WELL · 42-481-32862 · DISTRICT 3

Merta, Frank J. #4

Merta, Frank J. #4 (API 42-481-32862) is a permitted well in Wharton County filed by Txo Production Corp.; no completion report is on file yet.

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1985 and 1988, permitted to 9,500 ft.

Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Frio, Jackson.

Operator of record

TXO Production Corp.

Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 1, 1992 · 3,227 permits on file

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore schedule	none
Production reports	Lodi Drilling & Service Co.through Apr 2013
Latest permit	TXO Production Corp.Apr 11, 1988

9,500: total depth, ft
2: permits on file
Apr 11, 1988: last permit issued
—: completed
0: cumulative oil, bbl
235K: cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2019

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule: OFF SCHEDULE
Completed: —
Shut in: —
Plugged: —

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
Merta, Frank J et AL G-3-119428	Louise, North (4500)	Lodi Drilling & Service Co.	1	0	235K	Jan 1993 – May 2019

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.

1Bridge Oil Production Co., Inc.Jan 1993 → May 1993
2Coastal Production Company, Inc.Jul 1993 → Aug 1995
3Coastal Investments Inc.Sep 1995 → Jun 2000
4Choice Exploration, Inc.Jul 2000 → Oct 2001
5Rodessa Operating CompanyNov 2001 → Nov 2012
6Lodi Drilling & Service Co.Dec 2012 → Apr 2013

Permits

Permit	Type	Operator	Received	Issued	Spud	Depth
344923-99	Recompletion	TXO Production Corp.	Apr 8, 1988	Apr 11, 1988	—	9,310
275678-99	Drill	Owl Petroleum Company	May 17, 1985	May 20, 1985	Jun 9, 1985	9,500

Completions

Completed	Lease	Field	Operator	Status	Depth
—	— G-3-119428	—	—	—	—

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 101 ft elevation.Download CSV →

Formation	MD ft	Subsea
Miocene (undifferentiated)TOP OF MIOCENE	2,600	-2,499
FrioTOP OF FRIO	4,000	-3,899
JacksonTOP OF JACKSON	5,600	-5,499

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

From	To	Type
4,523	4,526	Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing in	Set at	Hole in	Cement
13.375	2,258	17.25	1,200 S
9.625	5,486	12.25	1,015 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	Jan 22, 1986	Nov 13, 1985	—
00	Jan 9, 1986	—	—

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 42-481-32862 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
Completion packets for 42-481-32862 → 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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