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Robertson #5

Shut in

Lavaca County · Speaks (12700 Wilcox) field · Producing  · Vertical

Robertson #5 (API 42-285-32962) is a well in Lavaca County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed May 3, 2008 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in August 1, 2026.

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended twice) between 2002 and 2004, permitted to 19,375 ft.

It was permitted by El Paso Production Oil & Gas CO. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Yegua, Wilcox.

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

Operator of record

Merit Energy Company

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
Watch this operatorWatch Lavaca County

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleMerit Energy Company
Production reportsMerit Energy Companythrough Mar 2026
Latest permitEl Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Oct 15, 2004

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

19,375
total depth, ft
4
permits on file
Oct 15, 2004
last permit issued
May 3, 2008
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
10.6M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2003 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completed
May 3, 2008
Shut in
Aug 1, 2026
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 →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Robertson G-2-198793Speaks (12700 Wilcox)Merit Energy Company1010.6MApr 2003 – Jul 2026
Robertson G-2-205212Speaks (16250 Wilcox)Merit Energy Company100Dec 2003 – Jul 2026

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 16,603 · prior 12 83,212(-80%)

05K10K202420252026

Chain of custody

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

  1. 1El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Apr 2003 → Jul 2006
  2. 2El Paso E & P Company, L. P.Aug 2006 → Jul 2012
  3. 3EP Energy E&P Company, L.P.Aug 2012 → Oct 2013
  4. 4Cantera Operating, LLCNov 2013 → Nov 2017
  5. 5Merit Energy CompanyDec 2017 → Mar 2026

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
552347-99RecompletionEl Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Oct 15, 2004Oct 15, 2004—19,000
519510-97DrillEl Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Dec 3, 2002Apr 29, 2002Dec 1, 200219,000
519510-98DrillEl Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Nov 1, 2002Apr 29, 2002—18,000
519510-99DrillEl Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Apr 29, 2002Apr 29, 2002—18,000

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
May 3, 2008Robertson G-2-198793Speaks (12700 Wilcox)Merit Energy CompanyProducing · shut in Aug 1, 202619,375
Apr 15, 2003Robertson G-2-205212Speaks (16250 Wilcox)Merit Energy CompanySWR-10-Well · shut in Jan 1, 200419,375

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 155 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Yegua5,735-5,580
Wilcox8,560-8,405
WilcoxMIDDLE WILCOX10,700-10,545
WilcoxLOWER WILCOX13,000-12,845

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
14,37714,506Perforated
14,41814,513Perforated
14,63614,646Perforated
15,81415,904Perforated
16,29318,916Perforated
16,30516,368Perforated
17,06417,164Perforated
17,07617,118Perforated
17,14417,198Perforated
17,23417,348Perforated
17,30817,380Perforated
18,40618,428Perforated
18,40618,656Perforated
18,48418,520Perforated
18,55318,558Perforated
18,57118,573Perforated
18,57818,582Perforated
18,59818,601Perforated
18,60818,612Perforated
18,63318,642Perforated
18,65218,656Perforated
18,83018,842Perforated
18,88218,907Perforated
18,91218,916Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
13.3752,00417.51,280 S
13.3752,02617.51,280 S
9.62510,50012.251,193 S
519,3716.5775 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Sep 9, 2008May 28, 2008—
00Nov 28, 2007Nov 2, 2007—
00May 5, 2005Oct 21, 2004—
00Mar 23, 2005Oct 21, 2004—
00Feb 23, 2005Sep 29, 2003Yes
00Jan 11, 2005——
00Jan 30, 2004——

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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