TEXAS · WELLS · HARRISON COUNTY · CALDWELL GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-203-32518 · DISTRICT 06
Caldwell Gas Unit #9
Harrison County · Woodlawn (Cotton Valley) field · Vertical
Caldwell Gas Unit #9 (API 42-203-32518) is a plugged well in Harrison County, plugged April 5, 2024, last operated by Merit Energy Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 28, 1998, permitted to 10,500 ft.
It was permitted by Amoco Production Company and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Massive Anydrite, Rodessa, Pettit, Travis Peak.
Its lease has reported 33.5K barrels of oil and 2.15M mcf of gas since August 1998, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
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 | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Dec 2013 |
| Latest permit | Amoco Production CompanyMay 28, 1998 |
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 28, 1998
- last permit issued
- Aug 13, 1998
- completed
- 33.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.15M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1998 THROUGH Dec 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 13, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 5, 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caldwell Gas Unit G-6-170502 | Woodlawn (Cotton Valley) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 33.5K | 2.15M | Aug 1998 – Dec 2013 |
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 CompanyAug 1998 → Dec 2001
- 2BP America Production CompanyJan 2002 → Dec 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 476496-99 | Drill | Amoco Production Company | May 21, 1998 | May 28, 1998 | Jul 3, 1998 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 1998 | Caldwell Gas Unit G-6-170502 | Woodlawn (Cotton Valley) | Merit Energy Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 320 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Massive Anydrite | 5,350 | -5,030 |
| Rodessa | 5,700 | -5,380 |
| Pettit | 6,430 | -6,110 |
| Travis Peak | 6,850 | -6,530 |
| Cotton Valley | 8,480 | -8,160 |
| BossierBOSSIER SHALE | 9,930 | -9,610 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,510 | 8,516 | Perforated |
| 8,540 | 8,546 | Perforated |
| 8,638 | 8,641 | Perforated |
| 8,684 | 8,687 | Perforated |
| 8,746 | 8,748 | Perforated |
| 9,562 | 9,566 | Perforated |
| 9,602 | 9,604 | Perforated |
| 9,666 | 9,668 | Perforated |
| 9,676 | 9,680 | Perforated |
| 9,696 | 9,698 | Perforated |
| 9,714 | 9,718 | Perforated |
| 9,740 | 9,742 | Perforated |
| 9,780 | 9,784 | Perforated |
| 9,796 | 9,798 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 40 | 20 | 4 Y |
| 8.625 | 1,066 | 11 | 395 S |
| 4.5 | 9,981 | 7.875 | 1,500 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Nov 12, 1998 | Oct 1, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 2, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-203-32518 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-203-32518 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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