TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · F. G. G. RANCHES LEASE · API 42-505-32763 · DISTRICT 04
F. G. G. Ranches #1
Zapata County · Los Mogotes (Wilcox Cons.) field · Producing · Vertical
F. G. G. Ranches #1 (API 42-505-32763) is a well in Zapata County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed August 22, 1991 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued February 25, 1991, permitted to 8,000 ft.
It was permitted by Amerada Hess Corporation and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Wilcox, Upper Asche.
Its lease has reported 6.32K barrels of oil and 2.08M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Amerada Hess Corporation; 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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Amerada Hess CorporationFeb 25, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 25, 1991
- last permit issued
- Aug 22, 1991
- completed
- 6.32K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.08M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 22, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. G. G. Ranches G-4-139723 | Los Mogotes (Wilcox Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 6.32K | 2.08M | Jan 1993 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 2,745 · prior 12 1,693(+62%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Amerada Hess CorporationJan 1993 → Jun 1996
- 2Hunt, Wm. Herbert, Trust Est.Jul 1996 → Sep 1998
- 3Petro-Hunt, L.L.C.Oct 1998 → Apr 1999
- 4North Central Oil Corp.May 1999 → Dec 2005
- 5Pogo Producing CompanyJan 2006 → Jan 2008
- 6Pogo Producing Company LLCFeb 2008 → Aug 2011
- 7Plains Exploration & Prod. Co.Sep 2011 → Feb 2012
- 8OXY USA Inc.Mar 2012 → Apr 2017
- 9Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 384688-98 | Drill | Amerada Hess Corporation | Sep 24, 1991 | Feb 25, 1991 | Apr 5, 1991 | 8,000 |
| 384688-99 | Drill | Amerada Hess Corporation | Feb 15, 1991 | Feb 25, 1991 | — | 8,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 1991 | F. G. G. Ranches G-4-139723 | Los Mogotes (Wilcox Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 8,000 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 488 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Wilcox | 5,293 | -4,805 |
| Upper Asche | 7,315 | -6,827 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,576 | 7,584 | Perforated |
| 7,665 | 7,674 | Perforated |
| 7,686 | 7,696 | Perforated |
| 7,750 | 7,754 | Perforated |
| 7,762 | 7,772 | Perforated |
| 7,784 | 7,848 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,033 | 13.5 | 500 S |
| 4.5 | 3,296 | — | — |
| 7.625 | 4,871 | 9.875 | 300 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Feb 13, 1992 | Feb 3, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 4, 1991 | Nov 20, 1991 | — |
| 00 | Nov 21, 1991 | Sep 20, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 6, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-505-32763 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-32763 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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