WELL · 42-481-33618 · DISTRICT 3
Merta Peter Jr. Unit #1
Wharton County · Alwan (Yegua 8050) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Merta Peter JR. Unit #1 (API 42-481-33618) is a well in Wharton County operated by Chp Oil & Gas Company L.C., completed May 17, 1993 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 29, 1993, permitted to 9,100 ft.
It was permitted by Conoco Inc. and has since transferred to Chp Oil & Gas Company L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg, Jackson, Yegua.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Conoco Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
EL Campo, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 6 permits on file · (979) 543-8698
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | CHP Oil & Gas Company L.C. |
| Production reports | CHP Oil & Gas Company, L.C.through Aug 2004 |
| Latest permit | Conoco Inc.Jan 29, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,100
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 29, 1993
- last permit issued
- May 17, 1993
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.11M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 17, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
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, Peter Jr. Unit G-3-146070 | Alwan (Yegua 8050) | CHP Oil & Gas Company, L.C. | 1 | 0 | 3.11M | May 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Conoco Inc.May 1993 → Jan 1995
- 2S & P Energy, Inc.Feb 1995 → Jun 1995
- 3Unoso Operating CompanySep 1995 → Oct 1996
- 4Unoso Operating Company L.L.C.Nov 1996 → Feb 2001
- 5CHP Oil & Gas Company, L.C.Jan 2004 → Aug 2004
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 408610-99 | Drill | Conoco Inc. | Jan 29, 1993 | Jan 29, 1993 | Feb 5, 1993 | 9,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-146070 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 129 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,046 | 8,087 | Perforated |
| 8,096 | 8,101 | Perforated |
| 8,122 | 8,136 | Perforated |
| 8,160 | 8,164 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,110 | 12.25 | 705 S |
| 7 | 6,093 | 8.75 | 785 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 | Oct 26, 1993 | Jul 19, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 12, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-481-33618 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-33618 → 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.
New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/48133618, documented in the API reference.