TEXAS · WELLS · WISE COUNTY · CRAFT-WATER BOARD UNIT 18 LEASE · API 42-497-32073 · DISTRICT 7C
Craft-Water Board Unit 18 #2
Wise County · Boonsville (Bend Congl. Gas) field · Vertical
Craft-Water Board Unit 18 #2 (API 42-497-32073) is a plugged well in Wise County, plugged August 17, 2018, last operated by Merit Energy Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 21, 1981, permitted to 5,800 ft.
It was permitted by Enserch Exploration, Inc and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Enserch Exploration, Inc; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 7, 2025
- Permits on file
- 1,049
- Phone
- (972) 701-8377
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Mar 2016 |
| Latest permit | Enserch Exploration, IncJan 21, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 21, 1981
- last permit issued
- May 18, 1981
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.04M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 2020
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 18, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 17, 2018
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craft-Water Board Unit 18 G-13-93427 | Boonsville (Bend Congl., Gas) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.04M | Jan 1993 – Nov 2020 |
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.
- 1EP Operating Limited PartnershipJan 1993 → Feb 1995
- 2Enserch Exploration, IncMar 1995 → Dec 1997
- 3Merit Energy CompanyJan 1998 → Mar 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105669-99 | Drill | Enserch Exploration, Inc | Jan 21, 1981 | Jan 21, 1981 | Mar 16, 1981 | 5,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 1981 | Craft-Water Board Unit 18 G-13-93427 | Boonsville (Bend Congl. Gas) | Merit Energy Company | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,598 | 6,296 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 621 | 12.25 | 370 S |
| 2.375 | 6,305 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 6,434 | 8.75 | 515 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 12, 1984 | May 26, 1981 | — |
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 42-497-32073 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-32073 → 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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