WELL · 42-237-38610 · DISTRICT 9
Durham Mildred #17
Jack County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Vertical
Durham Mildred #17 (API 42-237-38610) is a well in Jack County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed August 8, 2001.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2001 and 2002, permitted to 8,000 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Caddo, Bend, Barnett, Ellenburger.
Its 2 leases have reported 251 barrels of oil and 875K mcf of gas since September 2001, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- 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 | Eagleridge Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Merit Energy CompanyFeb 5, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 5, 2002
- last permit issued
- Aug 8, 2001
- completed
- 251
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 875K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2001 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 8, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durham, Mildred et AL G-13-188444 | Boonsville (Bend Congl., Gas) | Eagleridge Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 861K | Mar 2002 – Jul 2026 |
| Durham, Mildred O-13-29958 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 251 | 13.1K | Sep 2001 – May 2002 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 7,928 · prior 12 8,450(-6%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Merit Energy CompanySep 2001 → Sep 2019
- 2Eagleridge Operating, LLCOct 2019 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 517374-99 | Recompletion | Merit Energy Company | Feb 5, 2002 | Feb 5, 2002 | Feb 15, 2002 | 6,555 |
| 509200-99 | Drill | Merit Energy Company | May 18, 2001 | May 18, 2001 | May 21, 2001 | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-188444 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-29958 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 959 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Caddo | 4,847 | -3,888 |
| Bend | 5,202 | -4,243 |
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT | 6,012 | -5,053 |
| BarnettLOWER BARNETT | 6,246 | -5,287 |
| Ellenburger | 6,539 | -5,580 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,619 | 5,644 | Perforated |
| 6,242 | 6,452 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 316 | 12.25 | 170 S |
| 5.5 | 6,555 | 7.875 | 250 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 | Sep 27, 2002 | Mar 28, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | May 8, 2002 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 6, 2001 | Nov 16, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 26, 2001 | — | — |
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 42-237-38610 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-237-38610 → 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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