TEXAS · WELLS · LAVACA COUNTY · MERTZ GAS UNIT NO. 2 LEASE · API 42-285-31165 · DISTRICT 02
Mertz Gas Unit No. 2 #1
Lavaca County · Word (Edwards) field · Vertical
Mertz Gas Unit NO. 2 #1 (API 42-285-31165) is a plugged well in Lavaca County, plugged November 5, 2013, last operated by Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 13, 1977, permitted to 14,600 ft.
It was permitted by Howell Drilling, Inc. and has since transferred to Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Howell Drilling, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Spring, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 8, 2026
- Permits on file
- 15,628
- Phone
- (972) 444-4001
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc. |
| Production reports | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.through Nov 2013 |
| Latest permit | Howell Drilling, Inc.Sep 13, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 13, 1977
- last permit issued
- Jun 25, 1978
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 503K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 25, 1978
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 5, 2013
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mertz Gas Unit No. 2 G-2-78239 | Word (Edwards) | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 503K | Jan 1993 – Nov 2013 |
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.
- 1Howell Drilling, Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 1993
- 2Parker & Parsley Development Co.Jan 1994 → Feb 1995
- 3Parker & Parsley Development L.PMar 1995 → Aug 1997
- 4Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Sep 1997 → Nov 2013
- 5Saxet Energy, Ltd.Jul 1999 → Sep 2001
- 6Sendero Energy Inc.Oct 2001 → Sep 2005
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2461-99 | Drill | Howell Drilling, Inc. | Sep 13, 1977 | Sep 13, 1977 | — | 14,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 1978 | Mertz Gas Unit No. 2 G-2-78239 | Word (Edwards) | Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc. | Plugged | — |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 40 | — | 6 S |
| 13.375 | 1,650 | 17.5 | 1,400 S |
| 9.625 | 9,516 | 12.25 | 660 S |
| 2.375 | 13,631 | — | — |
| 5 | 14,730 | 6 | 150 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 28, 1978 | — |
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 42-285-31165 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-31165 → 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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