TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · JEFFRESS, J.D. LEASE · API 42-215-32196 · DISTRICT 04
Jeffress J.D. #18
Hidalgo County · Jeffress (Vicksburg U) field · Producing · Vertical
Jeffress J.D. #18 (API 42-215-32196) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed June 3, 2007 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1994 and 2007, permitted to 16,000 ft.
It was permitted by El Paso E & P Company, L. P. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Sullivan, K-1, 0, P.
Its lease has reported 62.7K barrels of oil and 5.5M mcf of gas since January 1995, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by El Paso E & P Company, L. P.; 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 | El Paso E & P Company, L. P.Apr 13, 2007 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 16,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 13, 2007
- last permit issued
- Jun 3, 2007
- completed
- 62.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 5.5M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1995 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 3, 2007
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffress, J.D. G-4-153591 | Jeffress (Vicksburg U) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 62.7K | 5.5M | Jan 1995 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 895 · prior 12 1,538(-42%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationJan 1995 → 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 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 636598-99 | Recompletion | El Paso E & P Company, L. P. | Apr 5, 2007 | Apr 13, 2007 | — | 11,516 |
| 428823-99 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Oct 6, 1994 | Oct 6, 1994 | Nov 27, 1994 | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 2007 | Jeffress J.D. G-4-153591 | Jeffress (Vicksburg U) | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 16,000 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 308 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Sullivan | 4,613 | -4,305 |
| K-1 | 6,460 | -6,152 |
| 0 | 7,135 | -6,827 |
| P | 8,000 | -7,692 |
| T | 9,598 | -9,290 |
| U | 11,147 | -10,839 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,611 | 9,655 | Perforated |
| 11,152 | 11,272 | Perforated |
| 11,152 | 11,374 | Perforated |
| 11,298 | 11,374 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,027 | 17.5 | 1,250 S |
| 9.625 | 6,549 | 12.25 | 520 S |
| 5.5 | 11,598 | 6.75 | 86 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 | Oct 23, 2007 | Aug 31, 2007 | — |
| 00 | Oct 12, 2005 | Jun 1, 2005 | — |
| 00 | May 24, 1995 | Feb 22, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 10, 1995 | — | — |
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 42-215-32196 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-32196 → 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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