WELL · 42-199-00529 · DISTRICT 3
Carter W. R. et UX #1
Hardin County · Village Mills East (Z-1) field · Vertical
Carter W. R. ET UX #1 (API 42-199-00529) is a plugged well in Hardin County, plugged October 27, 2015, last operated by Merit Energy Company.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended once) between 1998 and 2000, permitted to 7,300 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Yegua.
Its 4 leases have reported 38.4K barrels of oil and 274K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in February 2016. The leases carry 6 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 | Silver Oak Energy, LLCthrough Aug 2013 |
| Latest permit | Merit Energy CompanyJun 22, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,300
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Jun 22, 2000
- last permit issued
- Jun 1, 1975
- completed
- 38.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 274K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 2016
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 1, 1975
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 27, 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 4 leases this well is completed on; they carry 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter, W. R. et UX O-3-13761 | Village Mills, East (O) | Foundation Energy Management LLC | 2 | 8.5K | 52.9K | Jan 1993 – Feb 2016 |
| Carter, W. R. O-3-23643 | Village Mills, East (T-1) | Foundation Energy Management LLC | 2 | 16.2K | 213K | Mar 1999 – Sep 2015 |
| Carter, W. R. O-3-23504 | Village Mills, East (W-1) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 4.17K | 1.43K | Jul 1998 – May 1999 |
| Carter, W. R., et UX O-3-10898 | Village Mills, East (Z-1) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 9.54K | 6.77K | Jan 1993 – Oct 1998 |
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 → Jan 2010
- 4Addison Oil, LLCFeb 2010 → Aug 2011
- 5Silver Oak Energy, LLCSep 2011 → Apr 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 496459-98 | Recompletion | Merit Energy Company | Jul 7, 2000 | Jun 22, 2000 | Jun 23, 2000 | 7,300 |
| 496459-99 | Recompletion | Merit Energy Company | Jun 22, 2000 | Jun 22, 2000 | — | 7,300 |
| 483479-99 | Recompletion | Merit Energy Company | Mar 25, 1999 | Mar 25, 1999 | Mar 2, 1999 | 7,300 |
| 477780-99 | Recompletion | Merit Energy Company | Jul 8, 1998 | Jul 8, 1998 | Jun 26, 1998 | 7,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-10898 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-13761 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-23504 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-23643 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 92 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| YeguaYEGUA SANDS | 5,983 | -5,891 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,983 | 5,986 | Perforated |
| 6,430 | 6,432 | Perforated |
| 6,543 | 6,582 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 721 | 8.75 | 650 S |
| 10.75 | 1,809 | 14 | 1,100 S |
| 5.5 | 7,221 | 8.75 | 650 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 22, 2013 | Aug 30, 2012 | — |
| 00 | Nov 11, 2000 | Oct 3, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 18, 2000 | Apr 9, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 27, 1999 | Apr 9, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 19, 1999 | Jul 16, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 28, 1998 | Jul 16, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 21, 1998 | — | — |
| 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 42-199-00529 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-199-00529 → 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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