WELL · 42-395-30474 · DISTRICT 3
Merka Unit #2
Robertson County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Producing · Horizontal
Merka Unit #2 (API 42-395-30474) is a horizontal well in Robertson County operated by Wildfire Energy Operating LLC, completed October 25, 1996 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 12, 1996, permitted to 7,000 ft.
It was permitted by Williams, Clayton Energy, Inc. and has since transferred to Wildfire Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Ausitn Chalk, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 443K barrels of oil and 211K mcf of gas since November 1995, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Williams, Clayton Energy, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 24, 2025
- Permits on file
- 171
- Phone
- (832) 558-0100
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Wildfire Energy Operating LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Williams, Clayton Energy, Inc.Sep 12, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 12, 1996
- last permit issued
- Oct 25, 1996
- completed
- 443K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 211K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1995 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 25, 1996
- 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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merka Unit O-3-22903 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC | 2 | 443K | 211K | Nov 1995 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2,072 · prior 12 5,433(-62%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 594 · prior 12 2,307(-74%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Williams, Clayton Energy, Inc.Nov 1995 → Nov 2016
- 2Wildhorse Resources Mngt Co, LLCDec 2016 → Apr 2019
- 3Wildfire Energy Operating LLCMar 2024 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 452502-99 | Drill | Williams, Clayton Energy, Inc. | Sep 11, 1996 | Sep 12, 1996 | Sep 24, 1996 | 7,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-22903 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 278 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Ausitn Chalk | 6,304 | -6,026 |
| Austin Chalk | 6,304 | -6,026 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,364 | 12,122 | Perforated |
| 6,364 | 12,124 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,017 | 12.25 | 280 S |
| 7 | 6,364 | 8.75 | 130 S |
| 7 | — | 8.75 | 415 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 | Mar 24, 1997 | Mar 10, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Dec 20, 1996 | Nov 22, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 17, 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 42-395-30474 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-395-30474 → 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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