WELL · 42-401-32749 · DISTRICT 6
Merritt Thomas C. Trustee #5
Rusk County · Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Vertical
Merritt Thomas C. Trustee #5 (API 42-401-32749) is a well in Rusk County operated by Eqv Operating LLC, completed March 3, 1998 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 25, 1997, permitted to 10,800 ft.
It was permitted by Brg Petroleum, Inc. and has since transferred to Eqv Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Paluxy, BMA, Pettit.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by BRG Petroleum, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Oklahoma City, OK · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · (405) 831-7443
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Eqv Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Eqv Operating LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | BRG Petroleum, Inc.Aug 25, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 25, 1997
- last permit issued
- Mar 3, 1998
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 537K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1998 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 3, 1998
- 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, Thomas C. Trustee G-6-169853 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Eqv Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 537K | Mar 1998 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 2,489 · prior 12 2,222(+12%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Seagull Energy E&P Inc.Mar 1998 → Oct 2000
- 2Ocean Energy, Inc.Nov 2000 → Apr 2003
- 3EOG Resources, Inc.May 2003 → Aug 2010
- 4Tanos Exploration, LLCSep 2010 → Oct 2013
- 5Memorial Production Oper. LLCNov 2013 → May 2017
- 6Amplify Energy Operating LLCJun 2017 → Dec 2025
- 7Eqv Operating LLCJan 2026 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 466073-99 | Drill | BRG Petroleum, Inc. | Aug 11, 1997 | Aug 25, 1997 | Oct 4, 1997 | 10,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-169853 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 371 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 2,590 | -2,219 |
| Paluxy | 4,128 | -3,757 |
| BMA | 6,085 | -5,714 |
| Pettit | 6,786 | -6,415 |
| Cotton Valley | 9,018 | -8,647 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,117 | 9,530 | Perforated |
| 10,184 | 10,410 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 965 | 11 | 181 S |
| 4.5 | 10,600 | 7.875 | 606 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 | Oct 1, 1998 | Apr 9, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 23, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-401-32749 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-32749 → 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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