WELL · 42-165-34503 · DISTRICT 8
Merry #3
Gaines County · Tex-Mex SE. (San Andres) field · Vertical
Merry #3 (API 42-165-34503) is a plugged well in Gaines County, plugged June 18, 2001, last operated by Rim Operating Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 4, 1992, permitted to 4,700 ft.
It was permitted by Plains Petroleum Operating CO. and has since transferred to Rim Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Anhydrite, Yates, Seven Rivers, Queen.
Its lease has reported 2.74K barrels of oil and 9.43K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2001.
Operator of record
Permitted by Plains Petroleum Operating Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Englewood, CO · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2026 · 35 permits on file · (303) 883-4043
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Rim Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | Plains Petroleum Operating Co.through Jul 1994 |
| Latest permit | Plains Petroleum Operating Co.Sep 4, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 4, 1992
- last permit issued
- Oct 4, 1992
- completed
- 2.74K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 9.43K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2001
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 4, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 18, 2001
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merry O-11-66930 | Tex-Mex, SE. (San Andres) | Rim Operating, Inc. | 1 | 2.74K | 9.43K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2001 |
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.
- 1Plains Petroleum Operating Co.Jan 1993 → Jul 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 402766-99 | Drill | Plains Petroleum Operating Co. | Aug 26, 1992 | Sep 4, 1992 | Sep 12, 1992 | 4,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-66930 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,499 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Anhydrite | 1,582 | 1,917 |
| Yates | 2,824 | 675 |
| Seven Rivers7 RIVERS | 2,929 | 570 |
| Queen | 3,334 | 165 |
| San Andres | 4,318 | -819 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,571 | 4,494 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,626 | 12.25 | 850 S |
| 5.5 | 4,650 | 7.875 | 850 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 | Dec 21, 1992 | Nov 30, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 15, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-165-34503 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-34503 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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