WELL · 42-199-00187 · DISTRICT 3
Nelson O. C. Fee #2U
Hardin County · Silsbee North (Yegua 8) field · Vertical
Nelson O. C. Fee #2U (API 42-199-00187) is a plugged well in Hardin County, plugged November 3, 2015, last operated by Foundation Energy Management LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 1, 1997, permitted to 7,879 ft.
It was permitted by Merit Energy Company and has since transferred to Foundation Energy Management LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Its 3 leases have reported 4.39K barrels of oil and 39.4K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 2016. The leases carry 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Foundation Energy Management LLC
Permitted by Merit Energy Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Addison, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 1, 2026
- Permits on file
- 68
- Phone
- (972) 707-2500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Foundation Energy Management LLC |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 1999 |
| Latest permit | Merit Energy CompanyJul 1, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,879
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 1, 1997
- last permit issued
- Sep 19, 1997
- completed
- 4.39K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 39.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2016
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 19, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 3, 2015
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson, O. C. Fee O-3-3792 | Silsbee, North (Yegua 4-B) | Foundation Energy Management LLC | 3 | 4.39K | 39.4K | Jan 1993 – Aug 2016 |
| Nelson, O. C. Fee G-3-175515 | Silsbee, North (Yegua 8) | Foundation Energy Management LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Dec 1998 – Nov 2015 |
| Nelson, O. C., Fee O-3-7348 | Silsbee, North (Yegua 4-G) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Mar 2000 |
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.
- 1Murphy Oil USA, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jan 1993
- 2Murphy Exploration & Prod. Co.Feb 1993 → Aug 1996
- 3Merit Energy CompanySep 1996 → Apr 1999
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 464386-99 | Recompletion | Merit Energy Company | Jun 30, 1997 | Jul 1, 1997 | May 27, 1997 | 7,879 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-175515 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-3792 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-7348 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,524 | 7,530 | Perforated |
| — | 6,957 | Perforated |
| — | 7,125 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,985 | 14.5 | 1,043 S |
| 5.5 | 7,685 | 7.875 | 500 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 | Feb 15, 2000 | Oct 15, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Feb 2, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-199-00187 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-199-00187 → 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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