TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · API 42-505-33541 · DISTRICT 04
Sanchez-McMurrey #17
Zapata County · Hundido (9300) field · SWR-10-Well · Vertical
Sanchez-Mcmurrey #17 (API 42-505-33541) is a well in Zapata County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed July 19, 1997 and listed as swr-10-well on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits in 1997, permitted to 11,700 ft.
It was permitted by Conoco Inc. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including 9300' Sand, 9300' Sd, Wilcox, Wills Point.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Conoco Inc.; 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 | Conoco Inc.Oct 17, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,700
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 17, 1997
- last permit issued
- Jul 19, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 799K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 19, 1997
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanchez-McMurrey G-4-163041 | Hundido (Lobo) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 799K | May 1997 – Jul 2026 |
| Sanchez-McMurrey G-4-165377 | Hundido (9300) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Sep 1997 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,330 · prior 12 3,870(-66%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Conoco Inc.Jun 1997 → 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 468721-99 | Recompletion | Conoco Inc. | Oct 13, 1997 | Oct 17, 1997 | — | 11,700 |
| 457418-99 | Drill | Conoco Inc. | Jan 15, 1997 | Jan 21, 1997 | Mar 25, 1997 | 12,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 1997 | Sanchez-McMurrey G-4-165377 | Hundido (9300) | Merit Energy Company | SWR-10-Well · shut in Oct 1, 2000 | 11,700 |
| May 10, 1997 | Sanchez-McMurrey G-4-163041 | Hundido (Lobo) | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 11,700 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 522 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| 9300' Sand | 9,850 | -9,328 |
| 9300' SD | 9,850 | -9,328 |
| WilcoxBASE OF LOWER WILCOX | 10,105 | -9,583 |
| Wills Point | 11,550 | -11,028 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,850 | 9,870 | Perforated |
| 9,940 | 9,950 | Perforated |
| 10,335 | 10,520 | Perforated |
| 11,160 | 11,412 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 544 | 12.25 | 140 S |
| 7 | 7,576 | 8.75 | 260 S |
| 4.5 | 11,698 | 6.25 | 400 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 | Dec 19, 1997 | Oct 14, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 5, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 4, 1997 | Oct 14, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Jun 12, 1997 | May 30, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 10, 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.
- Wellbore filings for 42-505-33541 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-33541 → 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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