WELL · 42-121-33145 · DISTRICT 9
Merritt Marcia #15H
Denton County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Horizontal
Merritt Marcia #15H (API 42-121-33145) is a plugged horizontal well in Denton County, plugged June 8, 2017, last operated by Aethon Energy Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 29, 2007, permitted to 15,000 ft.
It was permitted by J-W Operating CO. and has since transferred to Aethon Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Caddo, Atoka, Marble Falls, Barnett.
Operator of record
Permitted by J-W Operating Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026 · 569 permits on file · (214) 750-3825
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Aethon Energy Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Aethon Energy Operating LLCthrough May 2017 |
| Latest permit | J-W Operating Co.Jun 29, 2007 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 15,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 29, 2007
- last permit issued
- Dec 6, 2007
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.47M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2007 THROUGH Jun 2017
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 6, 2007
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 8, 2017
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, Marcia G-13-238824 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Aethon Energy Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 2.47M | Dec 2007 – Jun 2017 |
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.
- 1J-W Operating Co.Dec 2007 → Jun 2016
- 2Aethon Energy Operating LLCJul 2016 → May 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 641004-99 | Drill | J-W Operating Co. | Jun 19, 2007 | Jun 29, 2007 | Aug 21, 2007 | 15,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-238824 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 743 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Caddo | 4,300 | -3,557 |
| CaddoCADDO CONGLOMERATE | 4,460 | -3,717 |
| AtokaATOKA CONGLOMERATE | 5,560 | -4,817 |
| Marble Falls | 7,008 | -6,265 |
| Marble Falls | 7,120 | -6,377 |
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT SHALE | 7,362 | -6,619 |
| Forestburg | 7,531 | -6,788 |
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT SHALE | 7,700 | -6,957 |
| BarnettLOWER BARNETT SHALE | 7,732 | -6,989 |
| BarnettLOWER BARNETT SHALE | 8,810 | -8,067 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,780 | 8,003 | Perforated |
| 8,120 | 8,343 | Perforated |
| 8,460 | 8,683 | Perforated |
| 8,800 | 9,023 | Perforated |
| 9,140 | 9,363 | Perforated |
| 9,480 | 9,703 | Perforated |
| 9,820 | 10,040 | Perforated |
| 10,160 | 10,383 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,060 | 12.25 | 538 S |
| 5.5 | 10,460 | 7.875 | 975 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 21, 2008 | Oct 10, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Sep 29, 2008 | Apr 9, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 15, 2008 | — | — |
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 42-121-33145 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-121-33145 → 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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