WELL · 42-297-36501 · DISTRICT 2
Fort Merrill #1
Live Oak County · Fort Merrill field · Vertical
Fort Merrill #1 (API 42-297-36501) is a well in Live Oak County operated by Paloma Operating LLC, completed July 16, 2025.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits in 2025, permitted to 5,500 ft.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Frio, Hockley - Disposal, Jackson, Cook Mountain.
Its 2 leases have reported 12K barrels of oil since July 2025, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Corpus Christ, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026 · 72 permits on file · (800) 747-2241
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Paloma Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Paloma Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Paloma Operating, LLCAug 21, 2025 |
- 5,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 21, 2025
- last permit issued
- Jul 16, 2025
- completed
- 12K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2025 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 16, 2025
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Surface location
28.259960, -98.004278
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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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Merrill O-2-13098 | Fort Merrill (Yegua) | Paloma Operating, LLC | 1 | 12K | 0 | Jul 2025 – Jul 2026 |
| Fort Merrill O-2-13048 | Fort Merrill | Paloma Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jul 2025 – Sep 2025 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 12,008 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Paloma Operating, LLCJul 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 909982-99 | Recompletion | Paloma Operating, LLC | Aug 20, 2025 | Aug 21, 2025 | — | 5,500 |
| 907799-99 | Drill | Paloma Operating, LLC | May 6, 2025 | May 7, 2025 | Jun 18, 2025 | 5,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-2-13048 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-13098 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 130 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| FrioFRIO - DISPOSAL | 3,850 | -3,720 |
| Hockley - Disposal | 4,065 | -3,935 |
| JacksonJACKSON-YEGUA - DISPOSAL | 4,500 | -4,370 |
| Cook Mountain | 5,046 | -4,916 |
| Austin Chalk | — | — |
| Eagle FordEAGLE FORD - H2S | — | — |
| EdwardsEDWARDS - H2S | — | — |
| Queen City | — | — |
| SligoSLIGO - H2S | — | — |
| Wilcox | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,259 | 5,261 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,240 | 12.25 | 540 S |
| 4.5 | 5,510 | 7.875 | 450 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 26, 2025 | Aug 22, 2025 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 25, 2025 | Jul 31, 2025 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 5, 2025 | Jul 31, 2025 | 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 42-297-36501 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-297-36501 → 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.
C N Freeman42-297-36436
3.6 KM · Aurora Resources Corporation · Section with this well →
| Frio | 1,500 | -1,311 |
| Hockley - Disposal | 3,400 | -3,211 |
| Jackson | 4,000 | -3,811 |
| Queen City | — | |
| Edwards | — | |
| Eagle Ford | — | |
| Cook Mountain | — | |
| Austin Chalk | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
McNeill H42-297-35860
6.2 KM · Sue-Ann Operating, L.C. · Section with this well →
| Frio | 2,130 | -1,954 |
| Hockley - Disposal | 4,380 | -4,204 |
| Jackson | 5,170 | -4,994 |
| Cook Mountain | 5,700 | -5,524 |
| Austin Chalk | — | |
| Wilcox | — | |
| Sligo | — | |
| Queen City | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Granberry 'a' Unit42-297-36071
6.4 KM · Double Play Oil & Gas, Inc · Section with this well →
| Frio | 2,150 | -2,140 |
| Hockley - Disposal | 4,350 | -4,340 |
| Jackson | 5,200 | -5,190 |
| Cook Mountain | 5,700 | -5,690 |
| Wilcox | — | |
| Queen City | — | |
| Sligo | — | |
| Austin Chalk | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
McNeill-Cartwright Unit42-297-36034
7.5 KM · Double Play Oil & Gas, Inc · Section with this well →
| Frio | 2,185 | -2,010 |
| Hockley - Disposal | 4,508 | -4,333 |
| Jackson | 5,260 | -5,085 |
| Cook Mountain | 5,850 | -5,675 |
| Sligo | — | |
| Austin Chalk | — | |
| Eagle Ford | — | |
| Edwards | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
McNeill42-297-34489
8.6 KM · Sue-Ann Operating, L.C. · Section with this well →
| Pettus | 4,213 | -3,985 |
| Upper Hockley | 4,260 | -4,032 |
| Main Hockley | 4,430 | -4,202 |
| Yegua | 5,200 | -4,972 |
| Jackson | 5,280 | -5,052 |
| Frio | — | |
| Hockley | — | |
| Wilcox | — |
13 TOPS · FIRST 8
Cartwright Ranch42-297-35567
9.7 KM · Royal Production Company, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Frio | 3,200 | -3,013 |
| Hockley - Disposal | 4,560 | -4,373 |
| Jackson | 5,230 | -5,043 |
| Cook Mountain | 5,720 | -5,533 |
| Queen City | — | |
| Austin Chalk | — | |
| Wilcox | — | |
| Sligo | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Maggie McNeill D42-297-35371
10.3 KM · Sue-Ann Operating, L.C. · Section with this well →
| Hockley | 4,420 | -4,174 |
| Pettus | 4,900 | -4,654 |
| Jackson | 5,280 | -5,034 |
| Yegua | 5,280 | -5,034 |
| Frio | — | |
| Queen City | — | |
| Austin Chalk | — | |
| Cook Mountain | — |
11 TOPS · FIRST 8
Dobie Ranch42-297-36538
10.5 KM · Paloma Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Jackson | 5,280 | -5,086 |
| Cook Mountain | 5,724 | -5,530 |
| Edwards | — | |
| Queen City | — | |
| Frio | — | |
| Hockley - Disposal | — | |
| Sligo | — | |
| Austin Chalk | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
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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