TEXAS · WELLS · GONZALES COUNTY · MERRITT, BURTON F. LEASE · API 42-177-31890 · DISTRICT 01
Merritt Burton F. #1
Gonzales County · Christian (6800) field · Horizontal
Merritt Burton F. #1 (API 42-177-31890) is a plugged horizontal well in Gonzales County, plugged July 25, 1997, last operated by Anadarko Petroleum Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued March 7, 1991, permitted to 14,000 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Anacacho, Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford.
Its lease has reported 13K barrels of oil and 9.08K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in October 1997.
Operator of record
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 11, 2012
- Permits on file
- 4,004
- Phone
- (832) 636-3130
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Anadarko Petroleum Corporation |
| Production reports | Anadarko Petroleum Corporationthrough Apr 1997 |
| Latest permit | Anadarko Petroleum Corp.Mar 7, 1991 |
- 14,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Mar 7, 1991
- last permit issued
- Jun 22, 1991
- completed
- 13K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 9.08K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 1997
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 22, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 25, 1997
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, Burton F. O-1-13268 | Christian (6800) | Anadarko Petroleum Corporation | 1 | 13K | 9.08K | Jan 1993 – Oct 1997 |
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.
- 1Anadarko Petroleum CorporationJan 1993 → Apr 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 385316-97 | Drill | Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | Sep 30, 1991 | Mar 7, 1991 | — | 13,303 |
| 385316-98 | Drill | Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | May 15, 1991 | Mar 7, 1991 | — | 14,000 |
| 385316-99 | Drill | Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | Mar 5, 1991 | Mar 7, 1991 | Apr 14, 1991 | 14,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 1991 | Merritt Burton F. O-1-13268 | Christian (6800) | Anadarko Petroleum Corporation | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 288 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Anacacho | 8,630 | -8,342 |
| Austin Chalk | 8,785 | -8,497 |
| Eagle Ford | 9,242 | -8,954 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,276 | 13,303 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,005 | 17.5 | 750 S |
| 9.625 | 9,276 | 12.25 | 700 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 30, 1991 | Jul 5, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 25, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-177-31890 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-177-31890 → 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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