WELL · 42-497-34773 · DISTRICT 9
Waggoner Merle T. #2
Wise County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Vertical
Waggoner Merle T. #2 (API 42-497-34773) is a well in Wise County operated by Echo Production Inc., completed April 29, 2002.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2001 and 2003, permitted to 8,450 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Atoka, Marble Falls, Barnett.
Its 3 leases have reported 1.2K barrels of oil and 327K mcf of gas since April 2002, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Graham, TX · P-5 Delinquent, filed Mar 5, 2025 · 296 permits on file · (940) 549-3292
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Echo Production Inc. |
| Production reports | Cooper Oil & Gas, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Echo Production, Inc.Dec 8, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,450
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 8, 2003
- last permit issued
- Apr 29, 2002
- completed
- 1.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 327K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2002 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 29, 2002
- 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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waggoner, Merle T. G-13-200783 | Boonsville (Bend Congl., Gas) | Sandford Oil LLC | 1 | 0 | 308K | Dec 2003 – Jul 2026 |
| Waggoner, Merle T. O-13-30116 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Echo Production, Inc. | 1 | 1.2K | 19.2K | Sep 2002 – Jun 2004 |
| Waggoner, Merle T. G-13-190202 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Devon Energy Operating Co., L.P. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Apr 2002 – Sep 2002 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 7,737 · prior 12 7,970(-3%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Devon Energy Operating Co., L.P.Sep 2002 → Nov 2002
- 2Echo Production, Inc.Dec 2002 → Feb 2025
- 3Cooper Oil & Gas, LLCMar 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 538898-99 | Recompletion | Echo Production, Inc. | Nov 21, 2003 | Dec 8, 2003 | Nov 3, 2003 | 8,375 |
| 513247-99 | Drill | Mitchell Energy Company L.P. | Aug 31, 2001 | Sep 5, 2001 | Nov 6, 2001 | 8,450 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-190202 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-13-200783 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-30116 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,006 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Atoka | 6,127 | -5,121 |
| Marble Falls | 7,050 | -6,044 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | 7,243 | -6,237 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE (BOTTOM 8055) | 7,243 | -6,237 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,309 | 6,317 | Perforated |
| 6,326 | 6,340 | Perforated |
| 7,664 | 8,002 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 785 | 12.25 | 410 S |
| 5.5 | 8,374 | 7.875 | 625 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 | Jun 2, 2004 | Jan 26, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | May 5, 2004 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 19, 2003 | Sep 23, 2002 | — |
| 00 | Feb 27, 2003 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 19, 2002 | Jun 21, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 4, 2002 | — | — |
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 42-497-34773 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-34773 → 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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