TEXAS · WELLS · DENTON COUNTY · MERRITT, HOWARD LEASE · API 42-121-32783 · DISTRICT 7C
Merritt Howard #2H
Denton County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Producing · Horizontal
Merritt Howard #2H (API 42-121-32783) is a horizontal well in Denton County operated by Eagleridge Operating LLC, completed April 17, 2007 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 3, 2006, permitted to 7,774 ft.
It was permitted by J-W Operating CO. and has since transferred to Eagleridge Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Caddo, Atoka, Marble Falls, Barnett.
Its lease has reported 2.01M mcf of gas since April 2007, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by J-W Operating Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 8, 2026
- Permits on file
- 129
- Phone
- (214) 295-6704
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Eagleridge Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Eagleridge Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | J-W Operating Co.Feb 3, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,774
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 3, 2006
- last permit issued
- Apr 17, 2007
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.01M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2007 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 17, 2007
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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-13-231517 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Eagleridge Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 2.01M | Apr 2007 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 40,860 · prior 12 45,365(-10%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1J-W Operating Co.Apr 2007 → Jun 2016
- 2Aethon Energy Operating LLCJul 2016 → Oct 2018
- 31849 Energy Partners Oprtng, LLCNov 2018 → Feb 2022
- 4Eagleridge Operating, LLCMar 2022 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 613599-99 | Drill | J-W Operating Co. | Feb 3, 2006 | Feb 3, 2006 | Feb 22, 2007 | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2007 | Merritt Howard G-13-231517 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | Eagleridge Operating LLC | Producing | 7,774 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 627 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Caddo | 4,300 | -3,673 |
| CaddoCADDO CONGLOMERATE | 4,460 | -3,833 |
| AtokaATOKA CONGLOMERATE | 5,560 | -4,933 |
| Marble Falls | 7,080 | -6,453 |
| Marble Falls | 7,120 | -6,493 |
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT SHALE | 7,452 | -6,825 |
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT SHALE | 7,510 | -6,883 |
| BarnettLOWER BARNETT SHALE | 7,753 | -7,126 |
| BarnettLOWER BARNETT SHALE | 8,770 | -8,143 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,840 | 8,074 | Perforated |
| 8,190 | 8,424 | Perforated |
| 8,540 | 8,774 | Perforated |
| 8,890 | 9,124 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,150 | 12.25 | 556 S |
| 5.5 | 9,185 | 7.875 | 530 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Aug 29, 2008 | Feb 19, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Jan 4, 2008 | Jun 6, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 13, 2007 | — | — |
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 42-121-32783 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-121-32783 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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