WELL · 42-233-32142 · DISTRICT 10
Skelly-Merchant #8
Hutchinson County · Panhandle Hutchinson County Fld. field · Vertical
Skelly-Merchant #8 (API 42-233-32142) is a plugged well in Hutchinson County, plugged June 19, 2020, last operated by Petrolia Group L.L.C..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 15, 1985, permitted to 3,150 ft.
It was permitted by North Star Petroleum Corp. and has since transferred to Petrolia Group L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Red Beds, Red Cave, Panhandle Lime, Brown Dolomite.
Its lease has reported 11K barrels of oil and 144K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 10 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by North Star Petroleum Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Katy, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 9 permits on file · (713) 298-4387
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Petrolia Group L.L.C. |
| Production reports | Petrolia Group, L.L.C.through Oct 2013 |
| Latest permit | North Star Petroleum Corp.Apr 15, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,150
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 15, 1985
- last permit issued
- Aug 20, 1985
- completed
- 11K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 144K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 20, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 19, 2020
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 10 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skelly-Merchant O-14-989 | Panhandle Hutchinson County Fld. | Petrolia Group, L.L.C. | 10 | 11K | 144K | 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.
- 1North Star Petroleum Corp.Jan 1993 → Oct 1993
- 2Mustang Oil & Gas CorporationNov 1993 → Apr 1997
- 3Huber, J. M., CorporationMay 1997 → Feb 1999
- 4C & C Oil Co.Mar 1999 → Sep 1999
- 5C & C Oil ProducersOct 1999 → Sep 2002
- 6Sniper Oil & Gas, Inc.May 2009 → Apr 2012
- 7Petrolia Group, L.L.C.Jul 2013 → Oct 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 272324-99 | Drill | North Star Petroleum Corp. | Apr 12, 1985 | Apr 15, 1985 | Jun 1, 1985 | 3,150 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-14-989 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,948 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Red Beds | 98 | 2,850 |
| Red Cave | 1,796 | 1,152 |
| Panhandle Lime | 1,960 | 988 |
| Brown Dolomite | 2,458 | 490 |
| White Dolomite | 2,644 | 304 |
| Moore County Lime | 2,703 | 245 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,753 | 2,758 | Perforated |
| 2,816 | 2,928 | Perforated |
| 3,002 | 3,014 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,099 | 12.25 | 450 S |
| 4.5 | 3,126 | 7.875 | 200 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 | Oct 9, 1985 | Sep 13, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 3, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-233-32142 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-233-32142 → 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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