WELL · 42-233-32686 · DISTRICT 10
Turkey Track #5016
Hutchinson County · Merex Resources (Granite Wash) field · Vertical
Turkey Track #5016 (API 42-233-32686) is a plugged well in Hutchinson County, plugged October 10, 2016, last operated by Palo Duro Resources LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 11, 1996, permitted to 10,500 ft.
It was permitted by Merex Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to Palo Duro Resources LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Dolomite, Granite Wash, 13 Finger Lime, 13 Finger Lm.
Its lease has reported 955K barrels of oil and 1.02M mcf of gas since January 1996, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 11 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Merex Resources, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Perryton, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2026 · (806) 346-0931
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Palo Duro Resources LLC |
| Production reports | Palo Duro Resources LLCthrough Apr 2024 |
| Latest permit | Merex Resources, Inc.Sep 11, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 11, 1996
- last permit issued
- Jun 1, 1997
- completed
- 955K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.02M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 1, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 10, 2016
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 11 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Track O-14-7104 | Merex Resources (Granite Wash) | Palo Duro Resources LLC | 11 | 955K | 1.02M | Jan 1996 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Merex Resources, Inc.Feb 1996 → Jul 2005
- 2Latigo Petroleum Texas, LPAug 2005 → Dec 2008
- 3Latigo Petroleum, Inc.Mar 2009 → Apr 2011
- 4Hadaway Consult and Engineer,llcMay 2011 → Oct 2012
- 5Tom Coble Oil & Gas LPNov 2012 → Jan 2020
- 6Palo Duro Resources LLCJun 2020 → Apr 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 452542-99 | Drill | Merex Resources, Inc. | Sep 11, 1996 | Sep 11, 1996 | Sep 20, 1996 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-14-7104 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,658 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Dolomite | 3,105 | -447 |
| Granite Wash | 5,580 | -2,922 |
| 13 Finger Lime | 6,950 | -4,292 |
| 13 Finger LM | 6,950 | -4,292 |
| Morrow | 7,140 | -4,482 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,668 | 6,674 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 420 | 17.5 | 645 S |
| 8.625 | 1,612 | 12.25 | 330 S |
| 5.5 | 7,091 | 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 9, 1997 | Jun 23, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Jun 18, 1997 | May 22, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 16, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-233-32686 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-233-32686 → 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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