WELL · 42-253-34247 · DISTRICT 7
Merchant #2A
Jones County · Tri Merchant (Bunger) field · Vertical
Merchant #2A (API 42-253-34247) is a plugged well in Jones County, plugged October 5, 1996, last operated by Enrich Oil Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued April 13, 1995, permitted to 4,500 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including B/Gunsite Lm., T/Bunger Reef, T/Palo Pinto Reef.
Its lease has reported 1.13K barrels of oil and 9 mcf of gas since May 1995, last reporting in December 1996.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Abilene, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 25, 2026
- Permits on file
- 529
- Phone
- (325) 673-3739
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Enrich Oil Corporation |
| Production reports | Enrich Oil Corporationthrough Feb 1996 |
| Latest permit | Enrich Oil CorporationApr 13, 1995 |
- 4,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 13, 1995
- last permit issued
- May 17, 1995
- completed
- 1.13K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 9
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1995 THROUGH Dec 1996
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 17, 1995
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 5, 1996
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merchant O-8-27563 | Tri Merchant (Bunger) | Enrich Oil Corporation | 1 | 1.13K | 9 | May 1995 – 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.
- 1Enrich Oil CorporationMay 1995 → Dec 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 434842-98 | Drill | Enrich Oil Corporation | May 25, 1995 | Apr 13, 1995 | Apr 24, 1995 | 4,210 |
| 434842-99 | Drill | Enrich Oil Corporation | Apr 13, 1995 | Apr 13, 1995 | — | 4,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-27563 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,703 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| B/Gunsite Lm. | 2,854 | -1,151 |
| T/Bunger Reef | 3,296 | -1,593 |
| T/Palo Pinto Reef | 4,137 | -2,434 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,298 | 3,308 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 139 | 12.25 | 100 S |
| 4.5 | 4,207 | 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 | Aug 31, 1995 | May 22, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 19, 1995 | — | — |
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 42-253-34247 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-253-34247 → 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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