WELL · 42-261-31309 · DISTRICT 4
St. Tr. 284 #5
Kenedy County · Wildcat field · Vertical
ST. TR. 284 #5 (API 42-261-31309) is a plugged well in Kenedy County, plugged May 25, 2016, last operated by Merritt Operating Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 11, 2002, permitted to 10,000 ft.
Operator of record
Mineola, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 7, 2025 · 34 permits on file · (214) 697-0900
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Merritt Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Merritt Operating, Inc.Dec 11, 2002 |
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 11, 2002
- last permit issued
- Oct 8, 2003
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2005 THROUGH May 2016
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 8, 2003
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 25, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Tr. 284 G-4-227026 | Wildcat | Merritt Operating, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | May 2005 – May 2016 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 525968-99 | Drill | Merritt Operating, Inc. | Dec 2, 2002 | Dec 11, 2002 | — | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-227026 | — | — | — | — |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,728 | 12.25 | 685 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 11, 2007 | Jun 5, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 7, 2007 | — | — |
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 42-261-31309 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-261-31309 → 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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