WELL · 42-097-33631 · DISTRICT 9
Tower #1
Cooke County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Directional · Sidetrack
Tower #1 (API 42-097-33631) is a plugged well in Cooke County, plugged January 5, 2023, last operated by Amen Oil LLC.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits in 2003, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Merritt Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Amen Oil LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Barnett, Forestburg, Foresturg.
Its 3 leases have reported 6.04K barrels of oil and 351K mcf of gas since August 2003, last reporting in January 2023. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Merritt Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Graham, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · (940) 521-4482
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Amen Oil LLC |
| Production reports | Amen Oil LLCthrough Feb 2020 |
| Latest permit | Merritt Operating, Inc.Aug 29, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 29, 2003
- last permit issued
- Jan 1, 2019
- completed
- 6.04K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 351K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2003 THROUGH Jan 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 1, 2019
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 5, 2023
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tower G-13-286778 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Amen Oil LLC | 1 | 0 | 2.42K | Jan 2019 – Jan 2023 |
| Tower O-13-30310 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Borderline Operating Corp. | 1 | 6.04K | 348K | Nov 2003 – May 2020 |
| Tower O-13-30177 | Wildcat | Merritt Operating, Inc. | 2 | 0 | 0 | Aug 2003 – Jun 2004 |
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.
- 1Merritt Operating, Inc.Nov 2003 → Nov 2014
- 2Borderline Operating Corp.Dec 2014 → Aug 2019
- 3Amen Oil LLCFeb 2020 → Feb 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 535920-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Merritt Operating, Inc. | Aug 29, 2003 | Aug 29, 2003 | Apr 18, 2003 | 9,000 |
| 530741-99 | Drill | Merritt Operating, Inc. | Apr 15, 2003 | Apr 15, 2003 | Apr 18, 2003 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-286778 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-30177 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-30310 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,035 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT | 7,450 | -6,415 |
| Forestburg | 7,510 | -6,475 |
| Foresturg | 7,510 | -6,475 |
| BarnettLOWER BARNETT | 7,860 | -6,825 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,316 | 8,318 | Perforated |
| 8,609 | 8,614 | Perforated |
| 9,155 | 9,158 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 818 | 12.25 | 425 S |
| 5.5 | 8,350 | 7.875 | 550 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 | Jul 16, 2019 | Apr 21, 2019 | — |
| 00 | Jul 22, 2004 | May 6, 2004 | — |
| 00 | Jun 16, 2004 | Jul 7, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 22, 2003 | Jul 7, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 13, 2003 | — | — |
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 42-097-33631 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-097-33631 → 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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