WELL · 42-363-34626 · DISTRICT 7
Mercer #1501
Palo Pinto County · Palo Pinto Co. Reg. (Gas) field · Vertical
Mercer #1501 (API 42-363-34626) is a plugged well in Palo Pinto County, plugged November 6, 2008, last operated by Raylee Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 5, 1997, permitted to 5,000 ft.
It was permitted by Geonatural Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to Raylee Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Palo Pinto, Strawn.
Operator of record
Permitted by Geonatural Resources, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Graham, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 6, 2012 · 12 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Raylee Operating Company |
| Production reports | Raylee Operating Companythrough Nov 2008 |
| Latest permit | Geonatural Resources, Inc.Feb 5, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 5, 1997
- last permit issued
- May 25, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 20.3K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1997 THROUGH Nov 2008
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 25, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 6, 2008
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 G-8-163231 | Palo Pinto County Regular | Raylee Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 20.3K | May 1997 – Nov 2008 |
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.
- 1Geonatural Resources, Inc.May 1997 → Oct 2001
- 2Moore, Stephen OperatingNov 2001 → Jun 2002
- 3Raylee Operating CompanyJul 2002 → Nov 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 458203-99 | Drill | Geonatural Resources, Inc. | Feb 5, 1997 | Feb 5, 1997 | Feb 13, 1997 | 5,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-163231 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,378 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Palo Pinto | 480 | 898 |
| StrawnUPPER STRAWN | 900 | 478 |
| StrawnLOWER STRAWN | 2,715 | -1,337 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,727 | 2,726 | Perforated |
| 2,734 | 2,741 | Perforated |
| 2,748 | 2,762 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 340 | 12.25 | 215 S |
| 4.5 | 3,092 | 7.875 | 200 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 11, 1997 | Jun 25, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 30, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-363-34626 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-363-34626 → 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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