TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · DAVIS, W. J. "A" LEASE · API 42-215-32575 · DISTRICT 04

Davis W. J. A #2

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Hidalgo County · Javelina (Vicksburg Cons.) field · Producing  · Vertical

Davis W. J. A #2 (API 42-215-32575) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed December 24, 2009 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.

The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 2, 1998, permitted to 15,884 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 4 formation tops, including Vicksburg, X Sand, Y Sand, Z Sand.

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

Operator of record

Merit Energy Company

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 scheduleMerit Energy Company
Production reportsMerit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026
Latest permitShell Western E&P Inc.Sep 2, 1998

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

15,884
total depth, ft
1
permits on file
Sep 2, 1998
last permit issued
Dec 24, 2009
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
11.8M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1998 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completed
Dec 24, 2009
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 →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Davis, W. J. "A" G-4-172438Javelina (Vicksburg Cons.)Merit Energy Company1011.8MNov 1998 – Jul 2026

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 3,774 · prior 12 3,569(+6%)

0200400202420252026

Chain of custody

Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.

  1. 1Shell Western E&P Inc.Nov 1998 → Feb 2000
  2. 2Shell Western E&PMar 2000 → Apr 2011
  3. 3OXY USA Inc.May 2011 → Apr 2017
  4. 4Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → Apr 2026

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
479200-99DrillShell Western E&P Inc.Sep 2, 1998Sep 2, 1998Sep 19, 199816,575

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
Dec 24, 2009Davis W. J. A G-4-172438Javelina (Vicksburg Cons.)Merit Energy CompanyProducing15,884

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 268 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
VicksburgVICKSBURG U11,010-10,742
X Sand12,762-12,494
Y Sand13,170-12,902
VicksburgVICKSBURG Y13,660-13,392
Z Sand14,242-13,974
VicksburgVICKSBURG ZZ114,260-13,992

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
13,18613,198Perforated
14,25514,275Perforated
14,39814,418Perforated
14,49514,505Perforated
15,02315,033Perforated
15,17015,180Perforated
15,24515,274Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
13.3753,00017.51,804 S
9.6259,39512.251,123 S
515,8576.5590 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
00Mar 5, 2010Jan 20, 2010—
00May 3, 1999Mar 1, 1999Yes
00Apr 15, 1999——

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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