WELL · 42-317-34087 · DISTRICT 8
Scharbauer C #9
Martin County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Scharbauer C #9 (API 42-317-34087) is a plugged well in Martin County, plugged August 29, 2024, last operated by Civitas Permian Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1997 and 2008, permitted to 9,700 ft.
It was permitted by Merit Energy Company and has since transferred to Civitas Permian Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Spraberry, Dean, Wolfcamp.
Its 2 leases have reported 595K barrels of oil and 1.47M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 18 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Merit Energy Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 477 permits on file · (432) 563-8316
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Civitas Permian Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Vencer Energy, LLCthrough Jan 2022 |
| Latest permit | Merit Energy CompanyDec 11, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,700
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 11, 2008
- last permit issued
- Jul 10, 1997
- completed
- 595K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.47M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 10, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 29, 2024
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 18 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scharbauer C O-10-38800 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Civitas Permian Operating, LLC | 6 | 210K | 713K | May 2008 – Jul 2026 |
| Scharbauer "C" O-10-23139 | Lacaff (Dean) | Vencer Energy, LLC | 12 | 385K | 757K | Jan 1993 – Nov 2023 |
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.
- 1Hanley Petroleum Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 1999
- 2Concho Resources Inc.Mar 1999 → Jun 2001
- 3Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Jul 2001 → Jun 2002
- 4Merit Energy CompanyJul 2002 → Nov 2013
- 5Hunt Oil CompanyDec 2013 → Jul 2021
- 6Vencer Energy, LLCAug 2021 → Jan 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 661408-99 | Field transfer | Merit Energy Company | May 7, 2008 | Dec 11, 2008 | Jun 20, 1997 | 9,675 |
| 460513-99 | Drill | Hanley Petroleum Inc. | Mar 31, 1997 | Apr 15, 1997 | Jun 12, 1997 | 9,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-23139 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-38800 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,868 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,049 | 8,316 | Perforated |
| 8,049 | 9,594 | Perforated |
| 8,565 | 9,094 | Perforated |
| 9,358 | 9,594 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.75 | 378 | 12.25 | 410 S |
| 12.75 | 378 | 17.5 | 410 S |
| 8.625 | 5,199 | 11 | 700 S |
| 4.5 | 9,675 | 7.875 | 805 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 | Jan 8, 2009 | May 13, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Dec 15, 2008 | Jul 23, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 12, 1998 | Jul 23, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 26, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-317-34087 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-317-34087 → 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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