TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · API 42-215-31030 · DISTRICT 04
Jeffress J. D. #11
Hidalgo County · Jeffress (Vicksburg T) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Jeffress J. D. #11 (API 42-215-31030) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed February 17, 2004 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in January 1, 2016.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1980 and 2000, permitted to 11,725 ft.
It was permitted by Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Sullivan, O Sand, T Sand, V Sand.
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 | Cantera Operating, LLCthrough Dec 2015 |
| Latest permit | Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationSep 14, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,725
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 14, 2000
- last permit issued
- Feb 17, 2004
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.58M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 17, 2004
- Shut in
- Jan 1, 2016
- 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffress, J. D. G-4-89849 | Jeffress (Vicksburg V) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 3.22M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Jeffress, J. D. G-4-179725 | Jeffress (Vicksburg T) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.36M | Sep 2000 – 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 → Dec 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 499590-99 | Recompletion | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Sep 14, 2000 | Sep 14, 2000 | Aug 31, 2000 | 11,725 |
| 78240-99 | Drill | Border Exploration Co. | Apr 14, 1980 | Apr 14, 1980 | — | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 2004 | Jeffress J. D. G-4-179725 | Jeffress (Vicksburg T) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jan 1, 2016 | 11,725 |
| Sep 29, 1980 | Jeffress J. D. G-4-89849 | Jeffress (Vicksburg V) | Merit Energy Company | Partial Plug · shut in Oct 1, 2000 | 11,725 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 294 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Sullivan | 4,720 | -4,426 |
| O Sand | 7,306 | -7,012 |
| T Sand | 9,572 | -9,278 |
| V Sand | 11,240 | -10,946 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,596 | 9,664 | Perforated |
| 9,596 | 10,728 | Perforated |
| 11,244 | 11,636 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,625 | 17.5 | 988 S |
| 9.625 | 7,014 | 12.25 | 714 S |
| 2.5 | 11,125 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 11,725 | 6.5 | 280 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 | Apr 1, 2005 | Jan 12, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Feb 5, 2001 | Nov 20, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Dec 1, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 8, 1980 | — |
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 42-215-31030 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-31030 → 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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