WELL · 42-337-33470 · DISTRICT 9
Jan Lee A #1
Montague County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Vertical
Jan Lee A #1 (API 42-337-33470) is a plugged well in Montague County, plugged August 11, 2010, last operated by Smith Pipe Of Abilene.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 2002 and 2004, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Merritt Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Smith Pipe Of Abilene on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Barnett, Forestburg.
Its 2 leases have reported 4.15K barrels of oil and 40.7K mcf of gas since May 2003, last reporting in March 2012. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Merritt Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 3, 2024 · (325) 665-4407
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Smith Pipe of Abilene |
| Production reports | Merritt Operating, Inc.through Aug 2007 |
| Latest permit | Merritt Operating, Inc.Feb 5, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Feb 5, 2004
- last permit issued
- Nov 28, 2003
- completed
- 4.15K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 40.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2003 THROUGH Mar 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 28, 2003
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 11, 2010
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Lee A O-13-30290 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Smith Pipe of Abilene | 1 | 4.15K | 40.7K | Aug 2003 – Mar 2012 |
| Jan Lee O-13-30150 | Wildcat | Merritt Operating, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | May 2003 – Apr 2004 |
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.
- 1Merritt Operating, Inc.Oct 2003 → Aug 2007
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 541700-98 | Recompletion | Merritt Operating, Inc. | Feb 23, 2004 | Feb 5, 2004 | — | 9,000 |
| 541700-99 | Recompletion | Merritt Operating, Inc. | May 31, 2002 | Feb 5, 2004 | Jun 24, 2002 | 9,000 |
| 520551-99 | Drill | Merritt Operating, Inc. | May 31, 2002 | Jun 10, 2002 | Jun 24, 2002 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-30150 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-30290 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,037 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT | 7,417 | -6,380 |
| Forestburg | 7,466 | -6,429 |
| BarnettLOWER BARNETT | 7,802 | -6,765 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,812 | 7,890 | Perforated |
| 7,812 | 8,250 | Perforated |
| 7,920 | 7,988 | Perforated |
| 8,089 | 8,091 | Perforated |
| 8,145 | 8,190 | Perforated |
| 8,230 | 8,250 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 775 | 11 | 275 S |
| 5.5 | 8,341 | 7.875 | 630 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 | Oct 23, 2008 | May 5, 2008 | — |
| 00 | May 24, 2004 | Dec 29, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 28, 2004 | Oct 14, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 13, 2004 | Oct 14, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 25, 2003 | — | — |
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 42-337-33470 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-337-33470 → 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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