WELL · 42-215-32591 · DISTRICT 4
Jeffress J. D. #3 A
Hidalgo County · Jeffress (Vicksburg U) field · Producing · Vertical
Jeffress J. D. #3 A (API 42-215-32591) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed January 29, 2006 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1998 and 2005, permitted to 14,000 ft.
It was permitted by El Paso Production Oil & Gas CO. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including L, Vicksburg, M, S.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 1,049 permits on file · (972) 628-1559
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Sep 2025 |
| Latest permit | EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Nov 22, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 22, 2005
- last permit issued
- Jan 29, 2006
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 5.63M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1999 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 29, 2006
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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-4-172515 | Jeffress (Vicksburg U) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 5.63M | Feb 1999 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 104 · prior 12 14,125(-99%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Greenbrier Oper. Co.Feb 1999 → Dec 1999
- 2Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationJan 2000 → Jun 2001
- 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.Oct 2012 → Oct 2013
- 6Cantera Operating, LLCNov 2013 → Nov 2017
- 7Merit Energy CompanyDec 2017 → Sep 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 609708-99 | Recompletion | EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Nov 17, 2005 | Nov 22, 2005 | Jan 19, 2006 | 14,000 |
| 480333-99 | Drill | Greenbrier Oper. Co. | Oct 21, 1998 | Oct 23, 1998 | Nov 10, 1998 | 14,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-172515 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 319 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,228 | 11,374 | Perforated |
| 11,234 | 11,382 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,470 | 17.5 | 340 S |
| 9.625 | 6,708 | 12.25 | 560 S |
| 3.5 | 11,611 | 6.5 | 520 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 | Feb 22, 2007 | Jun 14, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Jan 4, 2005 | Nov 5, 2004 | — |
| 00 | May 10, 1999 | Apr 12, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 26, 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.
- Wellbore filings for 42-215-32591 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-32591 → 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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