WELL · 42-417-37327 · DISTRICT 7
Koenig Merl D. #7
Shackelford County · Shackelford County Regular field · Vertical
Koenig Merl D. #7 (API 42-417-37327) is a plugged well in Shackelford County, plugged October 9, 2020, last operated by Prickly Pair Production.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 12, 1989, permitted to 1,000 ft.
It was permitted by Frontier Operating Corporation and has since transferred to Prickly Pair Production on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Frye Sand, Tannehill.
Its lease has reported 34.8K barrels of oil and 118 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 11 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Frontier Operating Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Albany, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 4 permits on file · (325) 725-2097
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Prickly Pair Production |
| Production reports | Prickly Pair Productionthrough Aug 2017 |
| Latest permit | Frontier Operating CorporationOct 12, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 12, 1989
- last permit issued
- Oct 18, 1989
- completed
- 34.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 118
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 18, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 9, 2020
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; they carry 11 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koenig, Merl D. O-8-24409 | Shackelford County Regular | Prickly Pair Production | 11 | 34.8K | 118 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Edington Oil CompanyJan 1993 → Aug 2006
- 2Mesquite Land & Minerals Co.Sep 2006 → Jun 2011
- 3Prickly Pair ProductionJul 2011 → Aug 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 364889-99 | Drill | Frontier Operating Corporation | Oct 10, 1989 | Oct 12, 1989 | — | 1,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-24409 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 323 | 325 | Perforated |
| 331 | 334 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 420 | 6.75 | 55 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 | Mar 29, 1990 | Mar 9, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 21, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-417-37327 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-417-37327 → 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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