TEXAS · WELLS · HARDIN COUNTY · BROOKS, G.W. UNIT I LEASE · API 42-199-31742 · DISTRICT 03
Brooks G.W. Unit I #53
Hardin County · Slessinger (Wilcox 10 000) field · Vertical
Brooks G.W. Unit I #53 (API 42-199-31742) is a plugged well in Hardin County, plugged January 15, 2008, last operated by Merit Energy Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 21, 1982, permitted to 10,500 ft.
It was permitted by Arco Oil & Gas CO. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Cockfield, Yegua, Shale, Wilcox.
Operator of record
Permitted by Arco Oil & Gas Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- 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 | none |
| Latest permit | Arco Oil & Gas Co.May 21, 1982 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 21, 1982
- last permit issued
- Feb 12, 1998
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2008
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 12, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 15, 2008
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooks, G.W. Unit I O-3-16081 | Slessinger (Wilcox 10,000) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Mar 2008 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 161769-99 | Drill | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | May 21, 1982 | May 21, 1982 | — | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 1998 | Brooks G.W. Unit I O-3-16081 | Slessinger (Wilcox 10 000) | Merit Energy Company | Plugged | — |
| Aug 26, 1982 | Brooks G.W. Fee O-3-15537 | Slessinger (Wilcox 10 000) | Merit Energy Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 72 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,050 | 5,080 | Perforated |
| 10,059 | 10,078 | Perforated |
| — | 10,078 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 99 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 2,998 | 12.25 | 1,160 S |
| 7 | 9,689 | 8.5 | 700 S |
| 2.375 | 9,961 | — | — |
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 | Sep 10, 1998 | Feb 23, 1998 | — |
| 00 | May 25, 1984 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 10, 1982 | — |
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 42-199-31742 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-199-31742 → 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
- 60.9K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 5M
- bbl, all reported
- Jan 2008
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000087211 | W-14 Disposal | Plugged Jan 31, 2008 | 2,800 | 2,000 | 4,700–5,400 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 60,883 · prior 12 315,249(-81%)
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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