WELL · 42-073-31215 · DISTRICT 6
Shelton #2
Cherokee County · Doyle Creek (Travis Peak) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Shelton #2 (API 42-073-31215) is a well in Cherokee County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed January 4, 2007 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 14, 2006, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Southwestern Energy Prod. CO. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Navarro, Pecan Gap, Buda, James Lime.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Southwestern Energy Prod. Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 1,049 permits on file · (972) 628-1559
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Dec 2023 |
| Latest permit | Southwestern Energy Prod. Co.Nov 14, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 14, 2006
- last permit issued
- Jan 4, 2007
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.94M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2007 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 4, 2007
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelton G-6-225946 | Doyle Creek (Travis Peak) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.94M | Jan 2007 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Southwestern Energy Prod. Co.Jan 2007 → Feb 2015
- 2SWN Production Company, LLCMar 2015 → May 2015
- 3Lime Rock Resources III-a, L.P.Jun 2015 → Dec 2020
- 4Merit Energy CompanyJan 2021 → Dec 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 628737-99 | Drill | Southwestern Energy Prod. Co. | Nov 8, 2006 | Nov 14, 2006 | Nov 23, 2006 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-225946 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 304 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Navarro | 4,535 | -4,231 |
| Pecan Gap | 5,237 | -4,933 |
| Buda | 6,206 | -5,902 |
| James LimeJAMES | 9,645 | -9,341 |
| Pettit | 9,945 | -9,641 |
| Travis Peak | 10,537 | -10,233 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,600 | 10,868 | Perforated |
| 10,974 | 11,386 | Perforated |
| 11,506 | 11,682 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,585 | 12.25 | 1,540 S |
| 5.5 | 11,740 | 8.75 | 650 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 | May 18, 2007 | Mar 23, 2007 | — |
| 00 | May 17, 2007 | Mar 13, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 12, 2007 | — | — |
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 42-073-31215 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-073-31215 → 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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