TEXAS · WELLS · HARRISON COUNTY · JACKSON, W.E. GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-203-32544 · DISTRICT 06
Jackson W.E. Gas Unit #4
Harrison County · Woodlawn (Cotton Valley) field · Vertical
- Fields on the latest permit · any of 2
- Woodlawn (Cotton Valley) · Woodlawn (Travis Peak)
- Not one formation; the well must be completed in one of them, and no target formation is stated.
Jackson W.E. Gas Unit #4 (API 42-203-32544) is a plugged well in Harrison County, plugged March 10, 2026, last operated by Merit Energy Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 22, 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 Anhydrite (marker), Rodessa, Pettit, Travis Peak.
Its lease has reported 13.4K barrels of oil and 1.15M mcf of gas since December 1998, last reporting volume in May 2023.
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 May 2023 |
| Latest permit | Amoco Production CompanySep 22, 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
- Sep 22, 1998
- last permit issued
- Dec 28, 1998
- completed
- 13.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.15M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · DEC 1998 THROUGH MAY 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 28, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 10, 2026
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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson, W.E. Gas Unit G-6-172192 | Woodlawn (Cotton Valley) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 13.4K | 1.15M | Dec 1998 – May 2023 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Wells named Jackson W.E. Gas Unit
Merit Energy Company's other wells filed under this lease name in Harrison County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Amoco Production CompanyDec 1998 → Dec 2001
- 2BP America Production CompanyJan 2002 → Nov 2019
- 3Merit Energy CompanyDec 2019 → May 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 479550-99 | Drill | Amoco Production Company | Sep 18, 1998 | Sep 22, 1998 | Nov 13, 1998 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 1998 | Jackson W.E. Gas Unit G-6-172192 | Woodlawn (Cotton Valley) | Merit Energy Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 350 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 5,300 | -4,950 |
| Rodessa | 6,380 | -6,030 |
| Pettit | 6,630 | -6,280 |
| Travis Peak | 8,350 | -8,000 |
| Cotton Valley | 8,500 | -8,150 |
| BossierBOSSIER SHALE | 9,850 | -9,500 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,585 | 9,588 | Perforated |
| 9,585 | 9,818 | Perforated |
| 9,621 | 9,624 | Perforated |
| 9,686 | 9,693 | Perforated |
| 9,730 | 9,732 | Perforated |
| 9,752 | 9,755 | Perforated |
| 9,792 | 9,794 | Perforated |
| 9,806 | 9,808 | Perforated |
| 9,816 | 9,818 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 40 | 20 | 4 Y |
| 8.625 | 1,056 | 11 | 325 S |
| 4.5 | 9,960 | 7.875 | 1,175 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 | Apr 20, 2000 | Mar 17, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Apr 5, 1999 | Jan 28, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 25, 1999 | — | — |
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 42-203-32544 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-203-32544 → 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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