TEXAS · WELLS · STARR COUNTY · BTLT LEASE · API 42-427-34458 · DISTRICT 04
Btlt #D 3
Starr County · Javelina (Vicksburg Cons.) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
- Fields on the latest permit · any of 3
- Flores (Vicksburg, Lower) · Flores, W. (Vksbrg, Geopressure) · Javelina (Vicksburg Cons.)
- Not one formation; the well must be completed in one of them, and no target formation is stated.
Btlt #D 3 (API 42-427-34458) is a well in Starr County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed July 24, 2009 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in September 1, 2025.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 3, 2009, permitted to 11,470 ft.
It was permitted by Smith Production Inc. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 10.8K barrels of oil and 271K mcf of gas since May 2009, last reporting volume in August 2025.
Operator of record
Permitted by Smith Production Inc.; 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 Aug 2025 |
| Latest permit | Smith Production Inc.Apr 3, 2009 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,470
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 3, 2009
- last permit issued
- Jul 24, 2009
- completed
- 10.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 271K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2009 THROUGH Aug 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 24, 2009
- Shut in
- Sep 1, 2025
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Btlt G-4-249271 | Javelina (Vicksburg Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 10.8K | 271K | May 2009 – Aug 2025 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 28 · prior 12 170(-84%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Smith Production Inc.May 2009 → Aug 2009
- 2Sheridan Production Company, LLCSep 2009 → Dec 2013
- 3OXY USA Inc.Jan 2014 → Apr 2017
- 4Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → Aug 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 680037-99 | Drill | Smith Production Inc. | Apr 2, 2009 | Apr 3, 2009 | Apr 11, 2009 | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2009 | Btlt G-4-249271 | Javelina (Vicksburg Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Sep 1, 2025 | 11,470 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,595 | 10,615 | Perforated |
| 10,664 | 10,670 | Perforated |
| 10,700 | 10,720 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,977 | 17.5 | 2,435 S |
| 9.625 | 8,947 | 12.25 | 825 S |
| 4.5 | 11,470 | 8.5 | 680 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 | Oct 2, 2009 | Jul 31, 2009 | — |
| 00 | Sep 24, 2009 | Jul 6, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 15, 2009 | — | — |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received May 29, 2012. Density, Neutron, Resistivity. These are the logs loaded into Petrora from the Railroad Commission's inventories, not necessarily every log run on the well. The RRC holds the files; each opens from its log search for the well. The kind is the RRC's description of the log; the interval is the one filed for it.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗| Logas described | Files | Intervalft, as filed | Datereceived | SizeMB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMBINATION: RESISTIVITY/NEUTRON/DENSITY POROSITY | TIFF | 2,976 to 11,481 | May 29, 2012run May 12, 2009 | 10.0 |
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 42-427-34458 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-34458 → 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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