WELL · 42-497-36538 · DISTRICT 9
Valcik J. N. #2H
Wise County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Temp Abandoned · Horizontal
Valcik J. N. #2H (API 42-497-36538) is a horizontal well in Wise County operated by Eagleridge Operating LLC, completed January 3, 2009 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 29, 2008, permitted to 11,175 ft.
It was permitted by Merit Energy Company and has since transferred to Eagleridge Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Marble Falls, Barnett, Forestburg.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Merit Energy Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 8, 2026
- Permits on file
- 129
- Phone
- (214) 295-6704
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Eagleridge Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Jan 2012 |
| Latest permit | Merit Energy CompanyMay 29, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,175
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 29, 2008
- last permit issued
- Jan 3, 2009
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 171K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2009 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 3, 2009
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valcik, J. N. G-13-248864 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Eagleridge Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 171K | Jan 2009 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Merit Energy CompanyJan 2009 → Jan 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 661652-99 | Drill | Merit Energy Company | May 9, 2008 | May 29, 2008 | Nov 2, 2008 | 11,175 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-248864 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 851 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Marble Falls | 6,425 | -5,574 |
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT | 6,776 | -5,925 |
| Forestburg | 6,964 | -6,113 |
| BarnettLOWER BARNETT | 7,192 | -6,341 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,517 | 9,735 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,006 | 12.25 | 540 S |
| 5.5 | 9,883 | 8.75 | 1,300 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 | Aug 6, 2009 | Feb 19, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 3, 2009 | — | — |
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 42-497-36538 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-36538 → 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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