TEXAS · WELLS · LAVACA COUNTY · API 42-285-32995 · DISTRICT 02
Edwards Gas Unit #5
Lavaca County · Dry Hollow (Wilcox Lampley) field · Producing · Vertical
Edwards Gas Unit #5 (API 42-285-32995) is a well in Lavaca County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed May 3, 2005 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in June 1, 2026.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 2002 and 2005, permitted to 14,710 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
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 Mar 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.
- 14,710
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Apr 28, 2005
- last permit issued
- May 3, 2005
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.74M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2003 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 3, 2005
- Shut in
- Jun 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 →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Gas Unit G-2-198402 | Dry Hollow (13,900 Wilcox) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 2.57M | Apr 2003 – Jul 2026 |
| Edwards Gas Unit G-2-218473 | Dry Hollow (Wilcox Lampley) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 176K | May 2005 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 578 · prior 12 1,375(-58%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Apr 2003 → 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 → Nov 2017
- 5Merit Energy CompanyDec 2017 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 561201-99 | Recompletion | El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Apr 28, 2005 | Apr 28, 2005 | — | 14,710 |
| 525916-98 | Drill | El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Dec 23, 2002 | Nov 26, 2002 | Feb 10, 2003 | 15,500 |
| 525916-99 | Drill | El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Nov 26, 2002 | Nov 26, 2002 | — | 15,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2005 | Edwards Gas Unit G-2-218473 | Dry Hollow (Wilcox Lampley) | Merit Energy Company | Producing · shut in Jun 1, 2026 | 14,710 |
| Apr 4, 2003 | Edwards Gas Unit G-2-198402 | Dry Hollow (13 900 Wilcox) | Merit Energy Company | Producing · shut in Apr 1, 2012 | 14,710 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 177 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,302 | 12,354 | Perforated |
| 13,764 | 13,794 | Perforated |
| 14,084 | 14,174 | Perforated |
| 14,372 | 14,420 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.667 | 3,000 | 17.5 | 1,895 S |
| 13 | 3,000 | 17.5 | 1,895 S |
| 9.625 | 10,500 | 12.25 | 970 S |
| 5 | 14,700 | 6.75 | 775 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 | Jan 24, 2007 | Jan 4, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 28, 2006 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 3, 2004 | Sep 29, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 13, 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.
- Wellbore filings for 42-285-32995 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-32995 → 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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