TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · SANCHEZ-MCMURREY LEASE · API 42-505-34430 · DISTRICT 04
Sanchez-McMurrey #28
Zapata County · Hundido (Lobo) field · Temp Abandoned · Directional
Sanchez-Mcmurrey #28 (API 42-505-34430) is a well in Zapata County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed February 20, 2002 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in September 1, 2021.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued October 3, 2001, permitted to 10,505 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 Hundido (9300), Lobo Unconformity, Lobo 3.
Its lease has reported 344K mcf of gas since February 2002, with no volume in the three years through April 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)
- 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 Aug 2021 |
| Latest permit | North Central Oil Corp.Oct 3, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,505
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 3, 2001
- last permit issued
- Feb 20, 2002
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 344K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2002 THROUGH Aug 2021
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 20, 2002
- Shut in
- Sep 1, 2021
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanchez-McMurrey G-4-187981 | Hundido (Lobo) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 344K | Feb 2002 – Aug 2021 |
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.Feb 2002 → 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 → Apr 2017
- 6Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → Aug 2021
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 514127-98 | Drill | North Central Oil Corp. | Dec 14, 2001 | Oct 3, 2001 | Jan 13, 2002 | 11,200 |
| 514127-99 | Drill | North Central Oil Corp. | Oct 3, 2001 | Oct 3, 2001 | — | 11,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 2002 | Sanchez-McMurrey G-4-187981 | Hundido (Lobo) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Sep 1, 2021 | 10,505 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 567 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Hundido (9300) | 9,560 | -8,993 |
| Lobo Unconformity | 9,810 | -9,243 |
| Lobo 3 | 10,310 | -9,743 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,040 | 10,055 | Perforated |
| 10,325 | 10,340 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 532 | 12.25 | 235 S |
| 7 | 7,444 | 8.75 | 265 S |
| 4.5 | 10,500 | 6.25 | 310 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 7, 2003 | Sep 19, 2003 | — |
| 00 | May 22, 2002 | Mar 20, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 12, 2002 | — | — |
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 42-505-34430 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-34430 → 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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