TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · JD JEFFRESS LEASE · API 42-215-33806 · DISTRICT 04
JD Jeffress #42
Hidalgo County · Jeffress (Vicksburg U) field · Producing · Vertical
JD Jeffress #42 (API 42-215-33806) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed May 29, 2008 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 2008 and 2014, permitted to 11,502 ft.
It was permitted by Cantera Operating, LLC and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Vicksburg, Basal T.
Its lease has reported 11.3K barrels of oil and 1.41M mcf of gas since May 2008, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Cantera Operating, LLC; 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 | Cantera Operating, LLCMar 26, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,502
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Mar 26, 2014
- last permit issued
- May 29, 2008
- completed
- 11.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.41M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2008 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 29, 2008
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD Jeffress G-4-240332 | Jeffress (Vicksburg U) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 11.3K | 1.41M | May 2008 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 20,876 · prior 12 49,175(-58%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1El Paso E & P Company, L. P.May 2008 → Jul 2012
- 2EP Energy E&P Company, L.P.Aug 2012 → Oct 2013
- 3Cantera Operating, LLCNov 2013 → Nov 2017
- 4Merit Energy CompanyDec 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 780735-99 | Recompletion | Cantera Operating, LLC | Feb 26, 2014 | Mar 26, 2014 | — | 11,502 |
| 658204-98 | Drill | El Paso E & P Company, L. P. | Apr 10, 2008 | Apr 9, 2008 | Apr 16, 2008 | 13,500 |
| 658204-99 | Drill | El Paso E & P Company, L. P. | Mar 26, 2008 | Apr 9, 2008 | — | 13,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2008 | JD Jeffress G-4-240332 | Jeffress (Vicksburg U) | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 11,502 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 307 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,285 | 11,400 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,038 | 17.5 | 855 S |
| 9.625 | 6,045 | 12.25 | 380 S |
| 4.5 | 11,502 | 6.125 | 595 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 | Oct 15, 2008 | Jun 25, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 11, 2008 | — | — |
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 42-215-33806 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-33806 → 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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