TEXAS · WELLS · PALO PINTO COUNTY · MERCER TRUST LEASE · API 42-363-34461 · DISTRICT 6E
Mercer Trust #3
Palo Pinto County · Palo Pinto Co. Reg. (Gas) field · Vertical
Mercer Trust #3 (API 42-363-34461) is a plugged well in Palo Pinto County, plugged March 17, 2000, last operated by Cumming Company Inc. The.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued August 30, 1995, permitted to 4,500 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Strawn, Pregnant Shale, Big Saline, Marble Falls.
Its lease has reported 1.85K mcf of gas since November 1995, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 18, 2026
- Permits on file
- 410
- Phone
- (817) 737-2393
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Cumming Company Inc. The |
| Production reports | Cumming Company, Inc. Thethrough Mar 1996 |
| Latest permit | Cumming Company, Inc. TheAug 30, 1995 |
- 4,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 30, 1995
- last permit issued
- Oct 18, 1995
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.85K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1996 THROUGH Mar 1996
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 18, 1995
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 17, 2000
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercer Trust G-8-157212 | Palo Pinto Co. Reg. (Gas) | Cumming Company, Inc. The | 1 | 0 | 1.85K | Nov 1995 – Mar 1996 |
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.
- 1Cumming Company, Inc. TheJan 1996 → Mar 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 439381-98 | Drill | Cumming Company, Inc. The | Feb 20, 1996 | Aug 30, 1995 | Sep 9, 1995 | 4,500 |
| 439381-99 | Drill | Cumming Company, Inc. The | Aug 28, 1995 | Aug 30, 1995 | — | 4,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 1995 | Mercer Trust G-8-157212 | Palo Pinto Co. Reg. (Gas) | Cumming Company Inc. The | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,141 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| StrawnUPPER STRAWN | 1,620 | -479 |
| StrawnLOWER STRAWN | 2,320 | -1,179 |
| Pregnant Shale | 3,356 | -2,215 |
| Big Saline | 3,592 | -2,451 |
| Marble Falls | 4,145 | -3,004 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,322 | 2,327 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 250 | 12.25 | 180 S |
| 4.5 | 2,546 | 7.875 | 120 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 | Apr 1, 1996 | Feb 16, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 22, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-363-34461 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-363-34461 → 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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