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TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · API 42-215-31557 · DISTRICT 04

Jeffress J. D. #17T

Shut in

Hidalgo County · Jeffress (Vicksburg T) field · SWR-10-Well  · Vertical

Jeffress J. D. #17T (API 42-215-31557) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed January 10, 2001 and listed as swr-10-well on the RRC schedule, shut in June 1, 2012.

The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1984 and 2014, permitted to 11,910 ft.

It was permitted by Cantera Operating, LLC and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including K-1, K1, L, O.

No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.

Operator of record

Merit Energy Company

Permitted by Cantera Operating, LLC; 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
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SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleMerit Energy Company
Production reportsMerit Energy Companythrough Oct 2018
Latest permitCantera Operating, LLCAug 20, 2014

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

11,910
total depth, ft
3
permits on file
Aug 20, 2014
last permit issued
Jan 10, 2001
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
2.92M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completed
Jan 10, 2001
Shut in
Jun 1, 2012
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 4 leases this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Jeffress, J. D. G-4-114528Jeffress (Vicksburg U)Merit Energy Company102.24MJan 1993 – Jul 2026
Jeffress, J. D. G-4-182539Jeffress, N (Vksbg, LO)Merit Energy Company10676KJan 2001 – Jul 2026
Jeffress, J. D. G-4-182950Jeffress (Vicksburg T)Merit Energy Company100Jan 2001 – Jul 2026
Jeffress J. D. G-4-275799Jeffress, E. (Vicksburg K)Merit Energy Company100Jul 2014 – 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.

  1. 1Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationJan 1993 → Jun 2001
  2. 2Greenbrier Oper. Co.Apr 1997 → Dec 1999
  3. 3El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Jul 2001 → Jul 2006
  4. 4El Paso E & P Company, L. P.Aug 2006 → Jun 2012
  5. 5Cantera Operating, LLCJul 2014 → Aug 2014
  6. 6Merit Energy CompanyOct 2018 → Oct 2018

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
791955-99RecompletionCantera Operating, LLCJul 17, 2014Aug 20, 2014Jul 14, 201411,910
502130-99RecompletionCoastal Oil & Gas CorporationNov 17, 2000Nov 17, 2000Dec 31, 200011,910
256313-99DrillCoastal Oil & Gas CorporationOct 19, 1984Nov 1, 1984Nov 17, 198412,000

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
Jul 28, 2014Jeffress J. D. G-4-275799Jeffress E. (Vicksburg K)Merit Energy CompanyTemp Abandoned11,910
Jan 10, 2001Jeffress J. D. G-4-182950Jeffress (Vicksburg T)Merit Energy CompanySWR-10-Well · shut in Jan 1, 200111,910
Jan 4, 2001Jeffress J. D. G-4-182539Jeffress N (Vksbg LO)Merit Energy CompanyProducing · shut in Jun 1, 201211,910
Jan 14, 1985Jeffress J. D. G-4-114528Jeffress (Vicksburg U)Merit Energy CompanyPartial Plug · shut in Oct 1, 200011,910

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 650 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
K-16,415-5,765
K16,415-5,765
L6,755-6,105
O7,335-6,685
T8,614-7,964
S8,710-8,060
T Lower10,500-9,850
T LWR10,500-9,850
T LO10,600-9,950
U11,290-10,640

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
6,1806,200Perforated
6,2126,245Perforated
9,6269,680Perforated
10,24010,296Perforated
10,52010,552Perforated
11,29711,635Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
13.3751,23217.5800 S
9.6256,57912.25490 S
5.511,7908.75825 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Feb 18, 2015Sep 6, 2014—
00Dec 4, 2001Jun 11, 2001—
00Jul 11, 2001Mar 6, 2001Yes
00Jul 5, 2001——
00Jun 4, 2001——
00Feb 6, 1985Jan 18, 1985—
00Feb 1, 1985Jan 14, 1985—

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.

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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