TEXAS · WELLS · HARDIN COUNTY · API 42-199-00446 · DISTRICT 03
Wallet Oil Co. #5
Hardin County · Village Mills East (O) field · Vertical
Wallet Oil CO. #5 (API 42-199-00446) is a plugged well in Hardin County, plugged December 4, 2006, last operated by Merit Energy Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1998 and 2001, permitted to 7,208 ft.
Its 2 leases have reported 15.8K barrels of oil and 29.5K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in January 2007. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 7, 2025
- Permits on file
- 1,049
- Phone
- (972) 701-8377
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Nov 2001 |
| Latest permit | Merit Energy CompanySep 17, 2001 |
- 7,208
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 17, 2001
- last permit issued
- Sep 14, 2001
- completed
- 15.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 29.5K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 2001
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 14, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 4, 2006
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallet Oil Co. O-3-24107 | Village Mills, East (O) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Sep 2001 – Jan 2007 |
| Wallet Oil Co. O-3-10895 | Village Mills, East (Y) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 15.8K | 29.5K | Jan 1993 – Feb 2002 |
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 → Jul 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 513662-99 | Recompletion | Merit Energy Company | Sep 17, 2001 | Sep 17, 2001 | Sep 12, 2001 | 7,208 |
| 477451-99 | Recompletion | Merit Energy Company | Jun 26, 1998 | Jun 26, 1998 | — | 7,208 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2001 | Wallet Oil Co. O-3-24107 | Village Mills East (O) | Merit Energy Company | Plugged | — |
| Aug 10, 2001 | Wallet Oil Co. O-3-10895 | Village Mills East (Y) | Merit Energy Company | Plugged | — |
| — | — O-3-7447 | Village Mills East (V-Y) | Atlantic Richfield Co. | Plugged | — |
| — | — O-3-4415 | Village Mills East | Atlantic Richfield Co. | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,984 | 5,992 | Perforated |
| — | 6,202 | Perforated |
| — | 6,732 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,825 | 15 | 1,100 S |
| 5.5 | 7,194 | 9.875 | 600 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 4, 2002 | Jan 7, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 23, 2002 | Oct 18, 2001 | — |
| 00 | Nov 15, 2001 | Oct 18, 2001 | — |
| 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 42-199-00446 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-199-00446 → 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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