TEXAS · WELLS · WEBB COUNTY · HEREFORD, L. M. -A- LEASE · API 42-479-35144 · DISTRICT 04
Hereford L. M. -A- #42
Webb County · Bashara-Hereford (7300) field · Temp Abandoned · Directional · Sidetrack
Hereford L. M. -A- #42 (API 42-479-35144) is a well in Webb County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed December 30, 1998 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in April 1, 2021.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued January 2, 1991, permitted to 8,787 ft.
It was permitted by Sanchez-O'Brien Oil & Gas Corp. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Carrizo, Wilcox, Lobo.
Its lease has reported 7.5K barrels of oil and 2.31M mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sanchez-O'Brien Oil & Gas Corp.; 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 Mar 2021 |
| Latest permit | Sanchez-O'Brien Oil & Gas Corp.Jan 2, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,787
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 2, 1991
- last permit issued
- Dec 30, 1998
- completed
- 7.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.31M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2021
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 30, 1998
- Shut in
- Apr 1, 2021
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hereford, L. M. -A- G-4-137904 | Bashara-Hereford (7300) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 7.5K | 2.31M | Jan 1993 – Mar 2021 |
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.
- 1Sanchez-O'Brien Oil & Gas Corp.Jan 1993 → Dec 1994
- 2North Central Oil Corp.Jan 1995 → Dec 2005
- 3Pogo Producing CompanyJan 2006 → Jan 2008
- 4Pogo Producing Company LLCFeb 2008 → Aug 2011
- 5Plains Exploration & Prod. Co.Sep 2011 → Feb 2012
- 6OXY USA Inc.Mar 2012 → Apr 2017
- 7Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → Mar 2021
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 382975-98 | Drill · sidetrack | Sanchez-O'Brien Oil & Gas Corp. | Jan 25, 1991 | Jan 2, 1991 | Jan 5, 1991 | 9,500 |
| 382975-99 | Drill | Sanchez-O'Brien Oil & Gas Corp. | Jan 2, 1991 | Jan 2, 1991 | — | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 1998 | Hereford L. M. -A- G-4-137904 | Bashara-Hereford (7300) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Apr 1, 2021 | 8,787 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 482 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,205 | 7,213 | Perforated |
| 8,080 | 8,174 | Perforated |
| 8,080 | 8,560 | Perforated |
| 8,352 | 8,384 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 893 | 12.25 | 345 S |
| 7 | 6,305 | 8.75 | 495 S |
| 2.875 | 8,785 | 6.125 | 410 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 | Mar 4, 1999 | Jan 11, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Jun 10, 1991 | Mar 21, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | May 2, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-479-35144 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-35144 → 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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