WELL · 42-497-32404 · DISTRICT 9
Cocanougher Gertrude #2
Wise County · Boonsville (Consolidated Congl.) field · Vertical
Cocanougher Gertrude #2 (API 42-497-32404) is a plugged well in Wise County, plugged March 11, 2008, last operated by Merit Energy Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 16, 1982, permitted to 6,200 ft.
It was permitted by Enserch Exploration, Inc and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Caddo, Congl..
Its 2 leases have reported 235 barrels of oil and 285K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2008. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
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 2008 |
| Latest permit | Enserch Exploration, IncApr 16, 1982 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 16, 1982
- last permit issued
- Dec 27, 2006
- completed
- 235
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 285K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2008
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 27, 2006
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 11, 2008
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cocanougher, Gertrude G-13-146905 | Boonsville (Consolidated Congl.) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 260K | Oct 1993 – Jul 2008 |
| Cocanougher, Gertrude O-13-23844 | Boonsville (Consolidated Congl.) | EP Operating Limited Partnership | 1 | 235 | 25.8K | Jan 1993 – May 1994 |
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 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 159292-99 | Drill | Enserch Exploration, Inc | Apr 16, 1982 | Apr 16, 1982 | — | 6,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 2006 | Cocanougher Gertrude G-13-146905 | Boonsville (Consolidated Congl.) | Merit Energy Company | Plugged | — |
| Aug 30, 1982 | Cocanougher Gertrude O-13-23844 | Boonsville (Consolidated Congl.) | EP Operating Limited Partnership | Plugged | — |
| Aug 20, 1982 | Valcik J.N. G-13-101563 | Boonsville (Bend Congl. Gas) | Enserch Exploration Inc | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 810 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,136 | 5,146 | Perforated |
| 5,136 | 5,654 | Perforated |
| 5,136 | 5,913 | Perforated |
| 5,516 | 5,521 | Perforated |
| 5,610 | 5,616 | Perforated |
| 5,638 | 5,654 | Perforated |
| 5,722 | 5,734 | Perforated |
| 5,759 | 5,772 | Perforated |
| 5,812 | 5,822 | Perforated |
| 5,846 | 5,857 | Perforated |
| 5,906 | 5,913 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 438 | 12.25 | 265 S |
| 2.375 | 5,875 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 6,215 | 7.875 | 550 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 | Apr 13, 2007 | Jan 8, 2007 | — |
| 00 | Dec 13, 1993 | Oct 14, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Oct 28, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 16, 1984 | Dec 2, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 10, 1982 | — |
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 42-497-32404 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-32404 → 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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