WELL · 42-285-33287 · DISTRICT 2
Harvey Renger Gas Unit #5
Lavaca County · Renger (Wilcox 12600) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Harvey Renger Gas Unit #5 (API 42-285-33287) is a well in Lavaca County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed September 24, 2006 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 20, 2006, permitted to 17,000 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 one formation top, including 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.
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 schedule | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.through Sep 2008 |
| Latest permit | EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Jun 20, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 17,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 20, 2006
- last permit issued
- Sep 24, 2006
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 160K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2006 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 24, 2006
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey Renger Gas Unit G-2-223464 | Renger (Wilcox 12600) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 160K | Sep 2006 – Jul 2026 |
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 E & P Company, L. P.Sep 2006 → Sep 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 621300-99 | Drill | EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Jun 20, 2006 | Jun 20, 2006 | Aug 9, 2006 | 17,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-223464 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 198 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Wilcox | 12,650 | -12,452 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 13,760 | 13,814 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 3,870 | 13.5 | 2,640 S |
| 7.625 | 11,280 | 9.875 | 605 S |
| 4.5 | 14,498 | 6.5 | 475 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 | Apr 12, 2007 | Nov 29, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 28, 2006 | — | — |
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 42-285-33287 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-33287 → 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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