WELL · 42-285-32509 · DISTRICT 2
Merechka #2
Lavaca County · Provident City (Miocene) field · Vertical
Merechka #2 (API 42-285-32509) is a plugged well in Lavaca County, plugged July 7, 2003, last operated by Wagner Oil Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits in 1997, permitted to 4,200 ft.
It was permitted by Zachry Exploration, Inc. and has since transferred to Wagner Oil Company on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Zachry Exploration, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 278 permits on file · (800) 457-5332
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Wagner Oil Company |
| Production reports | Wagner Oil Companythrough Jun 2001 |
| Latest permit | Zachry Exploration, Inc.Sep 30, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,200
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 30, 1997
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 466K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 1997 THROUGH Jul 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 7, 2003
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 2 leases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merechka G-2-164393 | Provident City (Frio 3660) | Wagner Oil Company | 1 | 0 | 238K | Jul 1997 – Jul 2003 |
| Merechka G-2-165414 | Provident City (Miocene) | Wagner Oil Company | 1 | 0 | 228K | Oct 1997 – Jul 2003 |
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.
- 1Zachry Exploration, Inc.Jul 1997 → Apr 2001
- 2Wagner Oil CompanyMay 2001 → Jun 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 468192-99 | Recompletion | Zachry Exploration, Inc. | Sep 30, 1997 | Sep 30, 1997 | Oct 1, 1997 | 3,850 |
| 464424-99 | Drill | Zachry Exploration, Inc. | Jun 30, 1997 | Jun 30, 1997 | Jul 10, 1997 | 4,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-164393 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-165414 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,698 | 3,700 | Perforated |
| 3,874 | 3,875 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 431 | 12.25 | 278 S |
| 4.5 | 4,119 | 7.875 | 805 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 | Mar 27, 1998 | Oct 27, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 30, 1998 | Aug 13, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Dec 8, 1997 | — | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 26, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-285-32509 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-32509 → 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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