WELL · 42-221-30779 · DISTRICT 7
Houston Ranch 17A #17A
Hood County · Houston Ranch (Strawn) field · Vertical
Houston Ranch 17a #17A (API 42-221-30779) is a plugged well in Hood County, plugged February 23, 1995, last operated by Merimac Investments Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 14, 1986, permitted to 5,000 ft.
It was permitted by Westridge Oil & Gas Properties and has since transferred to Merimac Investments Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Strawn.
Operator of record
Permitted by Westridge Oil & Gas Properties; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 2, 1996 · 1 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Merimac Investments Inc. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Westridge Oil & Gas PropertiesApr 14, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 14, 1986
- last permit issued
- Jan 20, 1987
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 1995
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 20, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 23, 1995
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Ranch 17A G-8-124867 | Houston Ranch (Strawn) | Merimac Investments, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Feb 1995 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 300977-99 | Drill | Westridge Oil & Gas Properties | Apr 14, 1986 | Apr 14, 1986 | — | 5,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-124867 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,095 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,969 | 2,973 | Perforated |
| 2,991 | 2,999 | Perforated |
| 3,012 | 3,018 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 383 | 11.75 | 180 S |
| 4.5 | 3,150 | 7.875 | 150 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 →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Sep 2, 1987 | Jul 30, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 1, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-221-30779 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-221-30779 → 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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