WELL · 42-233-30640 · DISTRICT 10
Merchant-Vacuum #7
Hutchinson County · Panhandle Hutchinson County Fld. field · Vertical
Merchant-Vacuum #7 (API 42-233-30640) is a well in Hutchinson County operated by Pantera Energy Company, completed September 5, 1979.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1978 and 1996, permitted to 3,100 ft.
It was permitted by Rass Operating and has since transferred to Pantera Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Dolomite, Shale & Lime.
Its 2 leases have reported 19.2K barrels of oil and 444K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 7 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Rass Operating; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Amarillo, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 359 permits on file · (806) 673-9438
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Pantera Energy Company |
| Production reports | Pantera Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Rass OperatingMar 22, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,100
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 22, 1996
- last permit issued
- Sep 5, 1979
- completed
- 19.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 444K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 5, 1979
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 7 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merchant-Vacuum G-14-158447 | Panhandle, West | Pantera Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 129K | Apr 1996 – Jul 2026 |
| Merchant-Vacuum O-14-1192 | Panhandle Hutchinson County Fld. | Pantera Energy Company | 6 | 19.2K | 315K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 5,737 · prior 12 7,718(-26%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 82 · prior 12 128(-36%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Lyco Energy CorporationJan 1993 → Jul 1995
- 2Rass OperatingAug 1995 → Jul 2008
- 3Pantera Energy CompanyAug 2008 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 445151-99 | Recompletion | Rass Operating | Feb 23, 1996 | Mar 22, 1996 | Jan 12, 1996 | 3,100 |
| 37537-99 | Drill | Atlantic Richfield Co. | Nov 27, 1978 | Nov 27, 1978 | Jun 4, 1979 | 3,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-14-158447 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-14-1192 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,812 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Dolomite | 2,065 | 747 |
| Shale & Lime | 2,440 | 372 |
| Dolomite | 2,810 | 2 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,239 | 2,372 | Perforated |
| 2,476 | 2,840 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,003 | 12.25 | 520 S |
| 2.875 | 2,883 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 3,100 | 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 | Jul 24, 1996 | Apr 11, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 13, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 10, 1979 | — |
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 42-233-30640 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-233-30640 → 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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