WELL · 42-335-32016 · DISTRICT 8
J.F. McCabe A #11
Mitchell County · Jameson N. (Ellen) field · Vertical
J.F. Mccabe A #11 (API 42-335-32016) is a well in Mitchell County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed August 1, 1981.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 1994, permitted to 7,350 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Odom, Ellenburger.
Its 2 leases have reported 122K barrels of oil and 241K 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
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 7, 2025
- Permits on file
- 1,049
- Phone
- (972) 701-8377
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | Longfellow Energy, LPthrough Feb 2018 |
| Latest permit | Merit Energy CompanyMar 24, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,350
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 24, 1994
- last permit issued
- Aug 1, 1981
- completed
- 122K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 241K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 1, 1981
- 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 2 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, J.F.-A- O-10-27990 | Jameson N. (Odom) | SD Royale Energy, Inc. | 8 | 112K | 233K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| J.F. McCabe "A" O-10-25046 | Jameson N. (Ellen) | Merit Energy Company | 7 | 10.3K | 8.29K | Jan 1993 – Aug 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 → May 2006
- 3Williams, Clayton Energy, Inc.Nov 2006 → Feb 2017
- 4Longfellow Energy, LPFeb 2018 → Feb 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 422354-99 | Recompletion | Merit Energy Company | Mar 24, 1994 | Mar 24, 1994 | Mar 25, 1994 | 7,170 |
| 117118-99 | Drill | Sun Exploration & Production Co. | May 5, 1981 | May 5, 1981 | Jun 28, 1981 | 7,350 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-25046 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-27990 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,145 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Odom | 6,870 | -4,725 |
| Ellenburger | 7,163 | -5,018 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,870 | 6,882 | Perforated |
| 7,163 | 7,169 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 453 | 12.25 | 300 S |
| 2.375 | 6,829 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 7,170 | 7.875 | 1,325 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 27, 1994 | Jun 20, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 30, 1994 | Aug 21, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 21, 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 42-335-32016 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-335-32016 → 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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