WELL · 42-477-30626 · DISTRICT 3
Merten Unit #1
Washington County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Vertical
Merten Unit #1 (API 42-477-30626) is a plugged well in Washington County, plugged November 18, 1989, last operated by United Oil & Minerals Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 10, 1985, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Zapata Exploration CO-Onshore and has since transferred to United Oil & Minerals Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford, Buda, Georgetown.
Operator of record
Permitted by Zapata Exploration Co-Onshore; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Austin, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 8, 2001 · 464 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | United Oil & Minerals Inc. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Zapata Exploration Co-OnshoreMay 10, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 10, 1985
- last permit issued
- Jun 27, 1985
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 27, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 18, 1989
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — O-3-18655 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 274706-99 | Drill | Zapata Exploration Co-Onshore | May 10, 1985 | May 10, 1985 | May 13, 1985 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-18655 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 305 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 9,938 | -9,633 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 10,426 | -10,121 |
| BudaBUDA RESERVOIR | 10,645 | -10,340 |
| Georgetown | 10,685 | -10,380 |
| Edwards | 10,865 | -10,560 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,222 | 10,418 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,800 | 12.25 | 1,125 S |
| 5.5 | 10,598 | 8.75 | 600 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 | Jul 31, 1985 | Jul 12, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jul 23, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-477-30626 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-477-30626 → 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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