WELL · 42-201-08004 · DISTRICT 3
Bash #A 5
Harris County · Durkee (DY Sand) field · Vertical
Bash #A 5 (API 42-201-08004) is a well in Harris County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed December 3, 1997.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1997 and 1999, permitted to 7,260 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Dy Sand, Fairbanks, Look.
Its 2 leases have reported 37.9K barrels of oil and 31.9K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit, with 254K barrels injected in the 12 months reported through September 2025.
Operator of record
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 1,049 permits on file · (972) 628-1559
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | Americo Energy Resources, LLCthrough Oct 2008 |
| Latest permit | Merit Energy CompanyDec 16, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,260
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 16, 1999
- last permit issued
- Dec 3, 1997
- completed
- 37.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 31.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 3, 1997
- 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bash O-3-1295 | Durkee (Fairbanks Sand) | Americo Energy Resources, LLC | 3 | 37.9K | 31.9K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Bash O-3-23256 | Durkee (DY Sand) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jun 1997 – Feb 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.
- 1Merit Energy CompanyJan 1997 → Jul 2002
- 2Americo Energy Resources, LLCAug 2002 → Oct 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 490433-99 | Recompletion | Merit Energy Company | Dec 16, 1999 | Dec 16, 1999 | Nov 12, 1999 | 7,260 |
| 463541-99 | Recompletion | Merit Energy Company | Jun 9, 1997 | Jun 13, 1997 | May 5, 1997 | 7,260 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-1295 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-23256 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 87 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| DY Sand | 6,923 | -6,836 |
| Fairbanks | 7,023 | -6,936 |
| Look | 7,186 | -7,099 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,082 | 5,112 | Perforated |
| 5,125 | 5,135 | Perforated |
| 5,153 | 5,163 | Perforated |
| 5,518 | 5,528 | Perforated |
| 5,530 | 5,545 | Perforated |
| 5,568 | 5,578 | Perforated |
| 6,924 | 6,930 | Perforated |
| 7,027 | 7,030 | Perforated |
| 7,068 | 7,072 | Perforated |
| 7,073 | 7,075 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,320 | 15 | 1,723 S |
| 10.375 | 1,320 | 15 | 1,723 S |
| 7 | 7,260 | 9.875 | 1,548 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 | Oct 15, 2024 | May 2, 2024 | — |
| 00 | Feb 8, 2002 | Mar 15, 2001 | — |
| 00 | Mar 7, 2000 | Jan 20, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Feb 6, 1998 | Jan 21, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Jul 30, 1997 | Jul 14, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 25, 1997 | Apr 16, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Apr 28, 1997 | Apr 16, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 15, 1969 | — |
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 42-201-08004 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-201-08004 → 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
- 254K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 14.5M
- bbl, all reported
- Sep 2025
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000088946 | W-14 Disposal | Active | 3,000 | 1,000 | 4,000–5,800 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 254,377 · prior 12 321,473(-21%)
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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