WELL · 42-215-32758 · DISTRICT 4
Btlt A #3
Hidalgo County · Javelina (Vicksburg Cons.) field · Producing · Vertical
Btlt A #3 (API 42-215-32758) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed June 13, 2000 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 12, 2000, permitted to 14,000 ft.
It was permitted by Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Vicksburg.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation; 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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationApr 12, 2000 |
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
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 12, 2000
- last permit issued
- Jun 13, 2000
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 503K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2000 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 13, 2000
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Btlt A G-4-178872 | Javelina (Vicksburg Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 503K | Jun 2000 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 2,306 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationJul 2000 → Jun 2001
- 2EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Jul 2001 → Mar 2006
- 3Smith Production Inc.Apr 2006 → Aug 2009
- 4Sheridan Production Company, LLCSep 2009 → Dec 2013
- 5OXY USA Inc.Mar 2014 → Mar 2014
- 6Merit Energy CompanyMar 2026 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 494006-99 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Apr 12, 2000 | Apr 12, 2000 | Apr 30, 2000 | 14,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-178872 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 334 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,560 | 10,669 | Perforated |
| 10,560 | 12,828 | Perforated |
| 10,894 | 11,032 | Perforated |
| 11,250 | 11,344 | Perforated |
| 11,587 | 11,730 | Perforated |
| 11,877 | 11,885 | Perforated |
| 12,398 | 12,408 | Perforated |
| 12,820 | 12,828 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,977 | 17.5 | 1,290 S |
| 9.625 | 7,400 | 12.25 | 885 S |
| 4.5 | 12,944 | 8.5 | 1,340 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 | Nov 8, 2000 | Jun 29, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 4, 2000 | Jul 19, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Oct 11, 2000 | — | — |
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 42-215-32758 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-32758 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- —
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000097715 | W-14 Disposal | Not activated | 2,500 | 1,800 | 3,720–5,020 |
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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