TEXAS · WELLS · LAVACA COUNTY · RODEN GAS UNIT 1 LEASE · API 42-285-33454 · DISTRICT 02
Roden Gas Unit 1 #4
Lavaca County · Renger (Wilcox 12600) field · Producing · Vertical
Roden Gas Unit 1 #4 (API 42-285-33454) is a well in Lavaca County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed September 1, 2009 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2007 and 2009, permitted to 15,000 ft.
It was permitted by El Paso E & P Company, L. P. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Ewers, Maine, Meine, Hours.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by El Paso E & P Company, L. P.; 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 | none |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | El Paso E & P Company, L. P.Jul 24, 2009 |
- 15,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 24, 2009
- last permit issued
- Sep 1, 2009
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.28M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2008 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 1, 2009
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roden Gas Unit 1 G-2-234533 | Renger (Wilcox 12600) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 3.28M | Mar 2008 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 5,987 · prior 12 6,051(-1%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1El Paso E & P Company, L. P.Mar 2008 → Jul 2012
- 2EP Energy E&P Company, L.P.Aug 2012 → Oct 2013
- 3Cantera Operating, LLCNov 2013 → Nov 2017
- 4Merit Energy CompanyDec 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 683280-99 | Recompletion | El Paso E & P Company, L. P. | Jul 20, 2009 | Jul 24, 2009 | — | 16,500 |
| 651671-99 | Drill | El Paso E & P Company, L. P. | Dec 18, 2007 | Dec 21, 2007 | Jan 14, 2008 | 16,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2009 | Roden Gas Unit 1 G-2-234533 | Renger (Wilcox 12600) | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 15,000 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 179 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Ewers | 13,830 | -13,651 |
| Maine | 14,310 | -14,131 |
| Meine | 14,310 | -14,131 |
| Hours | 14,640 | -14,461 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 13,556 | 13,710 | Perforated |
| 14,255 | 14,350 | Perforated |
| 14,456 | 14,534 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,990 | 14.75 | 2,435 S |
| 7.625 | 11,303 | 9.875 | 590 S |
| 5 | 15,000 | 6.125 | 500 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 27, 2010 | Oct 23, 2009 | — |
| 00 | Apr 30, 2008 | Apr 11, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 24, 2008 | — | — |
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 42-285-33454 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-33454 → 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.
New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/28533454, documented in the API reference.