TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · HAYNES, LEONARD LEASE · API 42-505-34281 · DISTRICT 04
Haynes Leonard #52
Zapata County · Los Mogotes (Wilcox Cons.) field · Producing · Vertical
- Fields on the latest permit · any of 2
- Charco (9200) · Charco (9900)
- Not one formation; the well must be completed in one of them, and no target formation is stated.
Haynes Leonard #52 (API 42-505-34281) is a well in Zapata County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed August 26, 2001 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in August 1, 2023.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 26, 2001, permitted to 10,400 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, Top Of Upper Asche, Top Of Lower Asche.
Its lease has reported 135 barrels of oil and 843K mcf of gas since August 2001, with no volume in the three years through August 2026.
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)RRC P-5 file of Oct 22, 2026
- 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 Jul 2023 |
| Latest permit | North Central Oil Corp.Jan 26, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 26, 2001
- last permit issued
- Aug 26, 2001
- completed
- 135
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 843K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · AUG 2001 THROUGH JUL 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 26, 2001
- Shut in
- Aug 1, 2023
- 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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH AUG 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haynes, Leonard G-4-184352 | Los Mogotes (Wilcox Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 135 | 843K | Aug 2001 – Jul 2023 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Wells named Haynes Leonard
Merit Energy Company's other wells filed under this lease name in Zapata County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Operator on the lease's P-4
Each operator named on the P-4 filings for this well's lease (a gas well is its own lease), from the date its filing took effect. The P-4 is filed by lease, so a date before the well was drilled is the lease's.
| Operator | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Merit Energy Company | May 1, 2017 | today |
| OXY USA Inc. | Mar 1, 2012 | May 1, 2017 |
| Plains Exploration & Prod. Co. | Sep 1, 2011 | Mar 1, 2012 |
| Pogo Producing Company LLC | Feb 1, 2008 | Sep 1, 2011 |
| Pogo Producing Company | Jan 1, 2006 | Feb 1, 2008 |
| North Central Oil Corp. | Aug 26, 2001 | Jan 1, 2006 |
Reporting production
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1North Central Oil Corp.Aug 2001 → 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
- 6Merit Energy CompanyOct 2017 → Jul 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 504549-99 | Drill | North Central Oil Corp. | Jan 26, 2001 | Jan 26, 2001 | Jun 18, 2001 | 10,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2001 | Haynes Leonard G-4-184352 | Los Mogotes (Wilcox Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | Producing · shut in Aug 1, 2023 | 10,400 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 439 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WilcoxTOP OF WILCOX | 5,970 | -5,531 |
| Top of Upper Asche | 8,733 | -8,294 |
| Top of Lower Asche | 10,016 | -9,577 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,023 | 10,028 | Perforated |
| 10,046 | 10,074 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 524 | 12.25 | 240 S |
| 7 | 8,344 | 8.75 | 280 S |
| 4.5 | 10,400 | 6.25 | 255 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 | Oct 8, 2001 | Sep 6, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 21, 2001 | — | — |
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 42-505-34281 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-34281 → 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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