WELL · 42-121-31148 · DISTRICT 9
Merritt Howard #1
Denton County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Vertical
Merritt Howard #1 (API 42-121-31148) is a plugged well in Denton County, plugged August 29, 2012, last operated by J-W Operating CO..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 20, 2001, permitted to 8,600 ft.
It was permitted by Enre, L.P. and has since transferred to J-W Operating CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Caddo, Marble Falls, Upr Barnett Shale, Lwr Barnett Shale.
Operator of record
Permitted by Enre, L.P.; 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, L.P.Aug 20, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 20, 2001
- last permit issued
- Oct 27, 2001
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 404K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2001 THROUGH Aug 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 27, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 29, 2012
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merritt, Howard G-13-188549 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | J-W Operating Co. | 1 | 0 | 404K | Oct 2001 – Aug 2012 |
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, L.P.Oct 2001 → Feb 2004
- 2J-W Operating Co.Mar 2004 → Sep 2010
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 512736-99 | Drill | Enre, L.P. | Aug 20, 2001 | Aug 20, 2001 | Sep 11, 2001 | 8,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-188549 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 660 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| CaddoCADDO LIME | 3,996 | -3,336 |
| Marble FallsMARBLE FALLS LIME | 7,123 | -6,463 |
| Upr Barnett Shale | 7,484 | -6,824 |
| LWR Barnett Shale | 7,708 | -7,048 |
| ViolaVIOLA LIME | 8,058 | -7,398 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,492 | 7,904 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,265 | 12.25 | 530 S |
| 5.5 | 8,143 | 7.875 | 250 S |
| — | 8,143 | 7.875 | 135 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 | Jun 18, 2002 | Mar 28, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | May 15, 2002 | — | — |
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 42-121-31148 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-121-31148 → 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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