WELL · 42-399-34319 · DISTRICT 7
Merfeld #1
Runnels County · Bull (Gray Sand) field · Vertical
Merfeld #1 (API 42-399-34319) is a plugged well in Runnels County, plugged May 2, 2000, last operated by Chase Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 26, 1994, permitted to 4,650 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Base Breckenridge Lm, King Sand, Palo Pinto, Goen Lime.
Its lease has reported 57 barrels of oil and 3 mcf of gas since October 1994, last reporting in August 2003.
Operator of record
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2005 · 1 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Chase Operating Company |
| Production reports | Chase Operating Companythrough Dec 1994 |
| Latest permit | Chase Operating CompanyMay 26, 1994 |
- 4,650
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 26, 1994
- last permit issued
- Jun 1, 1994
- completed
- 57
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1994 THROUGH Aug 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 1, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 2, 2000
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merfeld O-8-27313 | Bull (Gray Sand) | Chase Operating Company | 1 | 57 | 3 | Oct 1994 – Aug 2003 |
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.
- 1Chase Operating CompanyOct 1994 → Dec 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 424213-99 | Drill | Chase Operating Company | May 24, 1994 | May 26, 1994 | Jun 3, 1994 | 4,650 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-27313 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,019 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Base Breckenridge LM | 2,540 | -521 |
| King Sand | 2,550 | -531 |
| Palo Pinto | 3,701 | -1,682 |
| Goen Lime | 4,130 | -2,111 |
| Gardner Lime | 4,305 | -2,286 |
| Gray | 4,486 | -2,467 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,486 | 4,488 | Perforated |
| 4,492 | 4,493 | Perforated |
| 4,495 | 4,497 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 169 | 12.25 | 100 S |
| 4.5 | 4,578 | 7.875 | 900 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 10, 1995 | Oct 14, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 1, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-399-34319 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-399-34319 → 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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