TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · BTLT B LEASE · API 42-215-33544 · DISTRICT 04
Btlt B #5
Hidalgo County · Jeffress N (Vksbg LO) field · Temp Abandoned · Directional
Btlt B #5 (API 42-215-33544) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed January 24, 2007 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in May 1, 2019.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued November 15, 2006, permitted to 11,500 ft.
It was permitted by Smith Production Inc. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 241K barrels of oil and 10.2M mcf of gas since January 2007, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Smith Production Inc.; 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 Aug 2019 |
| Latest permit | Smith Production Inc.Nov 15, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 15, 2006
- last permit issued
- Jan 24, 2007
- completed
- 241K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 10.2M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2007 THROUGH Aug 2019
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 24, 2007
- Shut in
- May 1, 2019
- 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 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 B G-4-225328 | Jeffress, N (Vksbg, LO) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 241K | 10.2M | Jan 2007 – Aug 2019 |
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.
- 1Smith Production Inc.Jan 2007 → Aug 2009
- 2Sheridan Production Company, LLCSep 2009 → Dec 2013
- 3OXY USA Inc.Jan 2014 → Apr 2017
- 4Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → Aug 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 628998-98 | Drill | Smith Production Inc. | Dec 1, 2006 | Nov 15, 2006 | Nov 19, 2006 | 12,500 |
| 628998-99 | Drill | Smith Production Inc. | Nov 14, 2006 | Nov 15, 2006 | — | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 2007 | Btlt B G-4-225328 | Jeffress N (Vksbg LO) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in May 1, 2019 | 11,500 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,834 | 11,070 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,520 | 17.5 | 1,945 S |
| 9.625 | 7,634 | 12.25 | 845 S |
| 4.5 | 11,489 | 8.5 | 1,105 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 9, 2007 | Feb 21, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 15, 2007 | — | — |
Well logs
2 logs loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Jan 20, 2010. Density, Neutron, Resistivity. These are the logs loaded into Petrora from the Railroad Commission's inventories, not necessarily every log run on the well. The RRC holds the files; each opens from its log search for the well. The kind is the RRC's description of the log; the interval is the one filed for it.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗| Logas described | Files | Intervalft, as filed | Datereceived | SizeMB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMBINATION: RESISTIVITY/NEUTRON/DENSITY POROSITY | TIFF | 7,820 to 11,482 | Jan 19, 2010run Dec 27, 2006 | 3.55 |
| COMBINATION: RESISTIVITY/NEUTRON/DENSITY POROSITY | TIFF | 2,512 to 7,576 | Jan 20, 2010run Dec 8, 2006 | 3.84 |
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 42-215-33544 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-33544 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search 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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