WELL · 42-503-33015 · DISTRICT 9
James (Caddo) Unit #5
Young County · James field · Vertical
James (Caddo) Unit #5 (API 42-503-33015) is a plugged well in Young County, plugged April 8, 1992, last operated by Merit Energy Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 1, 1978, permitted to 4,000 ft.
It was permitted by Petroleum Corporation Of Texas and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 287K barrels of oil and 40.8K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in January 1997. The lease carries 37 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Petroleum Corporation of Texas; 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 Oct 1996 |
| Latest permit | Petroleum Corporation of TexasNov 1, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 1, 1978
- last permit issued
- May 4, 1979
- completed
- 287K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 40.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 1997
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 4, 1979
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 8, 1992
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 37 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James (Caddo) Unit O-13-19056 | James | Merit Energy Company | 37 | 287K | 40.8K | Jan 1993 – Jan 1997 |
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.
- 1Parker & Parsley Development Co.Jan 1993 → Dec 1994
- 2Merit Energy CompanyJan 1995 → Oct 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36002-99 | Drill | Petroleum Corporation of Texas | Nov 1, 1978 | Nov 1, 1978 | — | 4,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 1979 | James (Caddo) Unit O-13-19056 | James | Merit Energy Company | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,810 | 3,834 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 412 | 12.25 | 275 S |
| 2.375 | 3,689 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 3,957 | 7.875 | 130 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 8, 1979 | — |
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 42-503-33015 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-503-33015 → 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
- 149K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 439K
- bbl, all reported
- Oct 1991
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000039870 | H-1 Injection | Plugged May 11, 1992 | 1,000 | 1,500 | 3,810–3,834 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 148,939 · prior 12 103,724(+44%)
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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