TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · API 42-215-32842 · DISTRICT 04
Btlt A #4
Hidalgo County · Jeffress N (Vksbg LO) field · Producing · Vertical
Btlt A #4 (API 42-215-32842) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed December 29, 2004 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued December 22, 2000, permitted to 11,200 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 S, T, Low T, Lwr T.
Its 3 leases have reported 7.33K barrels of oil and 738K mcf of gas since February 2001, last reporting volume in April 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
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 CorporationDec 22, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,200
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 22, 2000
- last permit issued
- Dec 29, 2004
- completed
- 7.33K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 738K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2001 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 29, 2004
- 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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Btlt "A" G-4-182053 | Jeffress, N (Vksbg, LO) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 7.33K | 738K | Feb 2001 – Apr 2026 |
| Btlt "A" G-4-182975 | Jeffress (Vicksburg T) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Feb 2001 – — |
| Btlt "A" G-4-182980 | Jeffress (Vicksburg S) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Feb 2001 – — |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 4,326 · prior 12 2,409(+80%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationFeb 2001 → 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.Jan 2014 → Mar 2017
- 6Merit Energy CompanyAug 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 503391-98 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Apr 2, 2001 | Dec 22, 2000 | Dec 31, 2000 | 12,300 |
| 503391-99 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Dec 22, 2000 | Dec 22, 2000 | — | 12,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 2004 | Btlt A G-4-182053 | Jeffress N (Vksbg LO) | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 11,200 |
| Feb 12, 2001 | Btlt A G-4-182980 | Jeffress (Vicksburg S) | Merit Energy Company | SWR-10-Well · shut in Feb 1, 2001 | 11,200 |
| Feb 2, 2001 | Btlt A G-4-182975 | Jeffress (Vicksburg T) | Merit Energy Company | SWR-10-Well · shut in Feb 1, 2001 | 11,200 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 328 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| S | 9,246 | -8,918 |
| T | 9,768 | -9,440 |
| Low T | 10,893 | -10,565 |
| LWR T | 10,893 | -10,565 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,246 | 9,274 | Perforated |
| 10,135 | 10,138 | Perforated |
| 10,135 | 10,244 | Perforated |
| 10,147 | 10,156 | Perforated |
| 10,164 | 10,172 | Perforated |
| 10,178 | 10,200 | Perforated |
| 10,893 | 10,956 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,515 | 17.5 | 994 S |
| 9.625 | 6,688 | 12.25 | 803 S |
| 4.5 | 11,200 | 8.5 | 1,252 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 | May 5, 2005 | Feb 8, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Oct 23, 2001 | Jun 11, 2001 | — |
| 00 | Jul 5, 2001 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 21, 2001 | Apr 18, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | May 2, 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 42-215-32842 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-32842 → 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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