WELL · 42-291-01844 · DISTRICT 3
Merchant A. -D- #4
Liberty County · Merchant (EY-3 Reservoir) field · Vertical
Merchant A. -D- #4 (API 42-291-01844) is a well in Liberty County operated by Quail Creek Oil Corporation, completed September 18, 1993.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1977 and 1993, permitted to 9,250 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Frio, Vicksburg, Yegua.
Its 3 leases have reported 467K barrels of oil and 246K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 12 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 7, 2026
- Permits on file
- 144
- Phone
- (713) 956-2070
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Quail Creek Oil Corporation |
| Production reports | Quail Creek Oil Corporationthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Quail Creek Oil CorporationJun 28, 1993 |
- 9,250
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 28, 1993
- last permit issued
- Sep 18, 1993
- completed
- 467K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 246K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 18, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 12 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merchant, A. -D- O-3-24875 | Merchant (Consolidated) | Quail Creek Oil Corporation | 7 | 194K | 94.7K | Aug 2006 – Jul 2026 |
| Merchant, A. -D- O-3-3034 | Merchant (EY-1B Reservoir) | Quail Creek Oil Corporation | 4 | 253K | 137K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2008 |
| Merchant, A. -D- O-3-22140 | Merchant (EY-3 Reservoir) | Quail Creek Oil Corporation | 1 | 20.8K | 15K | Sep 1993 – Jul 2008 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 9,925 · prior 12 9,966(0%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 2,458 · prior 12 2,758(-11%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Quail Creek Oil CorporationJan 1993 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 413197-99 | Recompletion | Quail Creek Oil Corporation | Jun 25, 1993 | Jun 28, 1993 | May 18, 1993 | 9,250 |
| 7874-99 | Other | Atlantic Richfield Co. | Sep 16, 1977 | Sep 16, 1977 | — | 9,236 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-3034 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-22140 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-24875 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 64 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 2,800 | -2,736 |
| Frio | 4,800 | -4,736 |
| Vicksburg | 6,400 | -6,336 |
| Yegua | 7,835 | -7,771 |
| Cook MTN | 8,700 | -8,636 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,073 | 8,077 | Perforated |
| 8,356 | 8,363 | Perforated |
| 8,388 | 8,394 | Perforated |
| 8,396 | 8,400 | Perforated |
| 8,404 | 8,410 | Perforated |
| 8,415 | 8,424 | Perforated |
| 8,552 | 8,560 | Perforated |
| 8,564 | 8,571 | Perforated |
| 8,762 | 8,798 | Perforated |
| 8,764 | 8,778 | Perforated |
| 8,764 | 9,118 | Perforated |
| 8,785 | 8,796 | Perforated |
| 8,955 | 8,982 | Perforated |
| 9,006 | 9,020 | Perforated |
| 9,006 | 9,024 | Perforated |
| 9,103 | 9,200 | Perforated |
| 9,170 | 9,218 | Perforated |
| — | 8,620 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 99 | 18 | 125 S |
| 9.625 | 1,498 | 12.25 | 450 S |
| 5.5 | 9,249 | 3.75 | 425 S |
| 5.5 | 9,249 | 8.75 | 425 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 16, 2021 | Jun 11, 2021 | — |
| 00 | Sep 7, 2006 | Sep 28, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Jun 29, 1994 | Sep 28, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Apr 22, 1994 | Sep 13, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 27, 1993 | Oct 13, 1977 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 13, 1977 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-291-01844 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-291-01844 → 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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