WELL · 42-497-34066 · DISTRICT 9
CWB Un. 16 #3
Wise County · Cap Yates (Consolidated Congl.) field · Vertical
Cwb UN. 16 #3 (API 42-497-34066) is a well in Wise County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed June 28, 1996.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 30, 1996, permitted to 6,100 ft.
It was permitted by Enserch Exploration, Inc and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Caddo, Atoka, Bend.
Its 2 leases have reported 2.86K barrels of oil and 167K mcf of gas since June 1996, last reporting in July 2026. 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 Jan 2016 |
| Latest permit | Enserch Exploration, IncApr 30, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,100
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 30, 1996
- last permit issued
- Jun 28, 1996
- completed
- 2.86K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 167K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 28, 1996
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craft Water Board Unit 16 G-13-199334 | Cap Yates (Consolidated Congl.) | Eagleridge Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 65.1K | Nov 2003 – Jul 2026 |
| CWB Un. 16 O-13-29166 | Cap Yates (Consolidated Congl.) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 2.86K | 102K | Jun 1996 – Dec 2018 |
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.
- 1Enserch Exploration, IncJun 1996 → Dec 1997
- 2Merit Energy CompanyJan 1998 → Jan 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 447635-99 | Drill | Enserch Exploration, Inc | Apr 30, 1996 | Apr 30, 1996 | May 2, 1996 | 6,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-199334 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-29166 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 838 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,162 | 5,169 | Perforated |
| 5,700 | 5,732 | Perforated |
| 5,710 | 5,732 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 416 | 11 | 255 S |
| 5.5 | 6,000 | 7.875 | 435 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 | Mar 22, 2004 | Dec 15, 2003 | — |
| 00 | Feb 26, 2004 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 19, 1996 | Jul 5, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 12, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-497-34066 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-34066 → 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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