WELL · 42-121-30669 · DISTRICT 9
Merrell Gas Unit #2
Denton County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Vertical
Merrell Gas Unit #2 (API 42-121-30669) is a plugged well in Denton County, plugged September 19, 2018, last operated by 1849 Energy Partners Oprtng LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 20, 1998, permitted to 8,200 ft.
It was permitted by Vicars Oil & Gas Corporation and has since transferred to 1849 Energy Partners Oprtng LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Strawn, Caddo, Atoka, Marble Falls.
Operator of record
1849 Energy Partners Oprtng LLC
Permitted by Vicars Oil & Gas Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 14, 2023 · 20 permits on file · (800) 549-3559
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | 1849 Energy Partners Oprtng LLC |
| Production reports | Aethon Energy Operating LLCthrough Jul 2018 |
| Latest permit | Vicars Oil & Gas CorporationMay 20, 1998 |
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
- May 20, 1998
- last permit issued
- Jul 30, 1998
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 564K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 1998 THROUGH Sep 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 30, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 19, 2018
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merrell Gas Unit G-13-169665 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Aethon Energy Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 564K | Jul 1998 – Sep 2018 |
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.
- 1Vicars Oil & Gas CorporationJul 1998 → Feb 2000
- 2Enre Corp.Mar 2000 → Jan 2001
- 3Enre, L.P.Feb 2001 → Feb 2004
- 4J-W Operating Co.Mar 2004 → Jun 2016
- 5Aethon Energy Operating LLCJul 2016 → Jul 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 476317-99 | Drill | Vicars Oil & Gas Corporation | May 15, 1998 | May 20, 1998 | May 29, 1998 | 8,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-169665 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 669 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,742 | 8,012 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,134 | 12.25 | 550 S |
| 5.5 | 8,163 | 7.875 | 185 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 | Sep 21, 1998 | Aug 26, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 9, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-121-30669 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-121-30669 → 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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