WELL · 42-503-36471 · DISTRICT 9
Section 606 A #3
Young County · James field · Vertical
Section 606 A #3 (API 42-503-36471) is a well in Young County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed January 24, 1983.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 2, 1982, permitted to 4,206 ft.
It was permitted by Petroleum Corporation Of Texas and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Its 2 leases have reported 865K barrels of oil and 245K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 23 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.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 1,049 permits on file · (972) 628-1559
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | Ridge Oil Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Petroleum Corporation of TexasDec 2, 1982 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,206
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 2, 1982
- last permit issued
- Jan 24, 1983
- completed
- 865K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 245K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 24, 1983
- 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 23 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Section 606 "A" O-13-29235 | I.M.U. (Caddo Cons.) | Ridge Oil Company | 12 | 652K | 188K | Nov 1996 – Jul 2026 |
| Section 606 "A" O-13-22880 | James | Merit Energy Company | 11 | 213K | 57.2K | Jan 1993 – Feb 1997 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 8,998 · prior 12 9,173(-2%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3,946 · prior 12 2,414(+63%)
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 → Apr 2000
- 3Permian Resources, Inc.May 2000 → Apr 2004
- 4Chesapeake Operating, Inc.May 2004 → Mar 2010
- 5Chroma Operating, Inc.Apr 2010 → Nov 2014
- 6White Oak Operating Company LLCDec 2014 → Mar 2015
- 7Ridge Oil CompanyApr 2015 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 179127-99 | Drill | Petroleum Corporation of Texas | Dec 2, 1982 | Dec 2, 1982 | Dec 7, 1982 | 4,206 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-22880 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-29235 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,811 | 3,846 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 430 | 12.25 | 240 S |
| 2.375 | 3,854 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 3,937 | 7.875 | 175 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 | Nov 13, 1996 | Feb 3, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 3, 1983 | — |
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 42-503-36471 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-503-36471 → 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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