TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · API 42-215-32800 · DISTRICT 04
Jeffress J. D. #30
Hidalgo County · Jeffress (Vicksburg T) field · Producing · Vertical
Jeffress J. D. #30 (API 42-215-32800) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed March 12, 2005 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in September 1, 2010.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued September 6, 2000, permitted to 11,001 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 P, Q, R, S.
Its 2 leases have reported 8.85K barrels of oil and 1.21M mcf of gas since December 2000, with no volume in the three years through April 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
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 Jan 2018 |
| Latest permit | El Paso E & P Company, L. P.Sep 15, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,001
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Sep 15, 2000
- last permit issued
- Mar 12, 2005
- completed
- 8.85K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.21M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2000 THROUGH Jan 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 12, 2005
- Shut in
- Sep 1, 2010
- 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffress, J. D. G-4-181917 | Jeffress (Vicksburg T) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 8.85K | 1.21M | Dec 2000 – Jan 2018 |
| Jeffress, J. D. G-4-181918 | Jeffress, N (Vksbg, LO) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Dec 2000 – — |
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 CorporationDec 2000 → Jun 2001
- 2El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Jul 2001 → Jul 2006
- 3El Paso E & P Company, L. P.Aug 2006 → Mar 2011
- 4Cantera Operating, LLCNov 2013 → Feb 2014
- 5Merit Energy CompanyJan 2018 → Jan 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 499272-97 | Drill | El Paso E & P Company, L. P. | Jul 25, 2007 | Sep 15, 2000 | Nov 12, 2000 | 12,000 |
| 499272-98 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Sep 15, 2000 | Sep 15, 2000 | Nov 12, 2000 | 12,000 |
| 499272-99 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Sep 6, 2000 | Sep 6, 2000 | — | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2005 | Jeffress J. D. G-4-181917 | Jeffress (Vicksburg T) | Merit Energy Company | Producing · shut in Sep 1, 2010 | 11,001 |
| Dec 11, 2000 | Jeffress J. D. G-4-181918 | Jeffress N (Vksbg LO) | Merit Energy Company | SWR-10-Well · shut in Dec 1, 2000 | 11,001 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 318 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| P | 8,023 | -7,705 |
| Q | 8,308 | -7,990 |
| R | 8,534 | -8,216 |
| S | 8,798 | -8,480 |
| T | 9,610 | -9,292 |
| LWR T | 10,717 | -10,399 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,616 | 9,650 | Perforated |
| 10,731 | 10,782 | Perforated |
| 10,731 | 10,837 | Perforated |
| 10,830 | 10,837 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,500 | 17.5 | 345 S |
| 9.625 | 6,360 | 12.25 | 875 S |
| 4.5 | 11,000 | 8.5 | 1,250 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 | Aug 19, 2005 | Apr 12, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Jun 14, 2001 | Mar 22, 2001 | — |
| 00 | Jun 14, 2001 | Feb 16, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 26, 2001 | — | — |
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 42-215-32800 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-32800 → 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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