WELL · 42-287-32573 · DISTRICT 3
Merka #1
Lee County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Horizontal
Merka #1 (API 42-287-32573) is a plugged horizontal well in Lee County, plugged January 17, 2017, last operated by Hilcorp Energy Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 11, 2010, permitted to 7,230 ft.
It was permitted by Forest Oil Corporation and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Navarro, Taylor, Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 25.6K barrels of oil and 4.89K mcf of gas since April 2010, last reporting in February 2018.
Operator of record
Permitted by Forest Oil Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,454
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Jul 2016 |
| Latest permit | Forest Oil CorporationJan 11, 2010 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,230
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 11, 2010
- last permit issued
- Apr 5, 2013
- completed
- 25.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.89K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2010 THROUGH Feb 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 5, 2013
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 17, 2017
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merka O-3-25574 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 25.6K | 4.89K | Apr 2010 – Feb 2018 |
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.
- 1Forest Oil CorporationApr 2010 → Dec 2012
- 2Hilcorp Energy CompanyApr 2013 → Jul 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 689500-99 | Drill | Forest Oil Corporation | Jan 8, 2010 | Jan 11, 2010 | Feb 11, 2010 | 7,230 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-25574 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 401 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Navarro | 3,543 | -3,142 |
| Taylor | 4,112 | -3,711 |
| Pecan Gap | 4,947 | -4,546 |
| Austin Chalk | 5,447 | -5,046 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,442 | 8,128 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,997 | 12.25 | 1,186 S |
| 7 | 6,442 | 8.75 | 640 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 | Oct 4, 2013 | Jul 5, 2013 | — |
| 00 | Oct 19, 2010 | Jun 4, 2010 | Yes |
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 42-287-32573 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-32573 → 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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