TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · SANTA MARIA LEASE · API 42-505-33579 · DISTRICT 04
Santa Maria #2
Zapata County · Big Mac (8260) field · Producing · Vertical
Santa Maria #2 (API 42-505-33579) is a well in Zapata County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed June 19, 1997 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 21, 1997, permitted to 9,708 ft.
It was permitted by Samson Lone Star LP and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Big Blue, Lobo.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Samson Lone Star LP; 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 | Samson Lone Star LPMar 21, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,708
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 21, 1997
- last permit issued
- Jun 19, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.29M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Maria G-4-164170 | Big Mac (8260) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 3.29M | Jun 1997 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 38,210 · prior 12 37,580(+2%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Samson Lone Star LPJun 1997 → Jun 2007
- 2Samson Lone Star, LLCJul 2007 → Apr 2008
- 3Pogo Producing Company LLCMay 2008 → Aug 2011
- 4Plains Exploration & Prod. Co.Sep 2011 → Feb 2012
- 5OXY USA Inc.Mar 2012 → Apr 2017
- 6Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 460226-99 | Drill | Samson Lone Star LP | Mar 21, 1997 | Mar 21, 1997 | May 2, 1997 | 9,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 1997 | Santa Maria G-4-164170 | Big Mac (8260) | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 9,708 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 507 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Big Blue | 5,909 | -5,402 |
| Lobo | 8,274 | -7,767 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,274 | 8,284 | Perforated |
| 8,289 | 8,293 | Perforated |
| 8,296 | 8,302 | Perforated |
| 8,308 | 8,316 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 898 | 12.25 | 320 S |
| 7 | 6,695 | 8.75 | 888 S |
| 2.875 | 9,669 | 6.25 | 385 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 | Sep 25, 1997 | Jul 16, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 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 42-505-33579 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-33579 → 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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