WELL · 42-121-30632 · DISTRICT 9
Merritt W. A. #4
Denton County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Vertical
Merritt W. A. #4 (API 42-121-30632) is a plugged well in Denton County, plugged April 1, 2010, last operated by Bengal Gas Transmission CO..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1996 and 2002, permitted to 8,305 ft.
It was permitted by Enre, L.P. and has since transferred to Bengal Gas Transmission CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Caddo, Bend, Marble Falls, Barnett.
Operator of record
Permitted by Enre, L.P.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bengal Gas Transmission Co. |
| Production reports | J-W Operating Co.through Mar 2010 |
| Latest permit | Enre, L.P.Apr 29, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,305
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 29, 2002
- last permit issued
- Aug 15, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 61.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1996 THROUGH Mar 2010
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 15, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 1, 2010
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merritt, W. A. G-13-190320 | Monteath (Caddo) | J-W Operating Co. | 1 | 0 | 45.2K | Apr 2002 – Mar 2010 |
| Merritt, W. A. G-13-160646 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Bengal Gas Transmission Co. | 1 | 0 | 16K | Aug 1996 – Apr 2002 |
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.Sep 1996 → Sep 1998
- 2Enre, L.P.Apr 2002 → Feb 2004
- 3J-W Operating Co.Mar 2004 → Mar 2010
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 519369-99 | Recompletion | Enre, L.P. | Apr 23, 2002 | Apr 29, 2002 | Apr 3, 2002 | 8,305 |
| 445757-99 | Drill | Enre Corp. | Mar 11, 1996 | Mar 15, 1996 | Mar 18, 1996 | 8,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-160646 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-13-190320 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 766 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| CaddoCADDO LIME | 4,366 | -3,600 |
| Caddo | 4,368 | -3,602 |
| CaddoCADDO CONGLOMERATE | 4,846 | -4,080 |
| BendBEND CONGLOMERATE | 6,146 | -5,380 |
| Marble Falls | 7,140 | -6,374 |
| Marble FallsMARBLE FALLS LIME | 7,142 | -6,376 |
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT SHALE | 7,508 | -6,742 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | 7,774 | -7,008 |
| BarnettLOWER BARNETT SHALE | 7,830 | -7,064 |
| ViolaVIOLA LIME | 8,179 | -7,413 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,889 | 4,924 | Perforated |
| 7,834 | 8,140 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 930 | 12.25 | 500 S |
| 4.5 | 8,241 | 7.875 | 340 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 | Oct 2, 2002 | Jun 11, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 9, 2002 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 13, 1996 | Nov 4, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 3, 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 42-121-30632 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-121-30632 → 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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