WELL · 42-417-38956 · DISTRICT 7
Davis Merrick B #17
Shackelford County · Shackelford County Regular field · Vertical
Davis Merrick B #17 (API 42-417-38956) is a plugged well in Shackelford County, plugged August 1, 2018, last operated by United Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 20, 2008, permitted to 1,800 ft.
It was permitted by Slate Holdings, Inc. and has since transferred to United Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Its 2 leases have reported 48.5K barrels of oil and 12.6K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 14 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Slate Holdings, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Austin, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 29, 2025 · 5 permits on file · (512) 203-5377
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | United Operating LLC |
| Production reports | United Operating, LLCthrough Sep 2015 |
| Latest permit | Slate Holdings, Inc.Nov 20, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 20, 2008
- last permit issued
- Feb 17, 2009
- completed
- 48.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 12.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 17, 2009
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 1, 2018
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 14 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis, Merrick O-8-10142 | Shackelford County Regular | United Operating, LLC | 13 | 45.7K | 12.6K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Davis, Merrick B O-8-30292 | Shackelford County Regular | United Operating, LLC | 1 | 2.78K | 0 | Feb 2009 – 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.
- 1Breck Operating Corp.Jan 1993 → Jan 2003
- 2Boo-Row Pipe & Supply, Inc.Feb 2003 → Jan 2007
- 3Whitt Oil & Gas, Inc.Oct 2004 → Jan 2006
- 4Clavo Oil, LLCFeb 2007 → Mar 2008
- 5Slate Holdings, Inc.Apr 2008 → Jun 2010
- 6Reostar Operating IncorporatedJul 2010 → Jan 2011
- 7United Operating, LLCFeb 2011 → Sep 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 674986-99 | Drill | Slate Holdings, Inc. | Nov 14, 2008 | Nov 20, 2008 | Dec 11, 2008 | 1,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-10142 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-30292 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,210 | 1,220 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.875 | 136 | 12.25 | 80 S |
| 4.5 | 1,537 | 7.875 | 200 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 | May 27, 2009 | Feb 23, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 6, 2009 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 16, 2009 | — | — |
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 42-417-38956 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-417-38956 → 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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