TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · DUSEK, F. J. TRUST LEASE · API 42-215-32635 · DISTRICT 04
Dusek F. J. Trust #6
Hidalgo County · Jeffress NE. (T Lo.-FB A) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Dusek F. J. Trust #6 (API 42-215-32635) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed May 6, 2008 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in June 1, 2012.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued April 6, 1999, permitted to 13,200 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 K-1 Sand, O Sand, S Sand, T Sand.
Its lease has reported 21.5K barrels of oil and 1.36M mcf of gas since June 1999, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
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 | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationApr 6, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,200
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 6, 1999
- last permit issued
- May 6, 2008
- completed
- 21.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.36M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 1999 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 6, 2008
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dusek, F. J. Trust G-4-173860 | Jeffress, NE. (T, Lo.-Fb,a) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 21.5K | 1.36M | Jun 1999 – Apr 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 CorporationJun 1999 → Jun 2001
- 2El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Jul 2001 → Mar 2006
- 3Smith Production Inc.Apr 2006 → Aug 2009
- 4Sheridan Production Company, LLCSep 2009 → May 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 483687-98 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Apr 22, 1999 | Apr 6, 1999 | May 6, 1999 | 14,500 |
| 483687-99 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Apr 6, 1999 | Apr 6, 1999 | — | 14,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2008 | Dusek F. J. Trust G-4-173860 | Jeffress NE. (T Lo.-FB A) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jun 1, 2012 | 13,200 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 326 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| K-1 Sand | 8,330 | -8,004 |
| O Sand | 9,366 | -9,040 |
| S Sand | 11,070 | -10,744 |
| T Sand | 11,905 | -11,579 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,696 | 12,782 | Perforated |
| 12,818 | 13,013 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 50 | — | — |
| 13.375 | 2,016 | 17.5 | 1,355 S |
| 9.625 | 8,194 | 12.25 | 460 S |
| 4.5 | 13,199 | 8.5 | 1,495 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 | Dec 22, 2008 | Sep 29, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Sep 15, 1999 | Jul 28, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 25, 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 42-215-32635 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-32635 → 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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