TEXAS · WELLS · UPTON COUNTY · MEINER "A" LEASE · API 42-461-35740 · DISTRICT 6E
Meiner A #8
Upton County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Shut In · Vertical
Meiner A #8 (API 42-461-35740) is a well in Upton County operated by Xto Energy Inc., completed December 17, 2012 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in August 1, 2026.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued March 27, 2008, permitted to 10,459 ft.
It was permitted by Meritage Energy Company, LLC and has since transferred to Xto Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Clear Fork, Spraberry, Dean, Wolfcamp.
Its lease has reported 185K barrels of oil and 515K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting volume in September 2025. The lease carries 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Meritage Energy Company, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Spring, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 8, 2026
- Permits on file
- 16,156
- Phone
- (346) 502-1572
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | XTO Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | XTO Energy Inc.through Sep 2025 |
| Latest permit | Meritage Energy Company, LLCMar 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.
- 10,459
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 27, 2008
- last permit issued
- Dec 17, 2012
- completed
- 185K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 515K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 17, 2012
- Shut in
- Aug 1, 2026
- 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; they carry 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meiner "A" O-9-8890 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | XTO Energy Inc. | 5 | 185K | 515K | Jan 1993 – Sep 2025 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 778 · prior 12 0
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 49 · prior 12 1,790(-97%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1MGF Oil CorporationJan 1993 → Jun 1993
- 2Kaiser-Francis Oil CompanyJul 1993 → Dec 2007
- 3Meritage Energy Company, LLCJan 2008 → Feb 2010
- 4Berry Oil Comp.Mar 2010 → Jun 2014
- 5Linn Operating, Inc.Jul 2014 → Jul 2014
- 6XTO Energy Inc.Aug 2014 → Sep 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 656627-98 | Drill | Meritage Energy Company, LLC | Apr 2, 2008 | Mar 27, 2008 | Apr 25, 2008 | 10,800 |
| 656627-99 | Drill | Meritage Energy Company, LLC | Mar 4, 2008 | Mar 27, 2008 | Apr 25, 2008 | 10,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2012 | Meiner A O-9-8890 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | XTO Energy Inc. | Shut In · shut in Aug 1, 2026 | 10,459 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,837 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 7,324 | -4,487 |
| Spraberry | 7,714 | -4,877 |
| Dean | 9,037 | -6,200 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,202 | -6,365 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,314 | 10,459 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 353 | 17.5 | 390 S |
| 8.625 | 5,493 | 11 | 525 S |
| 5.5 | 10,408 | 7.875 | 230 S |
| 5.5 | — | 7.875 | 545 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 | Dec 18, 2013 | Jun 14, 2013 | — |
| 00 | Sep 9, 2008 | Jul 25, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 18, 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 42-461-35740 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-35740 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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