WELL · 42-481-35099 · DISTRICT 3
Merta #1
Wharton County · Jones Creek SW (Wilcox 12700) field · Vertical
Merta #1 (API 42-481-35099) is a well in Wharton County operated by Hollimon Oil Corporation, completed January 12, 2010.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2009 and 2010, permitted to 13,500 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Frio, Yegua, Wilcox.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Castroville, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 5, 2016 · 262 permits on file · (210) 842-2262
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hollimon Oil Corporation |
| Production reports | Faulconer Energy, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Hollimon Oil CorporationJun 15, 2010 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 15, 2010
- last permit issued
- Jan 12, 2010
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 629K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2010 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 12, 2010
- 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merta G-3-257724 | McFarlan (Yegua) | Faulconer Energy, LLC | 1 | 0 | 627K | Jun 2010 – Jul 2026 |
| Merta G-3-255684 | Jones Creek, SW (Wilcox 12700) | Hollimon Oil Corporation | 1 | 0 | 1.28K | Jan 2010 – May 2010 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 7,872 · prior 12 6,233(+26%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Hollimon Oil CorporationJan 2010 → Sep 2015
- 2Faulconer, Vernon E., Inc.Oct 2015 → Dec 2021
- 3Faulconer Energy, LLCJan 2022 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 697444-99 | Recompletion | Hollimon Oil Corporation | Jun 10, 2010 | Jun 15, 2010 | Jun 12, 2010 | 8,000 |
| 685932-99 | Drill | Hollimon Oil Corporation | Oct 8, 2009 | Oct 12, 2009 | Oct 26, 2009 | 13,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-255684 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-257724 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 135 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,680 | 7,848 | Perforated |
| 12,835 | 12,851 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 3,080 | 17.5 | 2,020 S |
| 9.625 | 7,968 | 12.25 | 280 S |
| 4.5 | 13,527 | 6.5 | 345 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 | Nov 3, 2010 | Jun 30, 2010 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 21, 2010 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 13, 2010 | Feb 8, 2010 | Yes |
| 00 | May 14, 2010 | — | — |
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 42-481-35099 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-35099 → 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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