WELL · 42-199-30531 · DISTRICT 3
Brooks, G. W. Fee #51
Hardin County · Vertical
Brooks, G. W. Fee #51 (API 42-199-30531) is a former disposal or injection well in Hardin County, last operated by Merit Energy Company; its UIC permit is no longer active.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended once) between 1998 and 2007, permitted to 10,215 ft.
Its 3 leases have reported 410K barrels of oil and 922K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 13 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 | none |
| Production reports | Foundation Energy Management LLCthrough Dec 2024 |
| Latest permit | Merit Energy CompanyJul 16, 2007 |
- 10,215
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Jul 16, 2007
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 410K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 922K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 13 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooks, G W O-3-11736 | Silsbee (1) | Foundation Energy Management LLC | 9 | 349K | 670K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Brooks, G. W. Fee O-3-20850 | Silsbee (Y-A) | Merit Energy Company | 3 | 60.7K | 250K | Jan 1993 – Nov 2007 |
| Brooks, G.W. Fee O-3-15537 | Slessinger (Wilcox 10,000) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 537 | 1.65K | Jan 1993 – May 1998 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 659(-100%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 1,208(-100%)
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 → Jun 2014
- 6Foundation Energy Management LLCJul 2014 → Dec 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 642025-99 | Recompletion | Merit Energy Company | Jul 6, 2007 | Jul 16, 2007 | Aug 2, 2007 | 10,215 |
| 487135-98 | Recompletion | Merit Energy Company | Sep 28, 1999 | Aug 31, 1999 | — | 9,779 |
| 487135-99 | Recompletion | Merit Energy Company | Aug 31, 1999 | Aug 31, 1999 | — | 9,779 |
| 473986-99 | Recompletion | Merit Energy Company | Mar 3, 1998 | Mar 3, 1998 | Mar 6, 1998 | 10,215 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-11736 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-15537 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-20850 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,513 | 7,518 | Perforated |
| 7,533 | 7,535 | Perforated |
| 10,022 | 10,035 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 90 | 22 | 100 S |
| 9.625 | 3,015 | 13.75 | 295 S |
| 2.375 | 9,819 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 10,215 | 8.375 | 600 S |
| 5.5 | 10,215 | — | — |
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 | Dec 5, 2007 | Sep 24, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 21, 2007 | Nov 8, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Nov 19, 1999 | Nov 8, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Oct 28, 1998 | Oct 8, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Apr 28, 1998 | Apr 15, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 20, 1998 | Apr 30, 1982 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 30, 1982 | — |
| 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 42-199-30531 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-199-30531 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- —
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000117760 | H-1 Injection | Not activated | 5,000 | 3,000 | 6,880–7,950 |
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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