TEXAS · WELLS · JACK COUNTY · CHRISTIAN, D. LEASE · API 42-237-38032 · DISTRICT 7C
Christian D. #4
Jack County · Boonsville (Bend Congl. Gas) field · Vertical
Christian D. #4 (API 42-237-38032) is a plugged well in Jack County, plugged January 24, 2007, last operated by Merit Energy Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 30, 1993, permitted to 5,800 ft.
It was permitted by EP Operating Limited Partnership and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Caddo, Pregnant Shale, Atoka.
Its lease has reported 15 barrels of oil and 79.1K mcf of gas since April 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by EP Operating Limited Partnership; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 7, 2025
- Permits on file
- 1,049
- Phone
- (972) 701-8377
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Nov 2000 |
| Latest permit | EP Operating Limited PartnershipMar 30, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 30, 1993
- last permit issued
- Dec 16, 2000
- completed
- 15
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 79.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1993 THROUGH Nov 2000
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 16, 2000
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 24, 2007
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian, D. G-13-145311 | Boonsville (Bend Congl., Gas) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 15 | 79.1K | Apr 1993 – Nov 2000 |
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.
- 1EP Operating Limited PartnershipMay 1993 → Feb 1995
- 2Enserch Exploration, IncMar 1995 → Dec 1997
- 3Merit Energy CompanyJan 1998 → Nov 2000
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 410324-99 | Drill | EP Operating Limited Partnership | Mar 30, 1993 | Mar 30, 1993 | Apr 13, 1993 | 5,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 2000 | Christian D. G-13-145311 | Boonsville (Bend Congl. Gas) | Merit Energy Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 994 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,078 | 5,084 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 840 | 12.25 | 445 S |
| 5.5 | 5,700 | 7.875 | 265 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Apr 26, 2001 | Jan 31, 2001 | — |
| 00 | Jul 14, 1993 | May 26, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 2, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-237-38032 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-237-38032 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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