WELL · 42-215-32966 · DISTRICT 4

Cook-Clemons GU #9

Shut in

Hidalgo County · Monte Christo N. (Rincon) field · SWR-10-Well · Vertical

Cook-Clemons GU #9 (API 42-215-32966) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed May 21, 2002 and listed as swr-10-well on the RRC schedule, shut in June 1, 2014.

The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued February 7, 2002, permitted to 18,400 ft.

It was permitted by El Paso Production Oil & Gas CO. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.

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

Operator of record

Merit Energy Company

Permitted by EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.; 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

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SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore schedule	Merit Energy Company
Production reports	Cantera Operating, LLCthrough Jun 2016
Latest permit	EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Feb 7, 2002

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

18,400: total depth, ft
2: permits on file
Feb 7, 2002: last permit issued
May 21, 2002: completed
0: cumulative oil, bbl
1.8M: cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2002 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule: ON SCHEDULE
Completed: May 21, 2002
Shut in: Jun 1, 2014
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 5 leases this well is completed on; they carry 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

Lease	Field	Reporting operator	Wells	Gas, mcf	Reported
Cook-Clemons GU G-4-191288	Monte Christo, N. (Vicksburg Q)	Merit Energy Company	1	1.8M	May 2002 – Jul 2026
Cook-Clemons GU G-4-191289	Monte Christo, N. (Vicksburg T)	Merit Energy Company	1	0	May 2002 – Jul 2026
Cook-Clemons GU G-4-191290	Monte Christo, N. (Vicksburg S)	Merit Energy Company	1	0	May 2002 – Jul 2026
Cook-Clemons GU G-4-191291	Monte Christo, N. (Rincon)	Merit Energy Company	1	0	May 2002 – Jul 2026
Cook-Clemons GU G-4-191292	Monte Christo, N. (Vicksburg O)	Merit Energy Company	1	0	May 2002 – Jul 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.

1EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.May 2002 → Jul 2006
2EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.Aug 2006 → Jun 2012
3EP Energy E&P Company, L.P.Aug 2012 → Oct 2013
4Cantera Operating, LLCNov 2013 → Jun 2016

Permits

Permit	Type	Operator	Received	Issued	Spud	Depth
517405-98	Drill	EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.	Jul 10, 2002	Feb 7, 2002	Mar 8, 2002	19,500
517405-99	Drill	EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.	Feb 7, 2002	Feb 7, 2002	—	19,500

Completions

Completed	Lease	Field	Operator	Status	Depth
May 21, 2002	Cook-Clemons GU G-4-191291	Monte Christo N. (Rincon)	Merit Energy Company	SWR-10-Well · shut in May 1, 2002	18,400
May 19, 2002	Cook-Clemons GU G-4-191292	Monte Christo N. (Vicksburg O)	Merit Energy Company	SWR-10-Well · shut in May 1, 2002	18,400
May 15, 2002	Cook-Clemons GU G-4-191290	Monte Christo N. (Vicksburg S)	Merit Energy Company	SWR-10-Well · shut in May 1, 2002	18,400
May 13, 2002	Cook-Clemons GU G-4-191289	Monte Christo N. (Vicksburg T)	Merit Energy Company	Not Eligible for Allowable · shut in May 1, 2002	18,400
May 13, 2002	Cook-Clemons GU G-4-191288	Monte Christo N. (Vicksburg Q)	Merit Energy Company	Producing · shut in Jun 1, 2014	18,400

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

From	To	Type
12,046	12,126	Perforated
12,155	12,350	Perforated
12,406	12,500	Perforated
12,532	12,630	Perforated
12,966	13,030	Perforated
13,254	13,292	Perforated
13,254	13,296	Perforated
13,316	13,372	Perforated
13,598	13,634	Perforated
14,583	14,620	Perforated
14,646	14,657	Perforated
14,684	14,710	Perforated
15,644	15,750	Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing in	Set at	Hole in	Cement
13.375	3,025	17.5	2,350 S
9.625	10,335	12.25	1,165 S
5	18,398	8.5	1,810 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 4, 2002	Oct 1, 2002	—
Dec 4, 2002	Aug 5, 2002	Yes
Nov 12, 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 42-215-32966 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
Completion packets for 42-215-32966 → 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.

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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