WELL · 42-401-31444 · DISTRICT 6
Mercer C.J. #4
Rusk County · Pone (Basal Pettit) field · Vertical
Mercer C.J. #4 (API 42-401-31444) is a plugged well in Rusk County, plugged February 17, 1989, last operated by Seagull Energy E&P Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1982 and 1986, permitted to 7,800 ft.
It was permitted by Machin, Art & Associates, Inc. and has since transferred to Seagull Energy E&P Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including 1st Anhydrite Stringer, Massive Anhydrite (marker), Rodessa, James Lime.
Operator of record
Permitted by Machin, Art & Associates, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 28, 2000
- Permits on file
- 172
- Phone
- (713) 265-6000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Seagull Energy E&P Inc. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Machin, Art & Associates, Inc.Jan 10, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,800
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 10, 1986
- last permit issued
- Aug 7, 1982
- completed
- —
- cumulative oil, bbl
- —
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 7, 1982
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 17, 1989
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.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 295183-99 | Recompletion | Machin, Art & Associates, Inc. | Dec 27, 1985 | Jan 10, 1986 | — | 7,650 |
| 164439-99 | Drill | Machin, Art & Associates, Inc. | Jun 21, 1982 | Jun 21, 1982 | — | 7,800 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 408 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| 1ST Anhydrite Stringer | 5,952 | -5,544 |
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)TOP MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 6,266 | -5,858 |
| RodessaTOP OF RODESSA | 6,412 | -6,004 |
| James LimeTOP JAMES LIME | 6,875 | -6,467 |
| PettitTOP PETTIT | 7,112 | -6,704 |
| Travis PeakTOP TRAVIS PEAK | 7,402 | -6,994 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,209 | 7,213 | Perforated |
| 7,392 | 7,396 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,265 | 12.25 | 722 S |
| 2.375 | 7,254 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 7,570 | 7.875 | 710 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, 1986 | Oct 31, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 22, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 30, 1982 | — |
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 42-401-31444 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-31444 → 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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