TEXAS · WELLS · HOWARD COUNTY · UMPHRESS, C. F. ET AL LEASE · API 42-227-34376 · DISTRICT 7B
Umphress C. F. et Al #2
Howard County · Mer-Max (Miss) field · Vertical
Umphress C. F. ET AL #2 (API 42-227-34376) is a plugged well in Howard County, plugged December 19, 2012, last operated by Merit Energy Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 3, 1988, permitted to 9,400 ft.
It was permitted by Meridian Oil Inc. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Wolfcamp, Strawn, Mississippian, Woodford.
Its lease has reported 42.1K barrels of oil and 1.58M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in May 2013. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Meridian Oil 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 | Cimarex Energy Co. of Coloradothrough Dec 2012 |
| Latest permit | Meridian Oil Inc.Aug 3, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 3, 1988
- last permit issued
- Nov 11, 1988
- completed
- 42.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.58M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 11, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 19, 2012
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; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umphress, C. F. et Al O-10-31873 | Mer-Max (Miss) | Merit Energy Company | 4 | 42.1K | 1.58M | Jan 1993 – May 2013 |
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.
- 1Meridian Oil Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 1996
- 2Burlington Resources Oil&gas Co.Aug 1996 → Apr 1997
- 3Gruy Petroleum Management Co.May 1997 → Apr 2006
- 4Cimarex Energy Co. of ColoradoMay 2006 → Jul 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 349723-99 | Drill | Meridian Oil Inc. | Aug 3, 1988 | Aug 3, 1988 | Sep 23, 1988 | 9,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 1988 | Umphress C. F. et Al O-10-31873 | Mer-Max (Miss) | Merit Energy Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,489 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Wolfcamp | 6,473 | -3,984 |
| Strawn | 8,677 | -6,188 |
| Mississippian | 8,821 | -6,332 |
| Woodford | 9,192 | -6,703 |
| Fusselman | 9,269 | -6,780 |
| Ellenburger | 9,364 | -6,875 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,060 | 9,112 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 312 | 17.5 | 325 S |
| 8.625 | 2,700 | 12.25 | 625 S |
| 5.5 | 9,400 | 7.875 | 315 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 | Jan 19, 1989 | Jan 2, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 10, 1989 | — | — |
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 42-227-34376 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-34376 → 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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