WELL · 42-499-00968 · DISTRICT 6
Merigale-Paul Waterflood Unit #3 #1
Wood County · Merigale-Paul field · Vertical
Merigale-Paul Waterflood Unit #3 #1 (API 42-499-00968) is a plugged well in Wood County, plugged March 12, 2021, last operated by Covenant Energy LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 8, 1983, permitted to 4,980 ft.
It was permitted by Quitman Construction CO., Inc. and has since transferred to Covenant Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Taylor, Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford.
Its lease has reported 7.52K barrels of oil and 16 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Quitman Construction Co., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Gilmer, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 25, 2026 · (940) 337-6917
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Covenant Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Vogo, Inc.through Jan 2015 |
| Latest permit | Quitman Construction Co., Inc.Dec 8, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,980
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 8, 1983
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 7.52K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 16
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 12, 2021
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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sparham, D. A. O-6-914 | Merigale-Paul | Vogo, Inc. | 2 | 7.52K | 16 | Jan 1993 – 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.
- 1Quitman Construction Co., Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 2011
- 2Vogo, Inc.Feb 2013 → Jan 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 223178-99 | Other | Quitman Construction Co., Inc. | Dec 8, 1983 | Dec 8, 1983 | — | 4,980 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-914 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 485 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan GapPECAN GAP CHALK | 3,185 | -2,700 |
| TaylorTAYLOR SHALE | 3,350 | -2,865 |
| Austin Chalk | 4,540 | -4,055 |
| Eagle Ford | 4,800 | -4,315 |
| Sub-Clarksville | 4,900 | -4,415 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,900 | 4,932 | Perforated |
| — | 4,800 | Perforated |
| — | 4,872 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 365 | 12.25 | — |
| 5.5 | 4,975 | 8.75 | — |
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 17, 2010 | Jul 29, 2009 | — |
| 00 | Oct 29, 1984 | Jul 13, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-499-00968 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-499-00968 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 3.5M
- bbl, all reported
- Aug 2009
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000052262 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Mar 19, 2021 | 2,500 | 1,500 | 4,900–4,932 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 44,782(-100%)
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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