TEXAS · WELLS · RUSK COUNTY · VINSON GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-401-33404 · DISTRICT 06
Vinson Gas Unit #3
Rusk County · Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Vinson Gas Unit #3 (API 42-401-33404) is a well in Rusk County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed January 15, 2005 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in February 1, 2020.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 4, 2004, permitted to 10,610 ft.
It was permitted by BP America Production Company 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 4.38K barrels of oil and 653K mcf of gas since December 2004, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by BP America 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 Jan 2020 |
| Latest permit | BP America Production CompanyOct 4, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,610
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 4, 2004
- last permit issued
- Jan 15, 2005
- completed
- 4.38K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 653K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2004 THROUGH Jan 2020
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 15, 2005
- Shut in
- Feb 1, 2020
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinson Gas Unit G-6-208299 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 4.38K | 653K | Dec 2004 – Jan 2020 |
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.
- 1BP America Production CompanyDec 2004 → Nov 2019
- 2Merit Energy CompanyDec 2019 → Jan 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 550040-99 | Drill | BP America Production Company | Aug 24, 2004 | Oct 4, 2004 | Nov 8, 2004 | 11,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 2005 | Vinson Gas Unit G-6-208299 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Feb 1, 2020 | 10,610 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 397 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 5,700 | -5,303 |
| Rodessa | 6,000 | -5,603 |
| Pettit | 6,713 | -6,316 |
| Travis Peak | 7,050 | -6,653 |
| Cotton Valley | 8,820 | -8,423 |
| BossierBOSSIER SHALE | 10,500 | -10,103 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,092 | 9,305 | Perforated |
| 9,400 | 9,631 | Perforated |
| 10,209 | 10,498 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 40 | 20 | — |
| 8.625 | 1,020 | 11 | 282 S |
| 5.5 | 10,160 | 7.875 | 2,050 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 | Jul 25, 2005 | Feb 28, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | May 20, 2005 | — | — |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received May 7, 2008. Density, Gamma ray, Neutron, Resistivity. These are the logs loaded into Petrora from the Railroad Commission's inventories, not necessarily every log run on the well. The RRC holds the files; each opens from its log search for the well. The kind is the RRC's description of the log; the interval is the one filed for it.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗| Logas described | Files | Intervalft, as filed | Datereceived | SizeMB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combination: Resistivity/Neutron Density PorosityARRAY INDUCTION RSFE PHOTO-DENSITY NEUTRON GAMMA RAY LOGSpans Massive Anhydrite (marker), Rodessa, Pettit, Travis Peak, Cotton Valley, Bossier | TIFF | 1,021 to 10,611 | May 7, 2008run Nov 29, 2004 | — |
"Spans" is by this well's own filed formation tops: a formation runs from its top to the next deeper top filed, and the deepest runs to the bottom of the log. Depths are measured along the wellbore, so on a horizontal the lateral counts in the formation it was landed in.
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 42-401-33404 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-33404 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search 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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