WELL · 42-055-35106 · DISTRICT 1
Mercer 3H Unit #3ST
Caldwell County · Luling-Branyon field · Horizontal
Mercer 3h Unit #3ST (API 42-055-35106) is a horizontal well in Caldwell County operated by Texas Petroleum Investment CO., completed August 28, 2015.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 2015 and 2018, permitted to 2,300 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Buda, Edwards.
Its lease has reported 975 barrels of oil since August 2015, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 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 | Texas Petroleum Investment Co. |
| Production reports | Texas Petroleum Investment Co.through May 2019 |
| Latest permit | Texas Petroleum Investment Co.Dec 14, 2018 |
- 2,300
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Dec 14, 2018
- last permit issued
- Aug 28, 2015
- completed
- 975
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2015 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 28, 2015
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Surface location
29.755540, -97.698610
OpenStreetMap → · Google Maps →
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercer 3H Unit O-1-18712 | Luling-Branyon | Texas Petroleum Investment Co. | 2 | 975 | 0 | Aug 2015 – 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.
- 1Texas Petroleum Investment Co.Aug 2015 → May 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 847730-98 | Recompletion | Texas Petroleum Investment Co. | Jun 28, 2019 | Dec 14, 2018 | Feb 18, 2019 | 2,300 |
| 847730-99 | Recompletion | Texas Petroleum Investment Co. | Dec 11, 2018 | Dec 14, 2018 | — | 2,300 |
| 808733-99 | Drill | Texas Petroleum Investment Co. | Jul 23, 2015 | Jul 31, 2015 | Aug 14, 2015 | 2,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-18712 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-18712 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 499 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 1,698 | -1,199 |
| BudaBUDA - DISPOSAL | 1,963 | -1,464 |
| EdwardsEDWARDS - H2S, DISPOSAL | 2,128 | -1,629 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,623 | 3,996 | Open hole |
| 2,769 | 4,303 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.625 | 2,769 | 9.875 | 620 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 | Oct 22, 2019 | Jun 25, 2019 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 31, 2016 | Sep 14, 2015 | 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 42-055-35106 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-055-35106 → 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 4H Unit42-055-35155
0.0 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 7H Unit42-055-35177
0.0 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 |
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, W.F.42-055-34782
0.5 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 |
Mercer, Alf42-055-35167
0.5 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, Alf42-055-34793
0.5 KM · Vintage Petroleum, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Del Rio | 2,015 | -1,573 |
| Georgetown | 2,060 | -1,618 |
| Edwards | 2,137 | -1,695 |
Mercer, Mattie42-055-35178
0.7 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 |
Tabor, W.H.42-055-35166
0.7 KM · Texas Petroleum Investment Co. · Section with this well →
| Austin Chalk | 1,712 | -1,220 |
| Buda | 1,940 | -1,448 |
| Edwards | 2,103 | -1,611 |
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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