WELL · 42-215-32955 · DISTRICT 4

Davis W. J. A #9

Hidalgo County · Javelina (Vicksburg Cons.) field · Producing · Directional

Davis W. J. A #9 (API 42-215-32955) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed July 26, 2022 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2001 and 2022, permitted to 15,850 ft.

Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Catahoula, Vicksburg.

No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.

Operator of record

Merit Energy Company

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	Merit Energy CompanyFeb 7, 2022

15,850: total depth, ft
2: permits on file
Feb 7, 2022: last permit issued
Jul 26, 2022: completed
0: cumulative oil, bbl
12.2M: cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2002 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule: ON SCHEDULE
Completed: Jul 26, 2022
Shut in: —
Plugged: —

Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active

Surface location

26.461037, -98.369393

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Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Hidalgo County.

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
Davis, W. J. "A" G-4-188205	Javelina (Vicksburg Cons.)	Merit Energy Company	1	0	12.2M	Feb 2002 – Jul 2026

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 334,010 · prior 12 329,271(+1%)

Chain of custody

Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.

1Shell Western E&PFeb 2002 → Apr 2011
2OXY USA Inc.May 2011 → Apr 2017
3Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → Apr 2026

Permits

Permit	Type	Operator	Received	Issued	Spud	Depth
876657-99	Recompletion	Merit Energy Company	Feb 1, 2022	Feb 7, 2022	Dec 17, 2021	14,500
516333-99	Drill	Shell Western E&P	Dec 20, 2001	Dec 20, 2001	Dec 31, 2001	15,850

Completions

Completed	Lease	Field	Operator	Status	Depth
—	— G-4-188205	—	—	—	—

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 277 ft elevation.Download CSV →

Formation	MD ft	Subsea
Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE-LAGARTO-OAKVILLE	3,716	-3,439
CatahoulaCATAHOULA-ANAHUAC	5,140	-4,863
CatahoulaCATAHOULA-FRIO	5,800	-5,523
Vicksburg	9,485	-9,208

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

From	To	Type
14,328	14,333	Perforated
14,340	14,360	Perforated
14,367	14,372	Perforated
14,447	14,452	Perforated
14,477	14,482	Perforated
14,518	14,523	Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing in	Set at	Hole in	Cement
13.375	2,525	17.5	1,491 S
9.625	10,800	12.25	1,188 S
3.5	14,644	8.5	1,051 S
2.875	14,780	10	211 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 →

Filed	W-2 / G-1 date	Logs referenced
Dec 6, 2022	Sep 14, 2022	—
Jun 4, 2002	Feb 28, 2002	Yes
Apr 29, 2002	—	—

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 42-215-32955 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
Completion packets for 42-215-32955 → 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.

Nearby wells and their tops

NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM

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This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.

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Dixie Mortgage-Hopkins Gas Unit42-215-33753

3.8 KM · Shell Western E&P · Section with this well →

Vicksburg	10,904	-10,569
Vicksburg	11,690	-11,355
Vicksburg	12,138	-11,803

Dixie Mortgage-Hopkins Gas Unit42-215-33340

4.4 KM · Shell Western E&P · Section with this well →

Vicksburg	10,320	-9,977
Vicksburg	10,940	-10,597
Vicksvurg W	10,940	-10,597
Vicksburg	11,820	-11,477

Johnson, F.I.42-215-31460

4.8 KM · Superior Oil Company, The · Section with this well →

Catahoula	740	-522
Miocene (undifferentiated)	1,600	-1,382
Catahoula	3,234	-3,016
Frio	7,021	-6,803
Frio	7,381	-7,163
Frio	7,532	-7,314
Frio	7,627	-7,409
Frio	7,782	-7,564

13 TOPS · FIRST 8

Johnson, Mary42-215-31418

5.2 KM · Williams, Clayton W., Jr. · Section with this well →

Frio	7,380	-7,162
Frio	7,600	-7,382
Frio	8,711	-8,493
Vicksburg	9,588	-9,370

Johnson, Mary42-215-31255

5.5 KM · Williams, Clayton W., Jr. · Section with this well →

Frio	6,438	-6,224
Frio	7,405	-7,191
Frio	7,593	-7,379
Frio	8,073	-7,859
Frio	8,746	-8,532
Vicksburg	9,597	-9,383

Boston Texas Land & Trust42-215-34142

6.4 KM · OXY USA Inc. · Section with this well →

Miocene (undifferentiated)	3,304	-2,967
Catahoula	4,418	-4,081
Catahoula	5,047	-4,710
Vicksburg	7,430	-7,093
Jackson	—

Boston Texas Land & Trust42-215-34157

6.8 KM · Merit Energy Company · Section with this well →

Miocene (undifferentiated)	2,100	-1,768
Catahoula	4,334	-4,002
Catahoula	5,014	-4,682
Vicksburg	8,273	-7,941
Jackson	—

Machac Gas Unit42-215-32513

7.5 KM · Merit Energy Company · Section with this well →

K-1 Sand	7,950	-7,634
P Sand	9,940	-9,624
Lo. T Sand	11,255	-10,939
W Sand	12,940	-12,624

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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