WELL · 42-287-30264 · DISTRICT 3
Mertink #1
Lee County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Vertical
Mertink #1 (API 42-287-30264) is a plugged well in Lee County, plugged November 20, 1996, last operated by Seguro Well Service Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1977 and 1985, permitted to 9,500 ft.
It was permitted by Giddings Pipe & Supply, Inc. and has since transferred to Seguro Well Service Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford.
Its lease has reported 1.01K barrels of oil and 36 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in January 1997.
Operator of record
Permitted by Giddings Pipe & Supply, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Gonzales, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 1 permits on file · (830) 857-4042
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Seguro Well Service Inc. |
| Production reports | Jenkins Oil Corporationthrough Sep 1996 |
| Latest permit | Giddings Pipe & Supply, Inc.Nov 20, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 20, 1985
- last permit issued
- Feb 14, 1986
- completed
- 1.01K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 36
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 1997
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 14, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 20, 1996
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mertink O-3-19240 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Seguro Well Service, Inc. | 1 | 1.01K | 36 | Jan 1993 – Jan 1997 |
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.
- 1Jenkins Oil CorporationJan 1993 → Sep 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 290698-99 | Other | Giddings Pipe & Supply, Inc. | Nov 8, 1985 | Nov 20, 1985 | — | 8,840 |
| 13496-99 | Drill | Webster, Lynn & Coffman | Dec 7, 1977 | Dec 7, 1977 | — | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-19240 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 390 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 7,872 | -7,482 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 8,592 | -8,202 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,383 | 8,587 | Perforated |
| 8,498 | 8,554 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 3,670 | 12.25 | 1,350 S |
| 2.375 | 8,332 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 8,844 | 7.875 | 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 | Jun 9, 1986 | May 21, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 5, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 14, 1979 | — |
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 42-287-30264 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-30264 → 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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