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WELL · 42-285-32823 · DISTRICT 2

Edwards Gas Unit #1

Y

Lavaca County · Dry Hollow (Wilcox Massive) field · Producing  · Vertical

Edwards Gas Unit #1 (API 42-285-32823) is a well in Lavaca County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed January 7, 2016 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 2000 and 2015, permitted to 15,555 ft.

It was permitted by Cantera Operating, LLC and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Frio, Yegua, Wilcox, Lwr Wilcox.

No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.

Operator of record

Merit Energy Company

Permitted by Cantera Operating, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.

Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 1,049 permits on file · (972) 628-1559

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleMerit Energy Company
Production reportsMerit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026
Latest permitCantera Operating, LLCDec 4, 2015

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

15,555
total depth, ft
3
permits on file
Dec 4, 2015
last permit issued
Jan 7, 2016
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
1.09M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2000 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completed
Jan 7, 2016
Shut in
—
Plugged
—

Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active

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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Edwards Gas Unit G-2-181571Dry Hollow (Wilcox Massive)Merit Energy Company101.08MDec 2000 – Jul 2026
Edwards G-2-183233WildcatMerit Energy Company100Dec 2000 – Jul 2026
Edwards Gas Unit G-2-280476Dry Hollow (Wilcox Massive)Merit Energy Company1011.2KDec 2015 – Jul 2026

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 3,585 · prior 12 4,830(-26%)

0200400600202420252026

Chain of custody

Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.

  1. 1Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationDec 2000 → Jun 2001
  2. 2EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Jul 2001 → Jul 2006
  3. 3EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.Aug 2006 → Jul 2012
  4. 4EP Energy E&P Company, L.P.Aug 2012 → Oct 2013
  5. 5Cantera Operating, LLCNov 2013 → Nov 2017
  6. 6Merit Energy CompanyDec 2017 → Apr 2026

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
812270-98RecompletionCantera Operating, LLCAug 1, 2016Dec 4, 2015Nov 30, 201515,256
812270-99RecompletionCantera Operating, LLCNov 24, 2015Dec 4, 2015—15,256
500094-99DrillCoastal Oil & Gas CorporationSep 27, 2000Sep 27, 2000Oct 16, 200015,555

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— G-2-181571————
—— G-2-183233————
—— G-2-280476————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 141 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Frio3,840-3,699
Yegua5,490-5,349
Wilcox7,900-7,759
WilcoxMIDDLE WILCOX9,770-9,629
WilcoxLOWER WILCOX13,100-12,959
LWR Wilcox13,100-12,959

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
12,24714,250Perforated
13,62113,631Perforated
13,62113,850Perforated
13,62113,976Perforated
13,73013,733Perforated
13,73013,747Perforated
13,74413,747Perforated
13,75213,756Perforated
13,78413,789Perforated
13,84413,850Perforated
13,85313,872Perforated
13,85313,976Perforated
13,87913,882Perforated
13,97113,976Perforated
14,22014,234Perforated
14,22014,328Perforated
14,22015,135Perforated
14,24714,250Perforated
14,26614,278Perforated
14,32414,328Perforated
15,08015,092Perforated
15,08015,135Perforated
15,11215,135Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
13.3753,01017.5605 S
9.62510,55612.251,950 S
4.515,2566.5940 S
4.515,2568.5940 S
13.375———
9.625———
4.5———

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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Jun 7, 2017Feb 1, 2017—
00Aug 4, 2016Feb 17, 2016—
00Apr 27, 2006Jan 24, 2006—
00Aug 20, 2002Mar 26, 2001—
00Sep 17, 2001Jan 17, 2001Yes
00Aug 2, 2001Mar 26, 2001—
00Jul 26, 2001——
00Jun 19, 2001Jan 17, 2001Yes
00Apr 4, 2001——

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.

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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