TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · JEFFRESS, J. D. LEASE · API 42-215-30027 · DISTRICT 04
Jeffress J. D. #2ST
Hidalgo County · Jeffress (Vicksburg U) field · Temp Abandoned · Directional · Sidetrack
Jeffress J. D. #2ST (API 42-215-30027) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed January 12, 1993 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in November 1, 2018.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 18, 1992, permitted to 12,076 ft.
It was permitted by Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation; 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 Oct 2018 |
| Latest permit | Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationNov 18, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,076
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 18, 1992
- last permit issued
- Jan 12, 1993
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.88M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 12, 1993
- Shut in
- Nov 1, 2018
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffress, J. D. G-4-47651 | Jeffress (Vicksburg U) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.88M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationJan 1993 → Jun 2001
- 2Greenbrier Oper. Co.Apr 1997 → Dec 1999
- 3El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Jul 2001 → Jul 2006
- 4El Paso E & P Company, L. P.Aug 2006 → Jul 2012
- 5EP Energy E&P Company, L.P.Aug 2012 → Oct 2013
- 6Cantera Operating, LLCNov 2013 → Nov 2017
- 7Merit Energy CompanyDec 2017 → Oct 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 406248-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Nov 18, 1992 | Nov 18, 1992 | Nov 18, 1992 | 11,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 1993 | Jeffress J. D. G-4-47651 | Jeffress (Vicksburg U) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Nov 1, 2018 | 12,076 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,414 | 11,724 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,025 | 17.5 | 1,400 S |
| 9.625 | 6,520 | 12.25 | 700 S |
| 2.875 | 11,810 | — | — |
| 4.5 | — | 6.25 | 80 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 →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Mar 25, 1993 | Jan 25, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 29, 1970 | — |
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 42-215-30027 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-30027 → 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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