WELL · 42-495-01331 · DISTRICT 8
Waddell #179
Winkler County · Vertical
Waddell #179 (API 42-495-01331) is a permitted well in Winkler County filed by Merit Energy Company; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1991 and 2015, permitted to 8,389 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Yates, Colby, San Andres.
Its 2 leases have reported 510K barrels of oil and 1.15M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 39 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 1,049 permits on file · (972) 628-1559
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Formentera Operations LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Merit Energy CompanyJul 22, 2015 |
- 8,389
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jul 22, 2015
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 510K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.15M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 39 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waddell O-10-23120 | Keystone (San Andres) | Formentera Operations LLC | 30 | 502K | 1.14M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Waddell O-10-31916 | Keystone (Devonian) | Blackbeard Operating, LLC | 9 | 7.95K | 15.3K | Jan 1993 – Feb 2019 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,465 · prior 12 1,816(-19%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1McShane, J. Inc.Jan 1993 → Oct 1995
- 2Vista Resources, Inc. (A)Nov 1995 → Feb 2000
- 3Prize Operating CompanyMar 2000 → Mar 2002
- 4Gruy Petroleum Management Co.Apr 2002 → Apr 2006
- 5Cimarex Energy Co. of ColoradoMay 2006 → May 2013
- 6Merit Energy CompanyJun 2013 → Nov 2016
- 7Blackbeard Operating, LLCDec 2016 → May 2021
- 8Saddleback Exploration, LLCJun 2021 → Apr 2024
- 9Formentera Operations LLCMay 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 808272-99 | Recompletion | Merit Energy Company | Jul 9, 2015 | Jul 22, 2015 | — | 8,389 |
| 390201-98 | Recompletion | McShane, J. Inc. | Jul 22, 1992 | Jul 24, 1991 | Aug 19, 1992 | 4,900 |
| 390201-99 | Recompletion | McShane, J. Inc. | Jul 24, 1991 | Jul 24, 1991 | — | 8,389 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-23120 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-31916 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,966 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,617 | 349 |
| Colby | 3,213 | -247 |
| San Andres | 3,955 | -989 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,252 | 4,712 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 264 | 17.5 | 450 S |
| 9.625 | 2,981 | 12.25 | 1,150 S |
| 7 | 8,389 | 8.75 | 3,900 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 | Sep 30, 1992 | Sep 4, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 11, 1992 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 13, 1988 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 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 42-495-01331 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-495-01331 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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