WELL · 42-335-31987 · DISTRICT 8
McCabe, V.T. -C- #16
Mitchell County · Vertical
Mccabe, V.T. -C- #16 (API 42-335-31987) is a permitted well in Mitchell County filed by Merit Energy Company; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 5 drilling permits between 1980 and 1994, permitted to 7,400 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Strawn, Odom, Ellen, Ellenburger.
Its 3 leases have reported 86.9K barrels of oil and 188K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 15 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
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 | none |
| Production reports | Williams, Clayton Energy, Inc.through Aug 2006 |
| Latest permit | Merit Energy CompanySep 23, 1994 |
- 7,400
- total depth, ft
- 5
- permits on file
- Sep 23, 1994
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 86.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 188K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 15 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCabe, V.T. "C" O-10-24069 | Jameson, North (Strawn) | SD Royale Energy, Inc. | 9 | 76.4K | 167K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| McCabe, V. T. -C- O-10-26156 | Jameson N. (Odom) | J V a Operating Company, Inc. | 3 | 2.53K | 11.8K | Jan 1993 – May 2003 |
| McCabe, V. T. -C- O-10-25842 | Jameson N. (Ellen) | Merit Energy Company | 3 | 7.99K | 9.23K | Jan 1993 – Nov 1994 |
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.
- 1Merit Energy CompanyJan 1993 → Mar 2002
- 2J V a Operating Company, Inc.Apr 2002 → Jul 2006
- 3Williams, Clayton Energy, Inc.Aug 2006 → Aug 2006
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 428272-99 | Recompletion | Merit Energy Company | Sep 21, 1994 | Sep 23, 1994 | Sep 24, 1994 | 7,224 |
| 397273-99 | Recompletion | Merit Energy Company | Mar 6, 1992 | Mar 16, 1992 | — | 7,224 |
| 247771-99 | Recompletion | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Midland | Jul 3, 1984 | Jul 11, 1984 | Sep 19, 1981 | 7,400 |
| 119141-99 | Drill | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Abilene | May 10, 1981 | May 10, 1981 | Sep 19, 1981 | 7,400 |
| 87058-99 | Drill | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Midland | Jul 10, 1980 | Jul 10, 1980 | — | 6,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-24069 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-25842 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-26156 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,133 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Strawn | 6,020 | -3,887 |
| Odom | 6,864 | -4,731 |
| Ellen | 7,140 | -5,007 |
| Ellenburger | 7,140 | -5,007 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,020 | 6,196 | Perforated |
| 6,864 | 6,891 | Perforated |
| 7,140 | 7,150 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 463 | 12.25 | 350 S |
| 2.875 | 6,815 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 7,269 | 7.875 | 1,250 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 | Jul 18, 1996 | Jun 5, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Dec 2, 1994 | Oct 18, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Oct 28, 1994 | Dec 2, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Oct 15, 1984 | Jul 10, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Sep 20, 1984 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 2, 1981 | — |
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 42-335-31987 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-335-31987 → 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.
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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