WELL · 42-203-00303 · DISTRICT 6
Slaughter Gas Unit B #1
Harrison County · Woodlawn (Rodessa) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Slaughter Gas Unit B #1 (API 42-203-00303) is a well in Harrison County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed March 16, 1978 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in June 1, 2009.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 2, 1977, permitted to 6,641 ft.
It was permitted by Amoco Production Company and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Blossom, Glen Rose, Massive Anhydrite (marker), Rodessa.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Amoco Production Company; 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 | Amoco Production Company |
| Production reports | BP America Production Companythrough Jun 2011 |
| Latest permit | Amoco Production CompanyNov 2, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,641
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 2, 1977
- last permit issued
- Mar 16, 1978
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 618K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 16, 1978
- Shut in
- Jun 1, 2009
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slaughter Gas Unit "B" G-6-75903 | Woodlawn (Rodessa) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 618K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Amoco Production CompanyJan 1993 → Dec 2001
- 2BP America Production CompanyJan 2002 → Jun 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11237-99 | Other | Amoco Production Company | Nov 2, 1977 | Nov 2, 1977 | — | 5,750 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 1978 | Slaughter Gas Unit B G-6-75903 | Woodlawn (Rodessa) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jun 1, 2009 | 6,641 |
| — | Slaughter Gas Unit -B- G-6-17044 | Woodlawn (Pettit) | Amoco Production Company | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft |
|---|---|
| Blossom | 2,455 |
| Glen Rose | 3,884 |
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)TOP MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 5,443 |
| Rodessa | 5,656 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,744 | 5,748 | Perforated |
| 5,799 | 5,805 | Perforated |
| 6,440 | 6,543 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,768 | 12.25 | 800 S |
| 7 | 6,628 | 8.75 | 450 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 | Jun 10, 1985 | May 21, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 31, 1978 | — |
| 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 42-203-00303 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-203-00303 → 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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