TEXAS · WELLS · MARTIN COUNTY · SCHARBAUER "B" LEASE · API 42-317-35205 · DISTRICT 7B
Scharbauer B #17R
Martin County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Injection · Vertical
Scharbauer B #17R (API 42-317-35205) is a well in Martin County operated by Civitas Permian Operating LLC, completed January 17, 2020 and listed as injection on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued March 10, 2008, permitted to 10,250 ft.
It was permitted by Merit Energy Company and has since transferred to Civitas Permian Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including Santa Rosa, Rustler, Yates, Seven Rivers.
Its lease has reported 1.03M barrels of oil and 2.68M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 18 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit, with 400K barrels injected in the 12 months reported through January 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Merit Energy Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 21, 2025
- Permits on file
- 477
- Phone
- (303) 861-8140
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Civitas Permian Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Vencer Energy, LLCthrough Sep 2022 |
| Latest permit | Merit Energy CompanyMar 10, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,250
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 10, 2008
- last permit issued
- Jan 17, 2020
- completed
- 1.03M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.68M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 17, 2020
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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; they carry 18 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scharbauer "B" O-10-22763 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Civitas Permian Operating, LLC | 18 | 1.03M | 2.68M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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 → Sep 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 656181-98 | Drill | Merit Energy Company | Jan 8, 2010 | Mar 10, 2008 | Mar 25, 2008 | 10,500 |
| 656181-99 | Drill | Merit Energy Company | Feb 27, 2008 | Mar 10, 2008 | Mar 26, 2008 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 2020 | Scharbauer B O-10-22763 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Civitas Permian Operating LLC | Injection | 10,250 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,841 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa | 1,337 | 1,504 |
| Rustler | 1,968 | 873 |
| Yates | 2,846 | -5 |
| Seven Rivers | 3,157 | -316 |
| Queen | 3,850 | -1,009 |
| San Andres | 4,473 | -1,632 |
| Dean | 9,252 | -6,411 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,634 | -6,793 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,848 | -7,007 |
| Wolfcamp | 10,012 | -7,171 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,700 | 5,170 | Perforated |
| 9,252 | 10,102 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 476 | 17.5 | 545 S |
| 8.625 | 5,414 | 11 | 390 S |
| 5.5 | 10,250 | 7.875 | 95 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 | Apr 7, 2020 | Feb 19, 2020 | — |
| 00 | Sep 30, 2010 | Jun 14, 2010 | — |
| 00 | Mar 29, 2010 | May 22, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 1, 2009 | — | — |
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 42-317-35205 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-317-35205 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 400K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 4.33M
- bbl, all reported
- Jan 2026
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000119940 | W-14 Disposal | Active | 25,000 | 2,050 | 4,100–5,200 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 400,385 · prior 12 0
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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