WELL · 42-297-36028 · DISTRICT 2
Sinor Ranch A #15
Live Oak County · Sinor Nest (Lower Wilcox) field · Directional
Sinor Ranch A #15 (API 42-297-36028) is a well in Live Oak County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed October 15, 2019.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 20, 2019, permitted to 8,250 ft.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Hockley - Disposal, Jackson, Cook Mountain, Queen City.
Its 2 leases have reported 7.51M barrels of oil and 10.1M mcf of gas since June 2013, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 36 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit, with 517K barrels injected in the 12 months reported through February 2026; TexNet located 5 M2+ earthquakes within 10 km over the last two years.
Operator of record
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 1,049 permits on file · (972) 628-1559
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Merit Energy CompanyMay 20, 2019 |
- 8,250
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 20, 2019
- last permit issued
- Oct 15, 2019
- completed
- 7.51M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 10.1M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2013 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 15, 2019
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Surface location
28.506486, -98.246574
OpenStreetMap → · Google Maps →
Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Live Oak County.
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 36 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinor Wilcox Unit O-2-11770 | Sinor Nest (Lower Wilcox) | Merit Energy Company | 25 | 3.82M | 5.41M | Sep 2019 – Jul 2026 |
| Sinor Ranch A O-2-10786 | Sinor Nest (Lower Wilcox) | Merit Energy Company | 11 | 3.69M | 4.74M | Jun 2013 – Dec 2019 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 370,081 · prior 12 448,845(-18%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 244,271 · prior 12 270,166(-10%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Jun 2013 → Nov 2018
- 2Merit Energy CompanyDec 2018 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 853153-99 | Drill | Merit Energy Company | May 15, 2019 | May 20, 2019 | Aug 10, 2019 | 8,250 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-2-10786 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-11770 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 232 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Hockley - Disposal | 830 | -598 |
| JacksonJACKSON-YEGUA - DISPOSAL | 1,582 | -1,350 |
| Cook Mountain | 2,735 | -2,503 |
| Queen City | 4,000 | -3,768 |
| Wilcox | 5,302 | -5,070 |
| Austin Chalk | — | — |
| Eagle FordEAGLE FORD - H2S | — | — |
| EdwardsEDWARDS - H2S | — | — |
| FrioFRIO - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| SligoSLIGO - H2S | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,902 | 7,963 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 3,225 | 10.625 | 633 S |
| 5.5 | 8,180 | 7.875 | 942 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 | Aug 4, 2021 | Aug 3, 2021 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 23, 2020 | Oct 18, 2019 | — |
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 42-297-36028 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-297-36028 → 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.
Nearby wells and their tops
NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM
Draw a cross-section
This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.
Sinor Ranch B42-297-35553
0.2 KM · Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Hockley - Disposal | 850 | -622 |
| Jackson | 1,605 | -1,377 |
| Cook Mountain | 2,759 | -2,531 |
| Queen City | 3,978 | -3,750 |
| Wilcox | 5,270 | -5,042 |
| Austin Chalk | — | |
| Edwards | — | |
| Eagle Ford | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Sinor Wilcox Unit42-297-36483
0.3 KM · Merit Energy Company · Section with this well →
| Hockley - Disposal | 756 | -521 |
| Jackson | 1,532 | -1,297 |
| Cook Mountain | 2,613 | -2,378 |
| Queen City | 3,725 | -3,490 |
| Wilcox | 5,206 | -4,971 |
| Austin Chalk | — | |
| Eagle Ford | — | |
| Edwards | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Sinor Wilcox Unit42-297-36072
0.3 KM · Merit Energy Company · Section with this well →
| Hockley - Disposal | 832 | -619 |
| Jackson | 1,585 | -1,372 |
| Cook Mountain | 2,736 | -2,523 |
| Queen City | 4,003 | -3,790 |
| Wilcox | 5,305 | -5,092 |
| Frio | — | |
| Sligo | — | |
| Austin Chalk | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Sinor Ranch A42-297-35893
0.4 KM · Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Hockley - Disposal | 860 | -617 |
| Jackson | 1,580 | -1,337 |
| Cook Mountain | 2,740 | -2,497 |
| Queen City | 4,015 | -3,772 |
| Wilcox | 5,302 | -5,059 |
| Edwards | — | |
| Sligo | — | |
| Frio | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Sinor Wilcox Unit42-297-36077
0.5 KM · Merit Energy Company · Section with this well →
| Hockley - Disposal | 759 | |
| Jackson | 1,522 | |
| Cook Mountain | 2,610 | |
| Queen City | 3,723 | |
| Wilcox | 5,212 | |
| Austin Chalk | — | |
| Eagle Ford | — | |
| Edwards | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Sinor Wilcox Unit42-297-36406
0.5 KM · Merit Energy Company · Section with this well →
| Hockley - Disposal | 808 | -576 |
| Jackson | 1,604 | -1,372 |
| Cook Mountain | 2,655 | -2,423 |
| Queen City | 3,775 | -3,543 |
| Wilcox | 5,294 | -5,062 |
| Frio | — | |
| Sligo | — | |
| Austin Chalk | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Sinor Wilcox Unit42-297-36405
0.7 KM · Merit Energy Company · Section with this well →
| Hockley - Disposal | 808 | -595 |
| Jackson | 1,604 | -1,391 |
| Cook Mountain | 2,655 | -2,442 |
| Queen City | 3,775 | -3,562 |
| Wilcox | 5,294 | -5,081 |
| Austin Chalk | — | |
| Eagle Ford | — | |
| Edwards | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Sinor Ranch C42-297-35896
0.8 KM · Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Hockley - Disposal | 805 | -586 |
| Jackson | 1,509 | -1,290 |
| Cook Mountain | 2,673 | -2,454 |
| Queen City | 3,923 | -3,704 |
| Wilcox | 5,193 | -4,974 |
| Austin Chalk | — | |
| Sligo | — | |
| Frio | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 517K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 3.33M
- bbl, all reported
- Feb 2026
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000118953 | H-1 Injection | Active | 5,000 | 3,904 | 7,808–8,138 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 517,140 · prior 12 481,059(+8%)
TexNet catalog via USGS
Seismicity near this well
- 5
- M2+ events within 10 km, last 2 years
- M2.4
- largest
A proximity count, not an attribution. How to read it →
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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