WELL · 42-055-34793 · DISTRICT 1
Mercer, Alf #3H
Caldwell County · Horizontal
Mercer, Alf #3H (API 42-055-34793) is a permitted horizontal well in Caldwell County filed by Texas Petroleum Investment CO.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2000 and 2024, permitted to 2,400 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Del Rio, Georgetown, Edwards.
Its lease has reported 892K barrels of oil and 55 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 39 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Texas Petroleum Investment Co.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 233 permits on file · (888) 214-3575
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Texas Petroleum Investment Co.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Texas Petroleum Investment Co.Nov 1, 2024 |
- 2,400
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 1, 2024
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 892K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 55
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Surface location
29.756141, -97.704007
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Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Caldwell County.
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; they carry 39 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercer, Alf O-1-1086 | Luling-Branyon | Texas Petroleum Investment Co. | 39 | 892K | 55 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 22,116 · prior 12 27,303(-19%)
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.Apr 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 903622-99 | Recompletion | Texas Petroleum Investment Co. | Oct 29, 2024 | Nov 1, 2024 | — | 2,140 |
| 495370-99 | Drill | Vintage Petroleum, Inc. | May 22, 2000 | Jul 13, 2000 | Jul 18, 2000 | 2,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-1086 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 442 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Del Rio | 2,015 | -1,573 |
| Georgetown | 2,060 | -1,618 |
| Edwards | 2,137 | -1,695 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,446 | 4,159 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 2,444 | 9.5 | 495 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 | Apr 14, 2003 | Apr 20, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 13, 2002 | — | — |
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 42-055-34793 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-055-34793 → 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.
Nearby wells and their tops
NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM
Draw a cross-section
This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.
Mercer, Alf42-055-35167
0.1 KM · Texas Petroleum Investment Co. · Section with this well →
| Austin Chalk | 1,699 | -1,202 |
| Buda | 1,920 | -1,423 |
| Edwards | 2,084 | -1,587 |
Mercer, W.F.42-055-34782
0.1 KM · Vintage Petroleum, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Austin Chalk | 1,760 | -1,272 |
| Buda | 1,932 | -1,444 |
| Del Rio | 2,008 | -1,520 |
| Georgetown | 2,063 | -1,575 |
| Edwards | 2,083 | -1,595 |
Tabor, W.H.42-055-34582
0.4 KM · Texas Petroleum Investment Co. · Section with this well →
| Austin Chalk | 1,769 | -1,287 |
| Buda | 1,930 | -1,448 |
| Edwards | 2,093 | -1,611 |
Mercer, Mattie42-055-35178
0.5 KM · Texas Petroleum Investment Co. · Section with this well →
| Austin Chalk | 1,782 | -1,302 |
| Buda | 2,016 | -1,536 |
| Edwards | 2,188 | -1,708 |
Mercer 4H Unit42-055-35155
0.5 KM · Texas Petroleum Investment Co. · Section with this well →
| Austin Chalk | 1,742 | -1,240 |
| Buda | 1,967 | -1,465 |
| Edwards | 2,134 | -1,632 |
Mercer 3H Unit42-055-35106
0.5 KM · Texas Petroleum Investment Co. · Section with this well →
| Austin Chalk | 1,698 | -1,199 |
| Buda | 1,963 | -1,464 |
| Edwards | 2,128 | -1,629 |
Mercer 5H Unit42-055-35168
0.6 KM · Texas Petroleum Investment Co. · Section with this well →
| Austin Chalk | 1,688 | -1,198 |
| Buda | 1,915 | -1,425 |
| Edwards | 2,083 | -1,593 |
Mercer 7H Unit42-055-35177
0.6 KM · Texas Petroleum Investment Co. · Section with this well →
| Austin Chalk | 1,749 | -1,244 |
| Buda | 1,976 | -1,471 |
| Edwards | 2,150 | -1,645 |
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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