TEXAS · WELLS · JONES COUNTY · SHAPARD LEASE · API 42-253-34926 · DISTRICT 6E
Shapard #3
Jones County · T. S. P. (Hardy 3640 Lower) field · Vertical
Shapard #3 (API 42-253-34926) is a plugged well in Jones County, plugged March 29, 2016, last operated by Merit Energy Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 28, 2007, permitted to 4,000 ft.
It was permitted by L.C.S. Production Company and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Hardy Sand.
Its lease has reported 1.42K barrels of oil since January 2008, last reporting in May 2016.
Operator of record
Permitted by L.C.S. Production Company; 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 Mar 2016 |
| Latest permit | L.C.S. Production CompanyJun 28, 2007 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 28, 2007
- last permit issued
- Jan 14, 2008
- completed
- 1.42K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2008 THROUGH May 2016
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 14, 2008
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 29, 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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shapard O-8-30061 | T. S. P. (Hardy 3640, Lower) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 1.42K | 0 | Jan 2008 – May 2016 |
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.
- 1L.C.S. Production CompanyMar 2008 → Apr 2009
- 2Plantation Operating, LLCMay 2009 → Jul 2011
- 3Merit Energy CompanyJul 2012 → Mar 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 639527-99 | Drill | L.C.S. Production Company | May 23, 2007 | Jun 28, 2007 | Dec 17, 2007 | 4,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 2008 | Shapard O-8-30061 | T. S. P. (Hardy 3640 Lower) | Merit Energy Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,671 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Hardy Sand | 3,624 | -1,953 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,624 | 3,638 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 202 | 12.25 | 120 S |
| 4.5 | 3,748 | 7.875 | 300 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 31, 2008 | Mar 27, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 23, 2008 | — | — |
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 42-253-34926 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-253-34926 → 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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