10,628 | -10,534 |
| VicksburgVICKSBURG - INJECTION/DISPOSAL; | 10,628 | -10,534 |
| CatahoulaCATAHOULA-ANAHUAC - INJECTION/DI | — | — |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE-LAGARTO-OAKVILLE - INJEC | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,449 | 9,112 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,008 | 12.25 | 1,003 S |
| 7 | 10,710 | 8.75 | 825 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 | Jan 15, 2015 | Dec 2, 2014 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 7, 2014 | Jul 31, 2014 | Yes |
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 42-047-32496 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-047-32496 → 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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