TEXAS · WELLS · LAVACA COUNTY · PITTS LEASE · API 42-285-32992 · DISTRICT 02
Pitts #3
Lavaca County · Speaks S. (Lower Wilcox) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Pitts #3 (API 42-285-32992) is a well in Lavaca County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed August 31, 2004 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in March 1, 2022.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued November 13, 2002, permitted to 17,035 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.
Its lease has reported 470 barrels of oil and 912K mcf of gas since April 2003, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
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 Feb 2022 |
| Latest permit | El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Nov 13, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 17,035
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Nov 13, 2002
- last permit issued
- Aug 31, 2004
- completed
- 470
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 912K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2003 THROUGH Feb 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 31, 2004
- Shut in
- Mar 1, 2022
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitts G-2-198091 | Speaks, S. (Lower Wilcox) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 470 | 912K | Apr 2003 – Feb 2022 |
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.
- 1El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Apr 2003 → Jul 2006
- 2El Paso E & P Company, L. P.Aug 2006 → Jul 2012
- 3EP Energy E&P Company, L.P.Aug 2012 → Oct 2013
- 4Cantera Operating, LLCNov 2013 → Nov 2017
- 5Merit Energy CompanyDec 2017 → Feb 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 525443-97 | Drill | El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Dec 27, 2002 | Nov 13, 2002 | Jan 1, 2003 | 20,000 |
| 525443-98 | Drill | El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Nov 19, 2002 | Nov 13, 2002 | — | 18,000 |
| 525443-99 | Drill | El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Nov 12, 2002 | Nov 13, 2002 | — | 18,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2004 | Pitts G-2-198091 | Speaks S. (Lower Wilcox) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Mar 1, 2022 | 17,035 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 160 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 13,420 | 14,118 | Perforated |
| 13,420 | 14,188 | Perforated |
| 16,158 | 16,178 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,025 | 17.5 | 1,380 S |
| 9.625 | 10,420 | 12.25 | 1,173 S |
| 5 | 17,035 | 6.5 | 852 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Mar 9, 2005 | Sep 21, 2004 | — |
| 00 | Feb 7, 2005 | Sep 17, 2004 | — |
| 00 | Feb 3, 2004 | Aug 1, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 18, 2003 | — | — |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Nov 17, 2006. Gamma ray, Resistivity. These are the logs loaded into Petrora from the Railroad Commission's inventories, not necessarily every log run on the well. The RRC holds the files; each opens from its log search for the well. The kind is the RRC's description of the log; the interval is the one filed for it.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗| Logas described | Files | Intervalft, as filed | Datereceived | SizeMB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ResistivityPLATFORM EXPRESS ARRAY INDUCTION GAMMA RAYSpans Yegua, Wilcox | TIFF | 2,022 to 17,062 | Nov 17, 2006run Jan 21, 2003 | — |
"Spans" is by this well's own filed formation tops: a formation runs from its top to the next deeper top filed, and the deepest runs to the bottom of the log. Depths are measured along the wellbore, so on a horizontal the lateral counts in the formation it was landed in.
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 42-285-32992 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-32992 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search for it.
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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