TEXAS · WELLS · HARRISON COUNTY · WHALEY, PATRICIA POPE GAS UNIT B LEASE · API 42-203-32656 · DISTRICT 06
Whaley Patricia Pope Gas Unit B #2
Harrison County · Woodlawn (Cotton Valley) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Whaley Patricia Pope Gas Unit B #2 (API 42-203-32656) is a well in Harrison County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed March 9, 2001 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in July 1, 2008.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2000 and 2002, permitted to 10,012 ft.
It was permitted by BP America 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 9.45K barrels of oil and 435K mcf of gas since March 2001, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by BP America 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 Jun 2008 |
| Latest permit | BP America Production CompanyDec 27, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,012
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 27, 2002
- last permit issued
- Mar 9, 2001
- completed
- 9.45K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 435K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2001 THROUGH Jun 2008
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 9, 2001
- Shut in
- Jul 1, 2008
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whaley, Patricia Pope Gas Unit B G-6-183210 | Woodlawn (Cotton Valley) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 9.45K | 435K | Mar 2001 – Jun 2008 |
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 CompanyMar 2001 → Dec 2001
- 2BP America Production CompanyJan 2002 → Jun 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 526501-99 | Recompletion | BP America Production Company | Dec 18, 2002 | Dec 27, 2002 | — | 10,500 |
| 501727-99 | Drill | Amoco Production Company | Nov 8, 2000 | Nov 13, 2000 | Jan 8, 2001 | 10,550 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 2001 | Whaley Patricia Pope Gas Unit B G-6-183210 | Woodlawn (Cotton Valley) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jul 1, 2008 | 10,012 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 290 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 5,400 | -5,110 |
| Rodessa | 5,760 | -5,470 |
| Pettit | 6,420 | -6,130 |
| Travis Peak | 6,720 | -6,430 |
| Cotton Valley | 8,560 | -8,270 |
| BossierBOSSIER SHALE | 9,810 | -9,520 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,546 | 8,823 | Perforated |
| 9,610 | 9,855 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 40 | 20 | — |
| 8.625 | 197 | 11 | 160 S |
| 8.625 | 1,017 | 11 | 125 S |
| 4.5 | 10,012 | 7.875 | 1,150 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 | Aug 22, 2001 | Apr 16, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 25, 2001 | — | — |
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 42-203-32656 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-203-32656 → 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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