TEXAS · WELLS · NACOGDOCHES COUNTY · FINCHER-SCHWARTZ GAS UNIT 1 LEASE · API 42-347-32505 · DISTRICT 06
Fincher-Schwartz Gas Unit 1 #1
Nacogdoches County · Black Bayou (Pettit) field · Producing · Directional
Fincher-Schwartz Gas Unit 1 #1 (API 42-347-32505) is a well in Nacogdoches County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed February 13, 2008 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued March 16, 2007, permitted to 9,605 ft.
It was permitted by Southwestern Energy Prod. CO. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Navarro, Austin Chalk, James Lime.
Its lease has reported 54.2K barrels of oil and 5.51M mcf of gas since February 2008, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Southwestern Energy Prod. Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- 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 | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Southwestern Energy Prod. Co.Mar 16, 2007 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,605
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Mar 16, 2007
- last permit issued
- Feb 13, 2008
- completed
- 54.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 5.51M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2008 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 13, 2008
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fincher-Schwartz Gas Unit 1 G-6-241990 | Black Bayou (Pettit) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 54.2K | 5.51M | Feb 2008 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 17,437 · prior 12 16,705(+4%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Southwestern Energy Prod. Co.Feb 2008 → Feb 2015
- 2SWN Production Company, LLCMar 2015 → May 2015
- 3Lime Rock Resources III-a, L.P.Jun 2015 → Dec 2020
- 4Merit Energy CompanyJan 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 634815-97 | Drill | Southwestern Energy Prod. Co. | Apr 2, 2008 | Mar 16, 2007 | Jan 7, 2008 | 12,100 |
| 634815-98 | Drill | Southwestern Energy Prod. Co. | Dec 12, 2007 | Mar 16, 2007 | Jan 7, 2008 | 12,100 |
| 634815-99 | Drill | Southwestern Energy Prod. Co. | Mar 8, 2007 | Mar 16, 2007 | — | 12,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2008 | Fincher-Schwartz Gas Unit 1 G-6-241990 | Black Bayou (Pettit) | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 9,605 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 224 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Navarro | 4,604 | -4,380 |
| Austin Chalk | 5,721 | -5,497 |
| James LimeJAMES | 9,352 | -9,128 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,688 | 9,781 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 4,994 | 11 | 510 S |
| 5.5 | 9,690 | 7.875 | 748 S |
| 5.5 | 9,690 | 11 | 748 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jan 22, 2009 | Dec 11, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Nov 19, 2008 | Aug 14, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 12, 2008 | — | — |
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 42-347-32505 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-347-32505 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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