WELL · 42-505-31478 · DISTRICT 4

Rathmell J. G. #6

Zapata County · Hundido (9300) field · SWR-10-Well · Vertical

Rathmell J. G. #6 (API 42-505-31478) is a well in Zapata County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed January 3, 1995 and listed as swr-10-well on the RRC schedule.

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 1994, permitted to 11,100 ft.

It was permitted by Conoco Inc. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including 9300 Sand, Lobo 1, Lobo-1, Lobo 3.

No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.

Operator of record

Merit Energy Company

Permitted by Conoco Inc.; 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	Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026
Latest permit	Conoco Inc.Dec 6, 1994

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

11,100: total depth, ft
2: permits on file
Dec 6, 1994: last permit issued
Jan 3, 1995: completed
0: cumulative oil, bbl
5.31M: cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule: ON SCHEDULE
Completed: Jan 3, 1995
Shut in: —
Plugged: —

Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active

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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

Lease	Field	Reporting operator	Wells	Oil, bbl	Gas, mcf	Reported
Rathmell, J.G. G-4-99141	Hundido (Lobo)	Merit Energy Company	1	0	3.31M	Jan 1993 – Jul 2026
Rathmell, J. G. G-4-152919	Hundido (9300)	Merit Energy Company	1	0	2M	Jan 1995 – Jul 2026

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 30,743 · prior 12 37,158(-17%)

Chain of custody

Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.

1Conoco Inc.Jan 1993 → Oct 1998
2North Central Oil Corp.Nov 1998 → Dec 2005
3Pogo Producing CompanyJan 2006 → Jan 2008
4Pogo Producing Company LLCFeb 2008 → Aug 2011
5Plains Exploration & Prod. Co.Sep 2011 → Feb 2012
6OXY USA Inc.Mar 2012 → Apr 2017
7Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → Apr 2026

Permits

Permit	Type	Operator	Received	Issued	Spud	Depth
430679-99	Other	Conoco Inc.	Dec 6, 1994	Dec 6, 1994	Dec 5, 1994	10,610
146874-99	Drill	Conoco Inc.	Dec 31, 1981	Dec 31, 1981	Jan 13, 1982	11,100

Completions

Completed	Lease	Field	Operator	Status	Depth
—	— G-4-99141	—	—	—	—
—	— G-4-152919	—	—	—	—

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 515 ft elevation.Download CSV →

Formation	MD ft	Subsea
9300 Sand	9,300	-8,785
Lobo 1	9,700	-9,185
Lobo-1	9,700	-9,185
Lobo 3	9,860	-9,345
Lobo-3	9,860	-9,345
LOBO3	9,860	-9,345
Lobo 6	10,120	-9,605
MidwayMIDWAY SH	10,350	-9,835

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

From	To	Type
9,328	9,374	Perforated
9,702	9,720	Perforated
9,730	9,734	Perforated
9,860	9,872	Perforated
9,880	9,884	Perforated
10,160	10,172	Perforated
10,160	10,280	Perforated
10,188	10,200	Perforated
10,239	10,245	Perforated
10,274	10,280	Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing in	Set at	Hole in	Cement
13.375	1,118	17.5	900 S
9.625	7,278	12.25	1,260 S
2.875	9,950	—	—
5.5	10,605	8.5	2,470 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 →

Filed	W-2 / G-1 date	Logs referenced
Jun 3, 1999	Mar 25, 1999	—
Jun 1, 1999	Apr 1, 1999	—
Apr 4, 1995	Feb 21, 1995	—
Apr 4, 1995	Jan 20, 1995	Yes
Mar 2, 1995	—	—
Apr 7, 1993	Mar 22, 1993	—
Jan 12, 1984	May 4, 1982	—

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 42-505-31478 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
Completion packets for 42-505-31478 → 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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