TEXAS · WELLS · DAWSON COUNTY · MERRILL LEASE · API 42-115-32174 · DISTRICT 7B
Merrill #1
Dawson County · MTS (San Andres) field · Vertical
Merrill #1 (API 42-115-32174) is a plugged well in Dawson County, plugged December 2, 1992, last operated by Bta Oil Producers.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 12, 1985, permitted to 4,882 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including San Andres.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 5, 2007
- Permits on file
- 684
- Phone
- (432) 682-3753
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | BTA Oil Producers |
| Production reports | BTA Oil Producersthrough Jan 1993 |
| Latest permit | BTA Oil ProducersFeb 12, 1985 |
- 4,882
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 12, 1985
- last permit issued
- Mar 24, 1985
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 1993
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 24, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 2, 1992
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merrill O-11-65288 | MTS (San Andres) | BTA Oil Producers | 1 | 0 | 1 | Jan 1993 – Apr 1993 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 266590-99 | Drill | BTA Oil Producers | Mar 18, 1985 | Feb 12, 1985 | — | 4,882 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 1985 | Merrill O-11-65288 | MTS (San Andres) | BTA Oil Producers | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,032 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San Andres | 4,270 | -1,238 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,810 | 4,882 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 424 | 11 | 450 S |
| 5.5 | 4,810 | 7.875 | 500 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 12, 1985 | Apr 3, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Apr 11, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-115-32174 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-115-32174 → 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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