WELL · 42-483-31208 · DISTRICT 10
Mertel #2
Wheeler County · Panhandle East field · Producing · Vertical
Mertel #2 (API 42-483-31208) is a well in Wheeler County operated by Bce-Mach Iii LLC, completed September 12, 1984 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 27, 1984, permitted to 2,200 ft.
It was permitted by Panhandle Drilling Company and has since transferred to Bce-Mach Iii LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Panhandle Lime, Brown Dolomite, Granite Wash, Weathered Granite.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Panhandle Drilling Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Oklahoma City, OK · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 10 permits on file · (833) 831-2164
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bce-Mach III LLC |
| Production reports | Bce-Mach III LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Panhandle Drilling CompanyJun 27, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 27, 1984
- last permit issued
- Sep 12, 1984
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 31.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 12, 1984
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mertel G-14-114564 | Panhandle, East | Bce-Mach III LLC | 1 | 0 | 31.1K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 646 · prior 12 910(-29%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Stahl Petroleum Co.Jul 1996 → Jun 1998
- 2Confed Oil & Gas, Inc.Jul 1998 → May 2001
- 3Fairway Links Energy, Inc.Jun 2001 → Oct 2011
- 4Scout Energy Management LLCNov 2011 → Apr 2022
- 5Bce-Mach III LLCAug 2022 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 243258-99 | Drill | Panhandle Drilling Company | Jun 20, 1984 | Jun 27, 1984 | Jul 9, 1984 | 2,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-14-114564 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,613 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Panhandle Lime | 1,588 | 1,025 |
| Brown Dolomite | 1,811 | 802 |
| Granite Wash | 1,882 | 731 |
| Weathered Granite | 1,931 | 682 |
| Fresh Granite | 1,943 | 670 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,818 | 1,944 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 293 | 12.25 | 225 S |
| 4.5 | 1,976 | 7.875 | 140 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 | Feb 14, 1985 | Sep 24, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Feb 1, 1985 | Sep 12, 1984 | — |
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 42-483-31208 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-483-31208 → 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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