WELL · 42-417-38605 · DISTRICT 7
Guy Ranch #2
Shackelford County · Windham West (3400) field · Vertical
Guy Ranch #2 (API 42-417-38605) is a plugged well in Shackelford County, plugged November 10, 2025, last operated by Merit Energy Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2006 and 2011, permitted to 4,999 ft.
It was permitted by Plantation Operating, LLC and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Morris Sand.
Its 2 leases have reported 1.61K barrels of oil and 22.1K mcf of gas since September 2006, last reporting in November 2025. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Plantation Operating, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 1,049 permits on file · (972) 628-1559
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | Rover Petroleum Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2019 |
| Latest permit | Plantation Operating, LLCJul 28, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,999
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 28, 2011
- last permit issued
- Sep 6, 2006
- completed
- 1.61K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 22.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2006 THROUGH Nov 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 6, 2006
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 10, 2025
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Ranch O-8-30782 | Shackelford County Regular | Grayrock Energy II, LLC | 1 | 1.61K | 22.1K | Jul 2011 – Nov 2025 |
| Guy Ranch O-8-29797 | Windham, West (3400) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Sep 2006 – May 2012 |
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.
- 1Plantation Operating, LLCNov 2011 → Nov 2011
- 2Merit Energy CompanyDec 2011 → May 2017
- 3Rover Petroleum Operating, LLCJun 2017 → Apr 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 720577-99 | Recompletion | Plantation Operating, LLC | Jul 19, 2011 | Jul 28, 2011 | Jun 3, 2010 | 4,903 |
| 619711-99 | Drill | L.C.S. Production Company | May 22, 2006 | May 31, 2006 | — | 4,999 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-29797 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-30782 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,863 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Morris Sand | 3,374 | -1,511 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,374 | 3,380 | Perforated |
| 4,402 | 4,410 | Perforated |
| 4,772 | 4,814 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 130 | 12.25 | 75 S |
| — | 3,637 | 7.875 | 720 S |
| 4.5 | 4,897 | 7.875 | 360 S |
| 4.5 | — | 7.875 | 720 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 | Nov 10, 2011 | Aug 1, 2011 | — |
| 00 | Mar 27, 2007 | Oct 10, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 20, 2006 | — | — |
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 42-417-38605 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-417-38605 → 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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