TEXAS · WELLS · HANSFORD COUNTY · MERRILL LEASE · API 42-195-31676 · DISTRICT 08
Merrill #1 R
Hansford County · Texas Hugoton field · Producing · Vertical
Merrill #1 R (API 42-195-31676) is a well in Hansford County operated by Burk Royalty CO. Ltd., completed February 22, 2005 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 30, 2004, permitted to 2,895 ft.
It was permitted by Conocophillips Company and has since transferred to Burk Royalty CO. Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Herington, Yeso, Krider, Odell Shale.
Its lease has reported 1.02M mcf of gas since February 2005, last reporting volume in August 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Conocophillips Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Wichita Falls, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 4, 2025
- Permits on file
- 384
- Phone
- (940) 397-8600
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Burk Royalty Co. Ltd. |
| Production reports | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd.through Aug 2026 |
| Latest permit | Conocophillips CompanySep 30, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,895
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 30, 2004
- last permit issued
- Feb 22, 2005
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.02M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · FEB 2005 THROUGH AUG 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 22, 2005
- 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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH AUG 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merrill G-14-208973 | Texas Hugoton | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd. | 1 | 0 | 1.02M | Feb 2005 – Aug 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 21,300 · prior 12 18,177(+17%)
Wells named Merrill
Burk Royalty Co. Ltd.'s other wells filed under this lease name in Hansford County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Conocophillips CompanyFeb 2005 → Sep 2017
- 2Scout Energy Management LLCOct 2017 → Apr 2026
- 3Burk Royalty Co., Ltd.May 2026 → Aug 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 551658-99 | Drill | Conocophillips Company | Sep 28, 2004 | Sep 30, 2004 | Nov 5, 2004 | 3,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 2005 | Merrill G-14-208973 | Texas Hugoton | Burk Royalty Co. Ltd. | Producing | 2,895 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,062 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Herington | 2,752 | 310 |
| YesoPADDOCK SHALE | 2,799 | 263 |
| Krider | 2,818 | 244 |
| Odell Shale | 2,872 | 190 |
| Winfield | 2,884 | 178 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,739 | 2,895 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 570 | 13.75 | 385 S |
| 7 | 2,739 | 8.75 | 290 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 23, 2005 | Mar 18, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 30, 2005 | — | — |
Well logs
The RRC's map lists this well among those with logs online. Its monthly inventories loaded here, which start in July 2006, list none for it, so none are itemized.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗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 42-195-31676 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-195-31676 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search 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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