WELL · 42-233-31850 · DISTRICT 10
Merchant Ira C. #17
Hutchinson County · Panhandle Hutchinson County Fld. field · Shut IN · Vertical
Merchant Ira C. #17 (API 42-233-31850) is a well in Hutchinson County operated by Burk Royalty CO. Ltd., completed May 31, 1984 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in January 1, 2020.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 14, 1984, permitted to 3,204 ft.
It was permitted by Cabot Petroleum Corporation and has since transferred to Burk Royalty CO. Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Red Cave, Panhandle Lime, Brown Dolomite, White Dolomite.
Its lease has reported 33.5K barrels of oil and 481K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 12 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Cabot Petroleum Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Wichita Falls, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 4, 2025
- Permits on file
- 383
- Phone
- (940) 397-8600
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Burk Royalty Co. Ltd. |
| Production reports | Scout Energy Management LLCthrough Nov 2018 |
| Latest permit | Cabot Petroleum CorporationFeb 14, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,204
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 14, 1984
- last permit issued
- May 31, 1984
- completed
- 33.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 481K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 31, 1984
- Shut in
- Jan 1, 2020
- 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; they carry 12 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merchant, Ira C. O-14-1201 | Panhandle Hutchinson County Fld. | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd. | 12 | 33.5K | 481K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Cabot Oil & Gas CorporationJan 1993 → Nov 1993
- 2Momentum Operating Co., Inc.Dec 1993 → Dec 1995
- 3Harken Exploration CompanyJan 1996 → Nov 2003
- 4Stallion Energy, Inc.Dec 2003 → Apr 2005
- 5Pogo Panhandle 2004, L.P.May 2005 → Jun 2007
- 6Linn Operating, Inc.Jul 2007 → Apr 2017
- 7Linn Operating, LLCMay 2017 → Feb 2018
- 8Scout Energy Management LLCApr 2018 → Nov 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 229507-99 | Drill | Cabot Petroleum Corporation | Feb 13, 1984 | Feb 14, 1984 | Apr 15, 1984 | 3,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 1984 | Merchant Ira C. O-14-1201 | Panhandle Hutchinson County Fld. | Burk Royalty Co. Ltd. | Shut IN · shut in Jan 1, 2020 | 3,204 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,959 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Red Cave | 1,690 | 1,269 |
| Panhandle Lime | 1,960 | 999 |
| Brown Dolomite | 2,430 | 529 |
| White Dolomite | 2,620 | 339 |
| Moore County Lime | 2,670 | 289 |
| Arkosic | 2,830 | 129 |
| Arkosic Lime | 2,830 | 129 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,796 | 2,914 | Perforated |
| 2,968 | 2,988 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,102 | 12.25 | 500 S |
| 5.5 | 3,203 | 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 | Mar 24, 1994 | Feb 16, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Jun 22, 1984 | Jun 12, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jun 21, 1984 | Jun 12, 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 42-233-31850 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-233-31850 → 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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