TEXAS · WELLS · RUSK COUNTY · JENKINS, FELIX W. GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-401-30641 · DISTRICT 06
Jenkins Felix W. Gas Unit #1
Rusk County · Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Jenkins Felix W. Gas Unit #1 (API 42-401-30641) is a well in Rusk County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed August 28, 1978 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in March 1, 2014.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 28, 1977, permitted to 10,600 ft.
It was permitted by Amoco Production Company and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Massive Anhydrite (marker), Rodessa, James Lime, Pettit.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Amoco Production Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 7, 2025
- Permits on file
- 1,049
- Phone
- (972) 701-8377
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | BP America Production Companythrough Feb 2014 |
| Latest permit | Amoco Production CompanyNov 28, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 28, 1977
- last permit issued
- Aug 28, 1978
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 347K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 28, 1978
- Shut in
- Mar 1, 2014
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenkins, Felix W. Gas Unit G-6-78590 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 347K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Amoco Production CompanyJan 1993 → Dec 2001
- 2BP America Production CompanyJan 2002 → Feb 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12818-99 | Drill | Amoco Production Company | Nov 28, 1977 | Nov 28, 1977 | Mar 24, 1978 | 10,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 1978 | Jenkins Felix W. Gas Unit G-6-78590 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Mar 1, 2014 | 10,600 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 415 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 5,870 | -5,455 |
| Rodessa | 6,160 | -5,745 |
| James Lime | 6,595 | -6,180 |
| Pettit | 6,820 | -6,405 |
| Travis Peak | 7,156 | -6,741 |
| Cotton Valley | 9,057 | -8,642 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,226 | 10,456 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 75 | 20 | — |
| 9.625 | 1,768 | 12.25 | — |
| 5.5 | 10,600 | 8.75 | — |
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 | Sep 21, 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 42-401-30641 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-30641 → 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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