WELL · 42-383-42078 · DISTRICT 7
Merchant Estate West E 17-8 #4305H
Reagan County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Horizontal
Merchant Estate West E 17-8 #4305H (API 42-383-42078) is a horizontal well in Reagan County operated by De Central Operating LLC, completed February 20, 2026 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 14, 2025, permitted to 10,605 ft.
Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including Queen, Grayburg, San Andres, Clear Fork.
Its lease has reported 85.4K barrels of oil and 177K mcf of gas since December 2025, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 16, 2025
- Permits on file
- 401
- Phone
- (817) 928-3260
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | DE Central Operating LLC |
| Production reports | DE Central Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | DE Central Operating, LLCMay 14, 2025 |
- 10,605
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 14, 2025
- last permit issued
- Feb 20, 2026
- completed
- 85.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 177K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2025 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 20, 2026
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merchant Estate West E 17-8 O-9-23452 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | DE Central Operating, LLC | 1 | 85.4K | 177K | Dec 2025 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 85,395 · prior 12 0
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 177,132 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1DE Central Operating, LLCFeb 2026 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 907890-99 | Drill | DE Central Operating, LLC | May 9, 2025 | May 14, 2025 | Aug 15, 2025 | 10,605 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-23452 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,668 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen | 2,560 | 108 |
| Grayburg | 2,970 | -302 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - SALTWATER FLOW, POS | 3,182 | -514 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 5,113 | -2,445 |
| Spraberry | 6,219 | -3,551 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,834 | -5,166 |
| Ellenburger | — | — |
| Fusselman | — | — |
| Strawn | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,734 | 24,430 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,095 | 17.5 | 750 S |
| 8.625 | 7,756 | 10.625 | 840 S |
| 5.5 | 24,535 | 7.875 | 2,020 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 | May 29, 2026 | May 6, 2026 | — |
| 00 | Feb 24, 2026 | Jan 14, 2026 | Yes |
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 42-383-42078 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-383-42078 → 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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