WELL · 42-503-39979 · DISTRICT 9
James (Caddo) Unit #26
Young County · James field · Vertical
James (Caddo) Unit #26 (API 42-503-39979) is a plugged well in Young County, plugged April 14, 2026, last operated by Merit Energy Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued March 6, 1989, permitted to 4,999 ft.
It was permitted by Damson Oil Corp. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Caddo.
Its 2 leases have reported 1.07M barrels of oil and 237K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 75 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Damson Oil Corp.; 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 | Throckmorton Oil, Inc.Mar 6, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,999
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 6, 1989
- last permit issued
- Mar 27, 1989
- completed
- 1.07M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 237K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 27, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 14, 2026
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 75 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James (Caddo) Unit O-13-29232 | I.M.U. (Caddo Cons.) | Ridge Oil Company | 38 | 784K | 196K | Nov 1996 – Jul 2026 |
| James (Caddo) Unit O-13-19056 | James | Merit Energy Company | 37 | 287K | 40.8K | Jan 1993 – Jan 1997 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 9,687 · prior 12 9,568(+1%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,230 · prior 12 4,418(-72%)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 356646-98 | Drill | Damson Oil Corp. | Apr 6, 1989 | Mar 6, 1989 | — | 4,200 |
| 356646-99 | Drill | Throckmorton Oil, Inc. | Mar 3, 1989 | Mar 6, 1989 | — | 4,999 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-19056 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-29232 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,136 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Caddo | 3,810 | -2,674 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,812 | 3,860 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 427 | 12.25 | 280 S |
| 5.5 | 4,063 | 7.875 | 989 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 | Apr 20, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | May 5, 1989 | Apr 20, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 28, 1989 | — | — |
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 42-503-39979 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-503-39979 → 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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