WELL · 42-253-33701 · DISTRICT 7
Merchant #1
Jones County · Tri Merchant (Palo Pinto) field · Vertical
Merchant #1 (API 42-253-33701) is a plugged well in Jones County, plugged December 1, 1995, last operated by Enrich Oil Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 14, 1988, permitted to 4,800 ft.
It was permitted by Tiara Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to Enrich Oil Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Gunsite, Swastika, Canyon, Palo Pinto.
Its lease has reported 10.5K barrels of oil and 18.6K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in December 1996. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Tiara Resources, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026 · 529 permits on file · (325) 668-3812
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Enrich Oil Corporation |
| Production reports | Enrich Oil Corporationthrough Jun 1996 |
| Latest permit | Tiara Resources, Inc.Apr 14, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 14, 1988
- last permit issued
- May 10, 1988
- completed
- 10.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 18.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 1996
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 10, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 1, 1995
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merchant O-8-24902 | Tri Merchant (Palo Pinto) | Enrich Oil Corporation | 2 | 10.5K | 18.6K | Jan 1993 – Dec 1996 |
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.
- 1Tiara Resources, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jun 1994
- 2Enrich Oil CorporationMay 1995 → Jun 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 344676-99 | Drill | Tiara Resources, Inc. | Apr 1, 1988 | Apr 14, 1988 | — | 4,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-24902 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,712 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Gunsite | 2,795 | -1,083 |
| Swastika | 2,828 | -1,116 |
| CanyonCANYON REEF | 3,357 | -1,645 |
| Palo Pinto | 4,152 | -2,440 |
| StrawnUPPER STRAWN | 4,558 | -2,846 |
| StrawnMIDDLE STRAWN | 4,612 | -2,900 |
| StrawnLOWER STRAWN | 4,640 | -2,928 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,152 | 4,170 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 209 | 12.25 | 120 S |
| 4.5 | 4,800 | 7.875 | 320 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 | Jun 3, 1988 | May 17, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | May 23, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-253-33701 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-253-33701 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- —
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000083312 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Dec 13, 1995 | 200 | 1,000 | 4,152–4,170 |
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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