WELL · 42-317-33779 · DISTRICT 8
Black #1
Martin County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Black #1 (API 42-317-33779) is a plugged well in Martin County, plugged February 3, 2005, last operated by Merit Energy Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 6, 1990, permitted to 9,200 ft.
It was permitted by Adobe Resources Corporation and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Spraberry, Dean, Wolfcamp.
Its lease has reported 20.4K barrels of oil and 52.6K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in January 2007.
Operator of record
Permitted by Adobe Resources Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
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 2002 |
| Latest permit | Adobe Resources CorporationNov 6, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 6, 1990
- last permit issued
- Dec 14, 1990
- completed
- 20.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 52.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 2007
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 14, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 3, 2005
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 lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black O-10-32930 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 20.4K | 52.6K | Jan 1993 – Jan 2007 |
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.
- 1Santa FE Energy Resources, Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 1998
- 2Merit Energy CompanyJan 2002 → Apr 2002
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 380653-99 | Drill | Adobe Resources Corporation | Nov 6, 1990 | Nov 6, 1990 | Nov 15, 1990 | 9,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-32930 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,731 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,475 | 7,720 | Perforated |
| 7,976 | 8,424 | Perforated |
| 8,788 | 9,168 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 390 | 17.5 | 375 S |
| 9.625 | 4,891 | 12.25 | 625 S |
| 5.5 | 9,505 | 7.875 | 800 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 | Feb 12, 1991 | Jan 4, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 18, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-317-33779 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-317-33779 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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