TEXAS · WELLS · RUSK COUNTY · GOLDEN UNIT LEASE · API 42-401-33122 · DISTRICT 06
Golden Unit #4
Rusk County · Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Vertical
Golden Unit #4 (API 42-401-33122) is a well in Rusk County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed April 17, 2002 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in February 1, 2015.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 6, 2001, permitted to 10,570 ft.
It was permitted by Energen Resources Corporation and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Massive Anhydrite (marker), Rodessa, Pettit, Travis Peak.
Its lease has reported 2.3K barrels of oil and 827K mcf of gas since April 2002, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Energen Resources Corporation; 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 Jan 2015 |
| Latest permit | Energen Resources CorporationJun 6, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,570
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 6, 2001
- last permit issued
- Apr 17, 2002
- completed
- 2.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 827K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2002 THROUGH Jan 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 17, 2002
- Shut in
- Feb 1, 2015
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Unit G-6-189762 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 2.3K | 827K | Apr 2002 – Jan 2015 |
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.
- 1Energen Resources CorporationApr 2002 → Apr 2002
- 2BP America Production CompanyMay 2002 → Jan 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 509918-99 | Drill | Energen Resources Corporation | Jun 6, 2001 | Jun 6, 2001 | Mar 3, 2002 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2002 | Golden Unit G-6-189762 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Merit Energy Company | Producing · shut in Feb 1, 2015 | 10,570 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 365 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 5,750 | -5,385 |
| Rodessa | 6,050 | -5,685 |
| Pettit | 6,730 | -6,365 |
| Travis Peak | 7,030 | -6,665 |
| Cotton Valley | 9,050 | -8,685 |
| BossierBOSSIER SHALE | 10,450 | -10,085 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,112 | 9,252 | Perforated |
| 9,432 | 9,438 | Perforated |
| 10,220 | 10,446 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,075 | 11 | 285 S |
| 5.5 | 10,570 | 7.875 | 820 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 | Dec 12, 2002 | Nov 13, 2002 | — |
| 00 | Aug 27, 2002 | Jul 17, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 7, 2002 | — | — |
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 42-401-33122 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-33122 → 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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