WELL · 42-383-42166 · DISTRICT 7
Merchant Estate East K 16-23 #4211H
Reagan County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Shut IN · Horizontal
Merchant Estate East K 16-23 #4211H (API 42-383-42166) is a horizontal well in Reagan County operated by De Central Operating LLC, completed March 25, 2026 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 16, 2025, permitted to 10,605 ft.
Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including Queen, Grayburg, San Andres, Clear Fork.
Its lease has reported 71.3K barrels of oil and 112K mcf of gas since December 2025, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 401 permits on file · (254) 559-7845
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, LLCJul 16, 2025 |
- 10,605
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 16, 2025
- last permit issued
- Mar 25, 2026
- completed
- 71.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 112K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2025 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 25, 2026
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
Surface location
31.598648, -101.531446
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Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Reagan County.
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merchant Estate East K 16-23 O-9-23434 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | DE Central Operating, LLC | 2 | 71.3K | 112K | Dec 2025 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 71,305 · prior 12 0
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 112,382 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1DE Central Operating, LLCMar 2026 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 908800-99 | Drill | DE Central Operating, LLC | Jun 23, 2025 | Jul 16, 2025 | Aug 25, 2025 | 10,605 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-23434 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,661 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen | 2,501 | 160 |
| Grayburg | 2,929 | -268 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - SALTWATER FLOW, POS | 3,133 | -472 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 5,011 | -2,350 |
| Spraberry | 6,179 | -3,518 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,793 | -5,132 |
| Ellenburger | — | — |
| Fusselman | — | — |
| Strawn | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,440 | 18,825 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,095 | 17.5 | 750 S |
| 8.625 | 7,587 | 10.625 | 810 S |
| 5.5 | 18,921 | 7.875 | 1,470 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 | Jun 2, 2026 | May 8, 2026 | — |
| 00 | Feb 9, 2026 | Jan 22, 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 42-383-42166 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-383-42166 → 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.
Nearby wells and their tops
NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM
Draw a cross-section
This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.
Merchant Estate East M 16-2342-383-42167
0.0 KM · DE Central Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Queen | 2,507 | 154 |
| Grayburg | 2,928 | -267 |
| San Andres | 3,129 | -468 |
| Clear Fork | 5,010 | -2,349 |
| Spraberry | 6,176 | -3,515 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,787 | -5,126 |
| Fusselman | — | |
| Strawn | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Merchant Estate East K 16-2342-383-42165
0.0 KM · DE Central Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Queen | 2,504 | 156 |
| Grayburg | 2,928 | -268 |
| San Andres | 3,132 | -472 |
| Clear Fork | 5,011 | -2,351 |
| Spraberry | 6,178 | -3,518 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,795 | -5,135 |
| Ellenburger | — | |
| Strawn | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Merchant Estate East I 16-2342-383-42164
0.0 KM · DE Central Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Queen | 2,501 | 159 |
| Grayburg | 2,925 | -265 |
| San Andres | 3,130 | -470 |
| Clear Fork | 5,011 | -2,351 |
| Spraberry | 6,183 | -3,523 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,795 | -5,135 |
| Strawn | — | |
| Fusselman | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Merchant Estate East O 16-2342-383-42169
0.0 KM · DE Central Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Queen | 2,504 | 156 |
| Grayburg | 2,932 | -272 |
| San Andres | 3,145 | -485 |
| Clear Fork | 4,994 | -2,334 |
| Spraberry | 6,175 | -3,515 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,790 | -5,130 |
| Fusselman | — | |
| Ellenburger | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Merchant Estate East O 16-2342-383-42168
0.0 KM · DE Central Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Queen | 2,503 | 157 |
| Grayburg | 2,932 | -272 |
| San Andres | 3,145 | -485 |
| Clear Fork | 4,994 | -2,334 |
| Spraberry | 6,174 | -3,514 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,788 | -5,128 |
| Ellenburger | — | |
| Fusselman | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Merchant Charles West a 13.5-642-383-42325
0.6 KM · DE Central Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Queen | 2,512 | 166 |
| Grayburg | 2,925 | -247 |
| San Andres | 3,142 | -464 |
| Clear Fork | 5,002 | -2,324 |
| Spraberry | 6,178 | -3,500 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,787 | -5,109 |
| Fusselman | — | |
| Ellenburger | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Merchant Charles West C 13.5-642-383-42327
0.6 KM · DE Central Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Queen | 2,509 | 169 |
| Grayburg | 2,929 | -251 |
| San Andres | 3,139 | -461 |
| Clear Fork | 4,987 | -2,309 |
| Spraberry | 6,177 | -3,499 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,779 | -5,101 |
| Strawn | — | |
| Ellenburger | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Merchant Charles West C 13.5-642-383-42326
0.6 KM · DE Central Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Queen | 2,509 | 169 |
| Grayburg | 2,931 | -253 |
| San Andres | 3,142 | -464 |
| Clear Fork | 4,988 | -2,310 |
| Spraberry | 6,174 | -3,496 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,783 | -5,105 |
| Fusselman | — | |
| Ellenburger | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
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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