TEXAS · WELLS · BROOKS COUNTY · LOPEZ, H. LEASE · API 42-047-32502 · DISTRICT 04
Lopez H. #16
Brooks County · Lopez Ranch (Consolidated) field · Producing · Vertical
Lopez H. #16 (API 42-047-32502) is a well in Brooks County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed June 16, 2014 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in August 1, 2020.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 28, 2014, permitted to 12,119 ft.
It was permitted by Oxy USA Inc. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Catahoula, 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 | Merit Energy Companythrough Dec 2022 |
| Latest permit | OXY USA Inc.Mar 28, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,119
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 28, 2014
- last permit issued
- Jun 16, 2014
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.46M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2014 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 16, 2014
- Shut in
- Aug 1, 2020
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lopez, H. G-4-274763 | Lopez Ranch (Consolidated) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.46M | Jun 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.Jun 2014 → Apr 2017
- 2Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → Dec 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 780900-99 | Drill | OXY USA Inc. | Feb 28, 2014 | Mar 28, 2014 | Apr 29, 2014 | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2014 | Lopez H. G-4-274763 | Lopez Ranch (Consolidated) | Merit Energy Company | Producing · shut in Aug 1, 2020 | 12,119 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 172 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| CatahoulaCATAHOULA-FRIO - INJECTION/DISPO | 3,570 | -3,398 |
| VicksburgVICKSBURG - INJECTION/DISPOSAL; | 9,300 | -9,128 |
| CatahoulaCATAHOULA-ANAHUAC - INJECTION/DI | — | — |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE-LAGARTO-OAKVILLE - INJEC | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,686 | 11,550 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,018 | 12.25 | 1,003 S |
| 7 | 8,601 | 8.75 | 497 S |
| 2.875 | 12,099 | 6.125 | 491 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 | Nov 24, 2014 | Jul 10, 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 42-047-32502 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-047-32502 → 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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