TEXAS · WELLS · STARR COUNTY · DAVENPORT, O. H. HEIRS LEASE · API 42-427-34260 · DISTRICT 04
Davenport O. H. Heirs #9
Starr County · Hinde (Vicksburg Consolidated) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Davenport O. H. Heirs #9 (API 42-427-34260) is a well in Starr County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed October 21, 2011 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in October 1, 2019.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 27, 2008, permitted to 8,964 ft.
It was permitted by Shell Western E&P and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including T-5, Vicksburg, T-6, T-8.
Its lease has reported 1.42K barrels of oil and 236K mcf of gas since July 2008, with no volume in the three years through August 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Shell Western E&P; 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 Sep 2019 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&PFeb 27, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,964
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 27, 2008
- last permit issued
- Oct 21, 2011
- completed
- 1.42K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 236K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · AUG 2008 THROUGH SEP 2019
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 21, 2011
- Shut in
- Oct 1, 2019
- 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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH AUG 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davenport, O. H. Heirs G-4-241939 | Hinde (Vicksburg Consolidated) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 1.42K | 236K | Jul 2008 – Sep 2019 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Wells named Davenport O. H. Heirs
Merit Energy Company's other wells filed under this lease name in Starr County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Shell Western E&PAug 2008 → Apr 2011
- 2OXY USA Inc.May 2011 → Sep 2015
- 3Merit Energy CompanySep 2017 → Sep 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 655694-99 | Drill | Shell Western E&P | Feb 20, 2008 | Feb 27, 2008 | Apr 12, 2008 | 8,950 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2011 | Davenport O. H. Heirs G-4-241939 | Hinde (Vicksburg Consolidated) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Oct 1, 2019 | 8,964 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 398 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,040 | 7,048 | Perforated |
| 7,040 | 7,230 | Perforated |
| 7,222 | 7,230 | Perforated |
| 7,324 | 7,332 | Perforated |
| 7,754 | 7,762 | Perforated |
| 7,810 | 7,816 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,514 | 13.5 | 754 S |
| 7 | 7,038 | 8.75 | 560 S |
| 2.875 | 8,949 | 4.75 | 239 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 | Sep 13, 2013 | Aug 20, 2013 | — |
| 00 | Feb 5, 2009 | Oct 22, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Jan 13, 2009 | Aug 27, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 10, 2008 | — | — |
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 42-427-34260 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-34260 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here 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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