TEXAS · WELLS · HARRISON COUNTY · WHALEY, PATRICIA POPE GU B (SA) LEASE · API 42-203-35204 · DISTRICT 06
Whaley Patricia Pope GU B (SA) #5H
Harrison County · Woodlawn (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Horizontal
Whaley Patricia Pope GU B (SA) #5H (API 42-203-35204) is a horizontal well in Harrison County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed July 10, 2014 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 25, 2014, permitted to 9,998 ft.
It was permitted by BP America Production Company and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Nacatoch, Blossom, Woodbine, Goodland.
Its lease has reported 45.1K barrels of oil and 3.24M mcf of gas since July 2014, 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 CompanyMar 25, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,998
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 25, 2014
- last permit issued
- Jul 10, 2014
- completed
- 45.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.24M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2014 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 10, 2014
- 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 GU B (SA) G-6-274953 | Woodlawn (Cotton Valley) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 45.1K | 3.24M | Jul 2014 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 129,269 · prior 12 137,380(-6%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1BP America Production CompanyJul 2014 → Nov 2019
- 2Merit Energy CompanyDec 2019 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 779940-99 | Drill | BP America Production Company | Feb 17, 2014 | Mar 25, 2014 | May 3, 2014 | 15,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2014 | Whaley Patricia Pope GU B (SA) G-6-274953 | Woodlawn (Cotton Valley) | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 9,998 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 313 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| NacatochNACATOCH - OVER PRESSURED, WATER | 1,561 | -1,248 |
| Blossom | 2,483 | -2,170 |
| Woodbine | 3,233 | -2,920 |
| Goodland | 3,513 | -3,200 |
| Paluxy | 3,747 | -3,434 |
| Glen Rose | 4,033 | -3,720 |
| Rodessa | 5,723 | -5,410 |
| PettitPETTET | 6,463 | -6,150 |
| Travis Peak | 6,661 | -6,348 |
| Cotton Valley | 9,899 | -9,586 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,518 | 15,337 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,933 | 12.25 | 1,030 S |
| 7 | 10,470 | 8.75 | 1,654 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 26, 2015 | Aug 13, 2015 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 4, 2014 | Sep 24, 2014 | Yes |
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 42-203-35204 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-203-35204 → 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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