TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · MERCURIO LEASE · API 42-505-33660 · DISTRICT 04
Mercurio #3
Zapata County · San Ygnacio (Wilcox) field · Producing · Vertical
Mercurio #3 (API 42-505-33660) is a well in Zapata County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed October 13, 1997 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 8, 1997, permitted to 8,700 ft.
It was permitted by Samson Lone Star LP and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 1.54M mcf of gas since October 1997, last reporting volume in April 2026.
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 LPAug 8, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 8, 1997
- last permit issued
- Oct 13, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.54M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1997 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 13, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercurio G-4-165491 | San Ygnacio (Wilcox) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.54M | Oct 1997 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 9,078 · prior 12 9,419(-4%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Samson Lone Star LPOct 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 466043-99 | Drill | Samson Lone Star LP | Aug 8, 1997 | Aug 8, 1997 | Sep 7, 1997 | 9,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 1997 | Mercurio G-4-165491 | San Ygnacio (Wilcox) | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 8,700 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,334 | 8,494 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 894 | 12.25 | 160 S |
| 7 | 6,150 | 8.75 | 200 S |
| 4.5 | 8,694 | 6.125 | 270 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 | Jan 9, 1998 | Nov 17, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 11, 1997 | — | — |
Well logs
The RRC's map lists this well among those with logs online. Its monthly inventories loaded here, which start in July 2006, list none for it, so none are itemized.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗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 42-505-33660 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-33660 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search 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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