WELL · 42-355-05997 · DISTRICT 4
Texas State Lease No. 32973 #5503
Nueces County · Vertical
Texas State Lease NO. 32973 #5503 (API 42-355-05997) is a permitted well in Nueces County filed by Merrico Resources, Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1989 and 1993, permitted to 8,753 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Fb-B, K-8, L-1, Fb-B K-8, Fb-B E-2.
Operator of record
Ardmore, OK · P-5 Y, filed Jul 7, 1995 · 5 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Sabco Operating Companythrough Jul 2004 |
| Latest permit | Merrico Resources, Inc.Dec 29, 1993 |
- 8,753
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 29, 1993
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 399K
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TSL 32973 /TR 55/ G-4-132292 | Corpus Christi Bay,w. (FB-B,k-8) | White Marlin Operating Co, LLC | 1 | 0 | 399K | 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.
- 1Merrico Resources, Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 1995
- 2Sabco Oil and Gas CorporationApr 1995 → Dec 1996
- 3Sabco Operating CompanyJan 1997 → Jul 2004
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 419670-99 | Recompletion | Merrico Resources, Inc. | Dec 27, 1993 | Dec 29, 1993 | — | 8,753 |
| 362515-99 | Recompletion | Merrico Resources, Inc. | Aug 8, 1989 | Aug 18, 1989 | — | 8,720 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-132292 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 18 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| FB-B, K-8 | 8,350 | -8,332 |
| L-1 | 8,455 | -8,437 |
| FB-B K-8 | 8,544 | -8,526 |
| FB-B E-2 | 8,720 | -8,702 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,440 | 8,448 | Perforated |
| 8,455 | 8,462 | Perforated |
| 8,465 | 8,472 | Perforated |
| 8,540 | 8,544 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 148 | — | — |
| 10.75 | 2,103 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 8,352 | — | — |
| 7 | 8,848 | — | — |
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 | Sep 30, 1994 | Jun 24, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Aug 4, 1994 | Jun 28, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Mar 21, 1994 | Jan 6, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Dec 18, 1989 | Nov 2, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 6, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 15, 1977 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 9, 1965 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-355-05997 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-355-05997 → 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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