WELL · 42-115-31982 · DISTRICT 8
Merrill 13 #1
Dawson County · MTS (San Andres) field · Vertical
Merrill 13 #1 (API 42-115-31982) is a well in Dawson County operated by Bechtel Investments Inc., completed May 8, 1984.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 2, 1984, permitted to 7,950 ft.
It was permitted by Mesa Petroleum CO. and has since transferred to Bechtel Investments Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Rustler, Yates, San Andres, Spraberry.
Its lease has reported 1.84M barrels of oil and 294K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 29 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Mesa Petroleum Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 9, 1991 · 21 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bechtel Investments Inc. |
| Production reports | Fasken Oil and Ranch, Ltd.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Mesa Petroleum Co.Mar 2, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,950
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 2, 1984
- last permit issued
- May 8, 1984
- completed
- 1.84M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 294K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 8, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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; they carry 29 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTS (San Andres) Unit O-11-66358 | MTS (San Andres) | Fasken Oil and Ranch, Ltd. | 29 | 1.84M | 294K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 21,811 · prior 12 22,242(-2%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3,565 · prior 12 2,080(+71%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Bechtel Energy Resources Corp.Jan 1993 → Mar 1996
- 2Fremont Energy Corporation (A)Apr 1996 → Oct 1996
- 3Fremont Energy, L.P.Nov 1996 → Aug 1999
- 4Fasken Oil and Ranch, Ltd.Sep 1999 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 231280-99 | Drill | Mesa Petroleum Co. | Mar 2, 1984 | Mar 2, 1984 | — | 7,950 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-66358 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,066 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rustler | 2,235 | 831 |
| Yates | 2,992 | 74 |
| San Andres | 4,428 | -1,362 |
| Spraberry | 7,460 | -4,394 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,918 | 4,922 | Perforated |
| 4,918 | 4,934 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 417 | 17.5 | 400 S |
| 8.625 | 4,604 | 11 | 2,200 S |
| 5.5 | 5,245 | 7.875 | 275 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 14, 1989 | May 17, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jul 11, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | May 30, 1984 | May 17, 1984 | — |
| 00 | May 17, 1984 | May 17, 1984 | — |
| 00 | May 8, 1984 | May 17, 1984 | — |
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 42-115-31982 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-115-31982 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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