TEXAS · WELLS · PECOS COUNTY · MERCHANT STATE LEASE · API 42-371-32460 · DISTRICT 7B
Merchant State #5
Pecos County · Lehn-Apco South (Ellen) field · Vertical
Merchant State #5 (API 42-371-32460) is a plugged well in Pecos County, plugged May 7, 2003, last operated by Olsen Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1978 and 1985, permitted to 4,800 ft.
It was permitted by Lawrence, C. F. & Assoc. Inc. and has since transferred to Olsen Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 32.8K barrels of oil and 5.85K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2018. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Lawrence, C. F. & Assoc. Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Boerne, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- May 26, 2026
- Permits on file
- 243
- Phone
- (210) 496-2466
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Olsen Energy Inc.through Jan 2015 |
| Latest permit | Lawrence, C. F. & Assoc. Inc.Feb 20, 1985 |
- 4,800
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 20, 1985
- last permit issued
- Mar 29, 1978
- completed
- 32.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 5.85K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 29, 1978
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 7, 2003
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; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merchant State O-10-24582 | Lehn-Apco, South (Ellen) | Olsen Energy Inc. | 4 | 32.8K | 5.85K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2018 |
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.
- 1Lawrence, C. F. & Assoc. Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 1994
- 2Earnest Producing CorporationAug 1994 → Dec 1995
- 3Olsen Energy Inc.Jan 1996 → Jan 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 267404-99 | Recompletion | Lawrence, C. F. & Assoc. Inc. | Feb 19, 1985 | Feb 20, 1985 | — | 2,100 |
| 16295-99 | Drill | Lawrence, C. F. & Assoc. Inc. | Jan 13, 1978 | Jan 13, 1978 | Jan 28, 1978 | 4,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 1978 | Merchant State O-10-24582 | Lehn-Apco South (Ellen) | Olsen Energy Inc. | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| — | 4,815 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.75 | 672 | 14.75 | 400 S |
| 5.5 | 4,965 | 8.5 | 1,375 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 3, 1978 | — |
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 42-371-32460 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-371-32460 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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