WELL · 42-297-31728 · DISTRICT 2
Dillworth Slick Sand Unit #40
Live Oak County · Karon (Slick) field · Vertical
Dillworth Slick Sand Unit #40 (API 42-297-31728) is a well in Live Oak County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed April 30, 1979.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1978 and 1995, permitted to 8,000 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Slick, Luling, Mackhank, Wilcox.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
- 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 | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | Columbus Energy, LLCthrough Mar 2016 |
| Latest permit | Merit Energy CompanyMar 7, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 7, 1995
- last permit issued
- Apr 30, 1979
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.04M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 30, 1979
- 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karon Luling Unit G-2-153674 | Karon (Luling) | Columbus Energy, LLC | 1 | 0 | 2.04M | Jan 1995 – Jul 2026 |
| Dillworth Slick Sand Unit G-2-82427 | Karon (Slick) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 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.
- 1Merit Energy CompanyJan 1995 → May 2010
- 2Bluestone Natural Resources, LLCJun 2010 → Jun 2011
- 3Columbus Energy, LLCJul 2011 → Mar 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 433590-99 | Recompletion | Merit Energy Company | Mar 7, 1995 | Mar 7, 1995 | Jan 3, 1995 | 8,000 |
| 25338-99 | Drill | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Corpus | May 30, 1978 | May 30, 1978 | Feb 10, 1979 | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-82427 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-153674 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 270 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Slick | 6,998 | -6,728 |
| Luling | 7,130 | -6,860 |
| Luling | 7,212 | -6,942 |
| Mackhank | 7,431 | -7,161 |
| WilcoxUPPER WILCOX | 7,600 | -7,330 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,998 | 7,042 | Perforated |
| 7,135 | 7,145 | Perforated |
| 7,135 | 7,176 | Perforated |
| 7,166 | 7,176 | Perforated |
| 7,212 | 7,216 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 826 | 16 | 550 S |
| 2.375 | 6,902 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 7,810 | 8.625 | 945 S |
| 5.5 | 7,811 | 8.625 | 945 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 | Sep 14, 2004 | Aug 2, 2004 | — |
| 00 | Sep 27, 1999 | Mar 19, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Jun 29, 1995 | Mar 16, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 27, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 18, 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 42-297-31728 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-297-31728 → 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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