TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · API 42-505-33424 · DISTRICT 04

Rathmell J. G. #15

Shut in

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

Rathmell J. G. #15 (API 42-505-33424) is a well in Zapata County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed September 2, 2001 and listed as swr-10-well on the RRC schedule, shut in November 1, 2014.

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1996 and 2001, permitted to 10,648 ft.

It was permitted by North Central Oil Corp. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Wilcox, Base Of Lwr Wilcox, Wills Point.

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

Operator of record

Merit Energy Company

Permitted by North Central Oil Corp.; 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 scheduleMerit Energy Company
Production reportsOXY USA Inc.through Oct 2014
Latest permitNorth Central Oil Corp.Mar 28, 2001

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

10,648
total depth, ft
2
permits on file
Mar 28, 2001
last permit issued
Sep 2, 2001
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
4.4M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completed
Sep 2, 2001
Shut in
Nov 1, 2014
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Rathmell, J.G. G-4-162715Hundido (Lobo)Merit Energy Company104.4MApr 1997 – Jul 2026
Rathmell, J. G. G-4-184419Hundido (9300)Merit Energy Company100Sep 2001 – Jul 2026

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.

  1. 1Conoco Inc.Apr 1997 → Oct 1998
  2. 2North Central Oil Corp.Nov 1998 → Dec 2005
  3. 3Pogo Producing CompanyJan 2006 → Jan 2008
  4. 4Pogo Producing Company LLCFeb 2008 → Aug 2011
  5. 5Plains Exploration & Prod. Co.Sep 2011 → Feb 2012
  6. 6OXY USA Inc.Aug 2012 → Oct 2014

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
506918-99RecompletionNorth Central Oil Corp.Mar 23, 2001Mar 28, 2001Jun 9, 200110,648
446653-99DrillConoco Inc.Apr 4, 1996Apr 9, 1996Feb 2, 199711,250

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
Sep 10, 2001Rathmell J.G. G-4-162715Hundido (Lobo)Merit Energy CompanyTemp Abandoned · shut in Nov 1, 201410,648
Sep 2, 2001Rathmell J. G. G-4-184419Hundido (9300)Merit Energy CompanySWR-10-Well · shut in Sep 1, 200110,648

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 546 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
WilcoxBASE OF LOWER WILCOX9,568-9,022
Base of LWR Wilcox9,568-9,022
Wills Point10,575-10,029

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
9,3659,398Perforated
9,4719,490Perforated
9,5949,600Perforated
9,5949,696Perforated
9,6229,696Perforated
9,9409,968Perforated
10,29810,444Perforated
10,32810,346Perforated
10,37810,390Perforated
10,42410,444Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
13.37557017.5575 S
9.6257,15512.25546 S
4.510,6456.25165 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Oct 10, 2001Sep 17, 2001—
00Oct 9, 2001Sep 13, 2001—
00Sep 25, 2001——
00May 22, 1997May 2, 1997Yes
00May 21, 1997May 1, 1997—
00May 8, 1997——

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.

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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