TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · DAVIS, W.J. LEASE · API 42-215-30384 · DISTRICT 04
Davis W.J. #4
Hidalgo County · Javelina (Vicksburg Cons.) field · Producing · Sidetrack
- Fields on the latest permit · any of 3
- Javelina (Vicksburg Cons.) · McCook, E. (Vicksburg, Lo.) · McCook, E. (Vicksburg, Lo.-Y)
- Not one formation; the well must be completed in one of them, and no target formation is stated.
Davis W.J. #4 (API 42-215-30384) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed July 22, 2002 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued August 5, 1993, permitted to 14,935 ft.
It was permitted by Shell Western E&P Inc. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg.
Its lease has reported 60.9K barrels of oil and 9.66M mcf of gas since the record begins in January 1993, last reporting volume in August 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Shell Western E&P Inc.; 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 Aug 2026 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&P Inc.Aug 5, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,935
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Aug 5, 1993
- last permit issued
- Jul 22, 2002
- completed
- 60.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 9.66M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · APR 1996 THROUGH AUG 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 22, 2002
- 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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH AUG 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis, W.J. G-4-68812 | Javelina (Vicksburg Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 60.9K | 9.66M | by Jan 1993 – Aug 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 39,851 · prior 12 31,496(+27%)
Wells named Davis W.J.
Merit Energy Company's other wells filed under this lease name in Hidalgo County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Shell Western E&P Inc.Apr 1996 → Feb 2000
- 2Shell Western E&PMar 2000 → Apr 2011
- 3OXY USA Inc.May 2011 → Apr 2017
- 4Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → Aug 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 412961-97 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Nov 16, 1995 | Aug 5, 1993 | Nov 18, 1995 | 14,935 |
| 412961-98 | Recompletion | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Nov 18, 1993 | Aug 5, 1993 | — | 14,935 |
| 412961-99 | Recompletion | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Jun 18, 1993 | Aug 5, 1993 | — | 14,935 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2002 | Davis W.J. G-4-68812 | Javelina (Vicksburg Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 14,935 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 308 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,965 | 11,975 | Perforated |
| 12,045 | 12,050 | Perforated |
| 12,087 | 12,092 | Perforated |
| 12,660 | 12,670 | Perforated |
| 12,770 | 12,780 | Perforated |
| 13,687 | 13,844 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,210 | 17.5 | 685 S |
| 9.625 | 8,250 | 12.25 | 1,255 S |
| 5 | 14,215 | 6.75 | 900 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 | Sep 13, 2002 | Aug 2, 2002 | — |
| 00 | Sep 12, 2002 | Aug 2, 2002 | — |
| 00 | Sep 11, 2002 | Aug 2, 2002 | — |
| 00 | Sep 9, 2002 | Aug 2, 2002 | — |
| 00 | Jul 3, 1996 | May 10, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 21, 1994 | Oct 17, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 8, 1976 | — |
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 42-215-30384 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-30384 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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