WELL · 42-157-32073 · DISTRICT 3
Mercury Gas Unit #2
Fort Bend County · Gemini (Vicksburg) field · Producing · Vertical
Mercury Gas Unit #2 (API 42-157-32073) is a well in Fort Bend County operated by Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation, completed November 1, 1999 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1999 and 2000, permitted to 8,425 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Vicksburg.
Its lease has reported 298K barrels of oil and 650K mcf of gas since November 1999, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Wichita Falls, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 18, 2026
- Permits on file
- 778
- Phone
- (940) 716-5100
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Cobra Oil & Gas Corporationthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Cobra Oil & Gas CorporationMar 23, 2000 |
- 8,425
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 23, 2000
- last permit issued
- Nov 1, 1999
- completed
- 298K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 650K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1999 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 1, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury Gas Unit O-3-23811 | Gemini (Vicksburg) | Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation | 1 | 298K | 650K | Nov 1999 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 4,223 · prior 12 3,371(+25%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Cobra Oil & Gas CorporationMar 2000 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 493349-99 | Field transfer | Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation | Mar 23, 2000 | Mar 23, 2000 | Oct 8, 1999 | 9,000 |
| 488061-99 | Drill | Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation | Sep 29, 1999 | Sep 29, 1999 | Oct 8, 1999 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 1999 | Mercury Gas Unit O-3-23811 | Gemini (Vicksburg) | Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation | Producing | 8,425 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 56 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Vicksburg | 8,262 | -8,206 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,262 | 8,282 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,018 | 12.75 | 225 S |
| 7 | 8,070 | 8.75 | 330 S |
| 4.5 | 8,425 | 6.125 | 145 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 | May 25, 2000 | Mar 24, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 27, 2000 | — | — |
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 42-157-32073 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-157-32073 → 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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