TEXAS · WELLS · DENTON COUNTY · PHILLIPS-MERRITT UNIT LEASE · API 42-121-30628 · DISTRICT 7C
Phillips-Merritt Unit #1
Denton County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Vertical
Phillips-Merritt Unit #1 (API 42-121-30628) is a plugged well in Denton County, plugged February 22, 2011, last operated by J-W Operating CO..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 3, 1996, permitted to 8,200 ft.
It was permitted by Enre Corp. and has since transferred to J-W Operating CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Caddo, Pregnant Shale, Atoka, Marble Falls.
Operator of record
Permitted by Enre Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Addison, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 30, 2019
- Permits on file
- 350
- Phone
- (972) 233-8191
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | J-W Operating Co. |
| Production reports | J-W Operating Co.through Sep 2010 |
| Latest permit | Enre Corp.Jan 3, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 3, 1996
- last permit issued
- Mar 5, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 400K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1996 THROUGH Feb 2011
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 5, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 22, 2011
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillips-Merritt Unit G-13-157704 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | J-W Operating Co. | 1 | 0 | 400K | Mar 1996 – Feb 2011 |
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.
- 1Enre Corp.Mar 1996 → Jan 2001
- 2Enre, L.P.Feb 2001 → Feb 2004
- 3J-W Operating Co.Mar 2004 → Sep 2010
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 443359-99 | Drill | Enre Corp. | Jan 2, 1996 | Jan 3, 1996 | Jan 15, 1996 | 8,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 1996 | Phillips-Merritt Unit G-13-157704 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | J-W Operating Co. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 729 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Caddo | 4,570 | -3,841 |
| Pregnant Shale | 5,430 | -4,701 |
| AtokaATOKA CONGL | 6,168 | -5,439 |
| Marble Falls | 7,005 | -6,276 |
| Forrestburg | 7,510 | -6,781 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | 7,608 | -6,879 |
| Viola | 8,008 | -7,279 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,674 | 7,890 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 966 | 12.25 | 500 S |
| 4.5 | 8,050 | 7.875 | 1,200 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 23, 1996 | Apr 23, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | May 7, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-121-30628 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-121-30628 → 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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