WELL · 42-233-31772 · DISTRICT 10
Merchant-Vacuum #8
Hutchinson County · Panhandle Hutchinson County Fld. field · Producing · Vertical
Merchant-Vacuum #8 (API 42-233-31772) is a well in Hutchinson County operated by Pantera Energy Company, completed March 20, 1984 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 23, 1983, permitted to 3,100 ft.
It was permitted by Arco Oil & Gas CO. and has since transferred to Pantera Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Red Cave, Wellington Anhydrite, Panhandle Lime, Brown Dolomite.
Its lease has reported 19.2K barrels of oil and 315K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Arco Oil & Gas Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Amarillo, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 1, 2025
- Permits on file
- 359
- Phone
- (806) 376-6625
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Pantera Energy Company |
| Production reports | Pantera Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Arco Oil & Gas Co.Sep 23, 1983 |
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
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 23, 1983
- last permit issued
- Mar 20, 1984
- completed
- 19.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 315K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 20, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 214545-99 | Drill | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Sep 21, 1983 | Sep 23, 1983 | Oct 18, 1983 | 3,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 1984 | Merchant-Vacuum O-14-1192 | Panhandle Hutchinson County Fld. | Pantera Energy Company | Producing | 3,100 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,879 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Red Cave | 1,603 | 1,276 |
| Wellington Anhydrite | 1,882 | 997 |
| Panhandle Lime | 2,021 | 858 |
| Brown Dolomite | 2,327 | 552 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,392 | 2,836 | Perforated |
| 2,744 | 2,836 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,095 | 12.25 | 600 S |
| 8.625 | 1,095 | — | 600 sx |
| 5.5 | 3,095 | 7.875 | 200 S |
| 5.5 | 3,095 | — | 200 sx |
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 | May 16, 1984 | May 1, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 28, 1984 | May 1, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 27, 1984 | May 1, 1984 | — |
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 42-233-31772 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-233-31772 → 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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