WELL · 42-047-32505 · DISTRICT 4
Lopez H. #15
Brooks County · Lopez Ranch (Consolidated) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Lopez H. #15 (API 42-047-32505) is a well in Brooks County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed October 8, 2014 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in December 1, 2017.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 3, 2014, permitted to 11,900 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 2018 |
| Latest permit | OXY USA Inc.Jul 3, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 3, 2014
- last permit issued
- Oct 8, 2014
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.61M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2014 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 8, 2014
- Shut in
- Dec 1, 2017
- 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-4-275432 | Lopez Ranch (Consolidated) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.61M | Oct 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.Oct 2014 → Apr 2017
- 2Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → Dec 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 784687-99 | Drill | OXY USA Inc. | Apr 15, 2014 | Jul 3, 2014 | Sep 10, 2014 | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2014 | Lopez H. G-4-275432 | Lopez Ranch (Consolidated) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Dec 1, 2017 | 11,900 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 169 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| CatahoulaCATAHOULA-FRIO - INJECTION/DISPO | 3,600 | -3,431 |
| VicksburgVICKSBURG - INJECTION/DISPOSAL; | 9,300 | -9,131 |
| CatahoulaCATAHOULA-ANAHUAC - INJECTION/DI | — | — |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE-LAGARTO-OAKVILLE - INJEC | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,520 | 11,630 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,035 | 12.25 | 1,003 S |
| 7 | 8,577 | 8.75 | 525 S |
| 3.5 | 11,832 | 6.125 | 465 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 | Nov 3, 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 42-047-32505 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-047-32505 → 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
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- —
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000120791 | W-14 Disposal | Not activated | 600 | 2,350 | 4,700–5,900 |
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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