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Duty Gas Unit #4

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Live Oak County · Maxine E. (10 000) field · Producing  · Vertical

Duty Gas Unit #4 (API 42-297-31717) is a well in Live Oak County operated by Columbus Energy LLC, completed August 21, 1999 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.

The RRC has issued 6 drilling permits (amended once) between 1978 and 1999, permitted to 11,200 ft.

It was permitted by Merit Energy Company and has since transferred to Columbus Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including 9700 Sand, 10600 Sand.

No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.

Operator of record

Columbus Energy LLC

Permitted by Merit Energy Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.

Based in
Houston, TX
P-5 status
Active – Extension (X)
P-5 last filed
Jun 2, 2026
Permits on file
51
Phone
(832) 432-8540
Watch this operatorWatch Live Oak County

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore schedulenone
Production reportsColumbus Energy, LLCthrough Apr 2026
Latest permitMerit Energy CompanyNov 12, 1999
11,200
total depth, ft
7
permits on file
Nov 12, 1999
last permit issued
Aug 21, 1999
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
1.96M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completed
Aug 21, 1999
Shut in
—
Plugged
—

Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)

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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Duty Gas Unit G-2-175658Maxine, E. (10,000)Columbus Energy, LLC101.54MAug 1999 – Jul 2026
Duty Gas Unit G-2-154146Maxine, East (10,600)Merit Energy Company10214KApr 1995 – Aug 1999
Duty Gas Unit G-2-124275Maxine, East (9700)Merit Energy Company10203KJan 1993 – Jul 1995

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 16,919 · prior 12 18,799(-10%)

01K2K3K202420252026

Chain of custody

Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.

  1. 1Amoco Production CompanyJan 1993 → Apr 1994
  2. 2Merit Energy CompanyMay 1994 → May 2010
  3. 3Bluestone Natural Resources, LLCJun 2010 → Jun 2011
  4. 4Columbus Energy, LLCJul 2011 → Apr 2026
  5. 5Fourth Floor Operating LLCMar 2019 → Apr 2022

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
489478-99RecompletionMerit Energy CompanyNov 12, 1999Nov 12, 1999Aug 6, 199911,200
432539-98RecompletionMerit Energy CompanyApr 19, 1995Feb 7, 1995Mar 3, 199511,200
432539-99RecompletionMerit Energy CompanyFeb 3, 1995Feb 7, 1995—11,200
327937-99RecompletionAmoco Production CompanyMar 19, 1987Mar 23, 1987—11,200
287181-99RecompletionAmoco Production CompanyOct 8, 1985Oct 9, 1985—11,200
143970-99RecompletionAmoco Production CompanyDec 11, 1981Dec 11, 1981—12,000
23185-99DrillAmoco Production CompanyApr 28, 1978Apr 28, 1978—11,000

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
Aug 21, 1999Duty Gas Unit G-2-175658Maxine E. (10 000)Columbus Energy LLCProducing11,200
Oct 6, 1995Duty Gas Unit G-2-154146Maxine East (10 600)Merit Energy CompanyNot on Schedule—
May 8, 1987Duty Gas Unit G-2-124275Maxine East (9700)Merit Energy CompanyNot on Schedule—
Feb 13, 1982Duty Gas Unit G-2-98422Maxine East (10 600)Amoco Production CompanyNot on Schedule—
Jul 6, 1979Duty Gas Unit G-2-85915Maxine East (Massive Lo.)Amoco Production CompanyNot on Schedule—

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 390 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
9700 Sand10,016-9,626
10600 Sand10,588-10,198

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
8,1208,138Perforated
10,01610,040Perforated
10,01610,048Perforated
10,39410,411Perforated
10,41510,419Perforated
10,58810,606Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
10.752,00614.751,125 S
2.57,555——
2.8758,028——
79,4669.8751,675 S
210,370——

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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Jun 1, 2000Nov 17, 1999—
00Feb 11, 2000——
00Jan 30, 1996Nov 3, 1995—
00Aug 10, 1995Apr 28, 1995Yes
00Jun 1, 1995——
00Jun 17, 1987Jun 8, 1987—
00Jun 11, 1987——
00Jan 12, 1984Feb 23, 1982—
00Jan 12, 1984Jan 24, 1980—

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.

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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