WELL · 42-203-33489 · DISTRICT 6

Jackson W.E. Gas Unit #5

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Harrison County · Woodlawn (Cotton Valley) field  · Vertical

Jackson W.E. Gas Unit #5 (API 42-203-33489) is a well in Harrison County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed July 6, 2006.

The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 2006 and 2021, permitted to 11,500 ft.

Completion filings report 12 formation tops, including Nacatoch, Blossom, Goodland, Paluxy.

No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.

Operator of record

Merit Energy Company

Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 1,049 permits on file · (972) 628-1559

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleMerit Energy Company
Production reportsMerit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026
Latest permitMerit Energy CompanyApr 1, 2021
11,500
total depth, ft
3
permits on file
Apr 1, 2021
last permit issued
Jul 6, 2006
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
1.09M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2006 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Jul 6, 2006
Shut in
—
Plugged
—

Surface location

32.650544, -94.310596

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Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Harrison County.

Lease production

PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026

Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
W. E. Jackson Gas Unit G-6-290999Woodlawn (Travis Peak)Merit Energy Company10133KApr 2021 – Jul 2026
W. E. Jackson Gas Unit G-6-291615Woodlawn (Pettit)Merit Energy Company100Sep 2021 – Jul 2026
Jackson, W.E. Gas Unit G-6-222126Woodlawn (Cotton Valley)Merit Energy Company10955KJul 2006 – Apr 2021

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 25,341 · prior 12 31,893(-21%)

01K2K3K202420252026

Chain of custody

Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.

  1. 1BP America Production CompanyJul 2006 → Nov 2019
  2. 2Merit Energy CompanyDec 2019 → Apr 2026

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
867920-99RecompletionMerit Energy CompanyFeb 24, 2021Apr 1, 2021—10,065
867740-99RecompletionMerit Energy CompanyFeb 12, 2021Feb 22, 2021Mar 29, 202110,065
618583-99DrillBP America Production CompanyMay 2, 2006May 10, 2006Jun 3, 200611,500

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— G-6-222126————
—— G-6-290999————
—— G-6-291615————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 306 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
NacatochNACATOCH - OVER PRESSURED, WATER1,437-1,131
Blossom2,380-2,074
Goodland3,293-2,987
Paluxy3,563-3,257
Glen Rose3,845-3,539
Massive Anhydrite (marker)MASSIVE ANHYDRITE5,400-5,094
Rodessa5,547-5,241
Rodessa5,750-5,444
PettitPETTET6,319-6,013
Pettit6,319-6,013
Pettit6,385-6,079
Travis Peak6,595-6,289
Travis Peak6,728-6,422
Cotton Valley8,500-8,194
BossierBOSSIER SHALE9,920-9,614
Woodbine——

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
6,3956,560Perforated
6,8447,088Perforated
8,5158,520Perforated
8,7388,748Perforated
9,6669,676Perforated
9,7609,902Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
168020—
8.62561011383 S
5.510,0657.8751,350 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Dec 6, 2021Nov 24, 2021—
00Nov 23, 2021Oct 26, 2021—
00Jul 19, 2021Jun 29, 2021—
00Mar 20, 2007Aug 25, 2006Yes
00Nov 28, 2006——

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.

Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.

Nearby wells and their tops

NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM

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This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.

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Jones Gas Unit42-203-32071

1.6 KM · BP America Production Company · Section with this well →

Massive Anhydrite (marker)5,305-4,996
Rodessa5,688-5,379
Pettit6,386-6,077
Travis Peak6,640-6,331
Cotton Valley8,590-8,281
Bossier9,930-9,621

Davis Gas Unit 'A'42-203-33743

2.1 KM · Merit Energy Company · Section with this well →

Massive Anhydrite (marker)5,300-4,993
Rodessa5,750-5,443
Pettit6,385-6,078
Travis Peak6,728-6,421
Cotton Valley8,500-8,193
Bossier9,920-9,613

Hurd Gas Unit42-203-33564

3.0 KM · Merit Energy Company · Section with this well →

Nacatoch1,148-837
Blossom2,477-2,166
Goodland3,399-3,088
Paluxy3,653-3,342
Glen Rose3,943-3,632
Massive Anhydrite (marker)5,300-4,989
Rodessa5,750-5,439
Pettit6,385-6,074

13 TOPS · FIRST 8

Hurd Gas Unit42-203-33684

3.3 KM · Merit Energy Company · Section with this well →

Nacatoch1,148-848
Blossom2,477-2,177
Goodland3,399-3,099
Paluxy3,653-3,353
Glen Rose3,943-3,643
Massive Anhydrite (marker)5,300-5,000
Rodessa5,750-5,450
Pettit6,385-6,085

13 TOPS · FIRST 8

Wood42-203-34011

4.1 KM · Howell Oil & Gas, Inc. · Section with this well →

Rodessa6,300-6,082
Pettit6,388-6,170
Travis Peak6,760-6,542

T. B. Owens Gas Unit42-203-34173

4.1 KM · Merit Energy Company · Section with this well →

Massive Anhydrite (marker)5,182-4,920
Rodessa5,550-5,288
Pettit6,385-6,123
Travis Peak6,500-6,238
Cotton Valley8,400-8,138
Bossier9,900-9,638

Gladys Davis42-203-33058

4.5 KM · Samson Lone Star LP · Section with this well →

Goodland3,178-2,910
Paluxy3,573-3,305
Glen Rose3,940-3,672
Glen Rose3,940-3,672
Ferry Lake5,370-5,102
Rodessa5,679-5,411
Petttit-Page6,388-6,120
Pettit6,388-6,120

15 TOPS · FIRST 8

Juble D. Griffis Gas Unit42-203-32637

4.7 KM · Merit Energy Company · Section with this well →

Massive Anhydrite (marker)5,320
Rodessa5,680
Pettit6,410
Travis Peak6,710
Cotton Valley8,540
Cotton Valley9,550
Top CV Taylor9,830
Bossier9,830

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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