TEXAS · WELLS · CALDWELL COUNTY · MERCER-TABOR UNIT LEASE · API 42-055-33848 · DISTRICT 01
Mercer-Tabor Unit #1
Caldwell County · Luling-Branyon field · Producing · Vertical
Mercer-Tabor Unit #1 (API 42-055-33848) is a well in Caldwell County operated by Texas Petroleum Investment CO., completed May 6, 1985 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 27, 1985, permitted to 2,291 ft.
It was permitted by Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. and has since transferred to Texas Petroleum Investment CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 26.1K barrels of oil and 45 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Texas Petroleum Investment Co.
Permitted by Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 1, 2025
- Permits on file
- 233
- Phone
- (713) 789-9225
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Texas Petroleum Investment Co. |
| Production reports | Texas Petroleum Investment Co.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Feb 27, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,291
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 27, 1985
- last permit issued
- May 6, 1985
- completed
- 26.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 45
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 6, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercer-Tabor Unit O-1-10427 | Luling-Branyon | Texas Petroleum Investment Co. | 1 | 26.1K | 45 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 675 · prior 12 671(+1%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Meridian Oil Production Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 1996
- 2Meridian Oil Inc.Mar 1996 → Jul 1996
- 3Burlington Resources Oil&gas Co.Aug 1996 → Mar 1997
- 4Vintage Petroleum, Inc.May 1997 → Apr 2006
- 5Vintage Petroleum, LLCMay 2006 → Sep 2006
- 6Texas Petroleum Investment Co.Oct 2006 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 267948-99 | Drill | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Feb 15, 1985 | Feb 27, 1985 | Mar 19, 1985 | 2,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 1985 | Mercer-Tabor Unit O-1-10427 | Luling-Branyon | Texas Petroleum Investment Co. | Producing | 2,291 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,200 | 2,202 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 287 | 14.75 | 65 S |
| 7 | 2,291 | 9.875 | 950 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 | Jun 18, 1985 | Jun 10, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jun 14, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-055-33848 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-055-33848 → 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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