TEXAS · WELLS · LAVACA COUNTY · API 42-285-32936 · DISTRICT 02
Edwards Gas Unit #3
Lavaca County · Dry Hollow (13 900 Wilcox) field · SWR-10-Well · Directional
Edwards Gas Unit #3 (API 42-285-32936) is a well in Lavaca County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed May 13, 2005 and listed as swr-10-well on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended 3 times) between 2001 and 2005, permitted to 15,500 ft.
It was permitted by El Paso Production Oil & Gas CO. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.; 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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Apr 28, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 15,500
- total depth, ft
- 5
- permits on file
- Apr 28, 2005
- last permit issued
- May 13, 2005
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 5.06M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2002 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 13, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Gas Unit G-2-191554 | Dry Hollow (13,900 Wilcox) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 4.22M | Jun 2002 – Jul 2026 |
| Edwards Gas Unit G-2-221963 | Dry Hollow (Wilcox Lampley) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 839K | May 2005 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,172 · prior 12 1,306(-10%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Jul 2002 → Apr 2005
- 2El Paso E & P Company, L. P.May 2005 → Jul 2012
- 3EP Energy E&P Company, L.P.Aug 2012 → Oct 2013
- 4Cantera Operating, LLCNov 2013 → Mar 2015
- 5Merit Energy CompanyMar 2018 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 561200-99 | Recompletion | El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Apr 28, 2005 | Apr 28, 2005 | Apr 29, 2005 | 16,500 |
| 515486-96 | Drill | El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Apr 19, 2002 | Nov 20, 2001 | — | 16,500 |
| 515486-97 | Drill | El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Mar 26, 2002 | Nov 20, 2001 | Apr 17, 2002 | 16,500 |
| 515486-98 | Drill | El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Mar 14, 2002 | Nov 20, 2001 | — | 16,500 |
| 515486-99 | Drill | El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Nov 20, 2001 | Nov 20, 2001 | — | 16,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2005 | Edwards Gas Unit G-2-221963 | Dry Hollow (Wilcox Lampley) | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 15,500 |
| May 13, 2005 | Edwards Gas Unit G-2-191554 | Dry Hollow (13 900 Wilcox) | Merit Energy Company | SWR-10-Well · shut in Apr 1, 2005 | 15,500 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,762 | 12,772 | Perforated |
| 13,636 | 13,686 | Perforated |
| 13,636 | 14,188 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 3,002 | 17.5 | 1,896 S |
| 9.625 | 10,500 | 12.25 | 1,041 S |
| 5 | 15,500 | 6.5 | 888 S |
| 4.5 | 15,500 | 6.5 | 888 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 28, 2007 | Jan 4, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Mar 22, 2007 | Jan 4, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Nov 22, 2006 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 24, 2003 | Nov 19, 2002 | — |
| 00 | Apr 11, 2003 | Nov 12, 2002 | — |
| 00 | Feb 20, 2003 | Sep 3, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 3, 2002 | — | — |
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 42-285-32936 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-32936 → 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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