WELL · 42-499-30990 · DISTRICT 6
Merigale-Paul Waterflood Unit #3 #107
Wood County · Merigale-Paul field · Vertical
Merigale-Paul Waterflood Unit #3 #107 (API 42-499-30990) is a plugged well in Wood County, plugged September 5, 1991, last operated by Covenant Energy LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 17, 1981, permitted to 5,000 ft.
It was permitted by Noble & Cantrell Exploration CO. and has since transferred to Covenant Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Nacotish, Pecan Gap, Blossom, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 61.9K barrels of oil and 38 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 8 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Noble & Cantrell Exploration Co.; 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 | Four Diamond Operating, LLCthrough Mar 2023 |
| Latest permit | Noble & Cantrell Exploration Co.Jun 17, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 17, 1981
- last permit issued
- Jul 14, 1981
- completed
- 61.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 38
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 14, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 5, 1991
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 8 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merigale-Paul Waterflood Unit #3 O-6-2124 | Merigale-Paul | Covenant Energy LLC | 8 | 61.9K | 38 | 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.
- 1Mormac OperatingJan 1993 → Feb 1996
- 2Redwood Oil & GasMar 1996 → Apr 2013
- 3Brian EnergyMay 2013 → May 2013
- 4Brian Energy, LLCJun 2013 → Dec 2019
- 5Four Diamond Operating, LLCApr 2021 → Mar 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 122148-99 | Drill | Noble & Cantrell Exploration Co. | Jun 17, 1981 | Jun 17, 1981 | — | 5,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-2124 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 528 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Nacotish | 2,150 | -1,622 |
| Pecan Gap | 2,905 | -2,377 |
| Blossom | 3,790 | -3,262 |
| Austin Chalk | 4,520 | -3,992 |
| Sub-Clarksville | 4,792 | -4,264 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,793 | 4,795 | Perforated |
| 4,793 | 4,802 | Perforated |
| 4,800 | 4,802 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 626 | 12.25 | 250 S |
| 2.875 | 4,460 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 4,860 | 7.875 | 450 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 17, 1986 | Oct 9, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 9, 1981 | — |
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 42-499-30990 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-499-30990 → 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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