TEXAS · WELLS · HARRISON COUNTY · WHALEY, PATRICIA POPE GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-203-35038 · DISTRICT 06
Whaley Patricia Pope Gas Unit #3H
Harrison County · Woodlawn (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Horizontal
Whaley Patricia Pope Gas Unit #3H (API 42-203-35038) is a horizontal well in Harrison County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed February 20, 2011 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 21, 2011, permitted to 9,995 ft.
It was permitted by BP America Production Company and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including Cotton Valley, James Lime, Massive Anhydrite (marker), Paluxy.
Its lease has reported 37K barrels of oil and 2.5M mcf of gas since February 2011, last reporting volume in 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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | BP America Production CompanyJan 21, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,995
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 21, 2011
- last permit issued
- Feb 20, 2011
- completed
- 37K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.5M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2011 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 20, 2011
- Shut in
- —
- 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 G-6-265519 | Woodlawn (Cotton Valley) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 37K | 2.5M | Feb 2011 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 40,792 · prior 12 44,379(-8%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1BP America Production CompanyJun 2011 → Nov 2019
- 2Merit Energy CompanyDec 2019 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 708385-99 | Drill | BP America Production Company | Jan 11, 2011 | Jan 21, 2011 | Dec 28, 2010 | 17,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 2011 | Whaley Patricia Pope Gas Unit G-6-265519 | Woodlawn (Cotton Valley) | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 9,995 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft |
|---|---|
| Cotton Valley | — |
| James LimeJAMES | — |
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | — |
| Paluxy | — |
| Rodessa | — |
| TaylorTAYLOR B | — |
| Travis Peak | — |
| Glen RoseUPPER GLENROSE | — |
| WE Have Not Confirmed the Format | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,505 | 10,505 | Perforated |
| 10,800 | 10,800 | Perforated |
| 11,110 | 11,110 | Perforated |
| 11,410 | 11,410 | Perforated |
| 12,003 | 12,003 | Perforated |
| 12,346 | 12,346 | Perforated |
| 12,658 | 12,658 | Perforated |
| 12,898 | 12,898 | Perforated |
| 13,728 | 13,728 | Perforated |
| 14,069 | 14,069 | Perforated |
| 14,377 | 14,377 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 960 | 12.25 | 448 S |
| 7 | 10,033 | 8.75 | 1,781 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 | Dec 18, 2012 | Aug 22, 2011 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 17, 2012 | May 5, 2011 | — |
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 42-203-35038 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-203-35038 → 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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