WELL · 42-201-82939 · DISTRICT 3
Bash Unit #1
Harris County · Durkee N. (Fairbanks Sd.) field · Vertical
Bash Unit #1 (API 42-201-82939) is a well in Harris County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed July 19, 1972.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 11, 1997, permitted to 7,970 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Fairbanks, Look, Moore.
Its 2 leases have reported 37.9K barrels of oil and 63K 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.
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 | Americo Energy Resources, LLCthrough Oct 2008 |
| Latest permit | Merit Energy CompanyFeb 11, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,970
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 11, 1997
- last permit issued
- Jul 19, 1972
- completed
- 37.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 63K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 19, 1972
- 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 Unit G-3-53173 | Durkee, N. (Fairbanks Sd.) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 31.1K | Jan 1993 – Jan 1997 |
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.
- 1Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co.Jan 1993 → Aug 1994
- 2Merit Energy CompanyJan 1997 → Jul 2002
- 3Americo Energy Resources, LLCAug 2002 → Oct 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 458528-99 | Recompletion | Merit Energy Company | Feb 11, 1997 | Feb 11, 1997 | Dec 9, 1996 | 7,970 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-53173 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-1295 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 102 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Fairbanks | 6,890 | -6,788 |
| Look | 7,115 | -7,013 |
| Moore | 7,711 | -7,609 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,896 | 6,904 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,224 | 15 | 900 S |
| 10.75 | 1,224 | — | 900 S |
| 2.875 | 6,825 | — | — |
| 7 | 7,720 | 9.875 | 400 S |
| 7 | 7,720 | — | 400 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 | Apr 3, 1997 | Feb 14, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 6, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 4, 1972 | — |
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 42-201-82939 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-201-82939 → 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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