TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · API 42-505-33968 · DISTRICT 04
Rathmell J. G. #21
Zapata County · Hundido (9300) field · SWR-10-Well · Directional
Rathmell J. G. #21 (API 42-505-33968) is a well in Zapata County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed March 30, 2001 and listed as swr-10-well on the RRC schedule, shut in December 1, 2014.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1999 and 2001, permitted to 11,300 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 Carrizo, Lobo, Midway.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
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 schedule | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | OXY USA Inc.through Nov 2014 |
| Latest permit | North Central Oil Corp.Feb 23, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,300
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 23, 2001
- last permit issued
- Mar 30, 2001
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.16M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1999 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 30, 2001
- Shut in
- Dec 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 →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rathmell, J. G. G-4-175191 | Hundido (Lobo) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.16M | Nov 1999 – Jul 2026 |
| Rathmell, J. G. G-4-182236 | Hundido (9300) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Mar 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.
- 1North Central Oil Corp.Nov 1999 → Dec 2005
- 2Pogo Producing CompanyJan 2006 → Jan 2008
- 3Pogo Producing Company LLCFeb 2008 → Aug 2011
- 4Plains Exploration & Prod. Co.Sep 2011 → Feb 2012
- 5OXY USA Inc.Mar 2012 → Nov 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 504392-99 | Recompletion | North Central Oil Corp. | Jan 22, 2001 | Feb 23, 2001 | Mar 12, 2001 | 11,100 |
| 486006-99 | Drill | North Central Oil Corp. | Jul 20, 1999 | Jul 20, 1999 | Sep 19, 1999 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2001 | Rathmell J. G. G-4-175191 | Hundido (Lobo) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Dec 1, 2014 | 11,300 |
| Mar 30, 2001 | Rathmell J. G. G-4-182236 | Hundido (9300) | Merit Energy Company | SWR-10-Well · shut in Mar 1, 2001 | 11,300 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 527 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,517 | 9,533 | Perforated |
| 9,542 | 9,556 | Perforated |
| 9,637 | 9,646 | Perforated |
| 9,656 | 9,667 | Perforated |
| 9,879 | 9,886 | Perforated |
| 10,148 | 10,160 | Perforated |
| 10,421 | 10,429 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 580 | 12.25 | 255 S |
| 7 | 7,150 | 8.75 | 315 S |
| 3.5 | 11,296 | 6.25 | 650 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 | Jun 26, 2001 | Apr 9, 2001 | — |
| 00 | May 10, 2001 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 21, 2000 | Dec 14, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 30, 1999 | — | — |
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 42-505-33968 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-33968 → 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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