WELL · 42-401-32423 · DISTRICT 6
Merritt Thos. C. Trust Gas Unit #4
Rusk County · Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Merritt Thos. C. Trust Gas Unit #4 (API 42-401-32423) is a well in Rusk County operated by Chisos Ltd., completed February 10, 1993 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 8, 1992, permitted to 10,700 ft.
It was permitted by Torch Operating Company and has since transferred to Chisos Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including BMA, Pettit, Travis Peak, Base B Lime.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Torch Operating Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 4 permits on file · (713) 753-1427
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Chisos Ltd. |
| Production reports | Chisos, Ltd.through Jul 2020 |
| Latest permit | Torch Operating CompanyOct 8, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 8, 1992
- last permit issued
- Feb 10, 1993
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.45M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 10, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merritt, Thos. C. Trust Gas Unit G-6-144835 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Chisos, Ltd. | 1 | 0 | 1.45M | Feb 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.
- 1Torch Operating CompanyFeb 1993 → Jan 2002
- 2Torch Energy Services, Inc.Feb 2002 → Sep 2011
- 3Torch Production Company, LLCOct 2011 → Mar 2013
- 4Chisos, Ltd.Nov 2013 → Jul 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 403409-99 | Drill | Torch Operating Company | Sep 11, 1992 | Oct 8, 1992 | Nov 14, 1992 | 10,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-144835 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 435 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| BMA | 6,042 | -5,607 |
| Pettit | 6,760 | -6,325 |
| Travis Peak | 7,052 | -6,617 |
| Base B Lime | 9,020 | -8,585 |
| TaylorTAYLOR SAND | 10,150 | -9,715 |
| BossierBOSSIER SHALE | 10,474 | -10,039 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,132 | 9,432 | Perforated |
| 10,034 | 9,625 | Perforated |
| 10,427 | 10,222 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,530 | 12.25 | 685 S |
| 5.5 | 10,625 | 7.875 | 1,500 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 | May 13, 1993 | Mar 15, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 27, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-401-32423 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-32423 → 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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