TEXAS · WELLS · RUSK COUNTY · DRIVER GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-401-33479 · DISTRICT 06
Driver Gas Unit #3
Rusk County · Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Driver Gas Unit #3 (API 42-401-33479) is a well in Rusk County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed April 13, 2005 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in December 1, 2010.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 14, 2005, permitted to 10,530 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 1.84K barrels of oil and 642K mcf of gas since March 2005, 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 Nov 2010 |
| Latest permit | BP America Production CompanyJan 14, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,530
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 14, 2005
- last permit issued
- Apr 13, 2005
- completed
- 1.84K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 642K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2005 THROUGH Nov 2010
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 13, 2005
- Shut in
- Dec 1, 2010
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver Gas Unit G-6-212255 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 1.84K | 642K | Mar 2005 – Nov 2010 |
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 CompanyMar 2005 → Nov 2010
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 556047-99 | Drill | BP America Production Company | Jan 11, 2005 | Jan 14, 2005 | Jan 28, 2005 | 11,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2005 | Driver Gas Unit G-6-212255 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Dec 1, 2010 | 10,530 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 324 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 5,730 | -5,406 |
| Rodessa | 6,060 | -5,736 |
| Pettit | 6,710 | -6,386 |
| Travis Peak | 7,000 | -6,676 |
| Cotton Valley | 9,010 | -8,686 |
| BossierBOSSIER SHALE | 10,430 | -10,106 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,008 | 9,012 | Perforated |
| 9,008 | 9,262 | Perforated |
| 9,052 | 9,056 | Perforated |
| 9,094 | 9,098 | Perforated |
| 9,255 | 9,262 | Perforated |
| 9,366 | 9,374 | Perforated |
| 9,366 | 9,490 | Perforated |
| 9,480 | 9,490 | Perforated |
| 9,814 | 9,824 | Perforated |
| 9,814 | 9,898 | Perforated |
| 9,889 | 9,898 | Perforated |
| 10,182 | 10,191 | Perforated |
| 10,182 | 10,414 | Perforated |
| 10,349 | 10,358 | Perforated |
| 10,408 | 10,414 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,051 | 11 | 340 S |
| 5.5 | 10,530 | 7.875 | 2,180 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 | Jan 23, 2006 | Jul 5, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 21, 2005 | — | — |
Well logs
The RRC's map lists this well among those with logs online. Its monthly inventories loaded here, which start in July 2006, list none for it, so none are itemized.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗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 42-401-33479 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-33479 → 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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