TEXAS · WELLS · RUSK COUNTY · HOLTZCLAW GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-401-32805 · DISTRICT 06
Holtzclaw Gas Unit #4
Rusk County · Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Vertical
Holtzclaw Gas Unit #4 (API 42-401-32805) is a well in Rusk County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed March 4, 1998 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 19, 1997, permitted to 10,571 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 Anhyd., Rodessa, Pettit, Travis Peak.
Its lease has reported 6.82K barrels of oil and 1.7M mcf of gas since March 1998, last reporting volume in April 2026.
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 | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Amoco Production CompanyNov 19, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,571
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 19, 1997
- last permit issued
- Mar 4, 1998
- completed
- 6.82K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.7M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1998 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 4, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holtzclaw Gas Unit G-6-167922 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 6.82K | 1.7M | Mar 1998 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 23,200 · prior 12 25,244(-8%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Amoco Production CompanyMar 1998 → Dec 2001
- 2BP America Production CompanyJan 2002 → Nov 2019
- 3Merit Energy CompanyDec 2019 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 470281-99 | Drill | Amoco Production Company | Nov 19, 1997 | Nov 19, 1997 | Dec 19, 1997 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 1998 | Holtzclaw Gas Unit G-6-167922 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 10,571 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 324 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Massive Anhyd. | 5,719 | -5,395 |
| Rodessa | 5,920 | -5,596 |
| Pettit | 6,670 | -6,346 |
| Travis Peak | 6,840 | -6,516 |
| Cotton Valley | 8,765 | -8,441 |
| BossierBOSSIER SHALE | 10,414 | -10,090 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,995 | 8,995 | Perforated |
| 9,053 | 9,057 | Perforated |
| 9,109 | 9,121 | Perforated |
| 9,148 | 9,153 | Perforated |
| 9,225 | 9,233 | Perforated |
| 9,416 | 9,424 | Perforated |
| 9,445 | 9,453 | Perforated |
| 9,522 | 9,530 | Perforated |
| 9,717 | 9,723 | Perforated |
| 9,759 | 9,765 | Perforated |
| 9,786 | 9,790 | Perforated |
| 9,812 | 9,816 | Perforated |
| 9,870 | 9,875 | Perforated |
| 10,101 | 10,105 | Perforated |
| 10,147 | 10,153 | Perforated |
| 10,168 | 10,176 | Perforated |
| 10,211 | 10,213 | Perforated |
| 10,249 | 10,251 | Perforated |
| 10,265 | 10,269 | Perforated |
| 10,299 | 10,301 | Perforated |
| 10,384 | 10,390 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 40 | 20 | 4 Y |
| 8.625 | 1,245 | 11 | 370 S |
| 4.5 | 10,571 | 7.875 | 1,275 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | May 19, 1998 | Mar 27, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | May 12, 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 42-401-32805 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-32805 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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