TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · HAYNES, L. LEASE · API 42-505-34525 · DISTRICT 04
Haynes L. #73
Zapata County · Los Mogotes (Wilcox Cons.) field · Producing · Vertical
Haynes L. #73 (API 42-505-34525) is a well in Zapata County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed August 13, 2002 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued April 12, 2002, permitted to 9,193 ft.
It was permitted by North Central Oil Corp. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Top Of Upper Asche, Top Of Lower Asche.
Its lease has reported 2.51K barrels of oil and 2.46M mcf of gas since August 2002, last reporting volume in 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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | North Central Oil Corp.Apr 12, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,193
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 12, 2002
- last permit issued
- Aug 13, 2002
- completed
- 2.51K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.46M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2002 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 13, 2002
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haynes, L. G-4-190381 | Los Mogotes (Wilcox Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 2.51K | 2.46M | Aug 2002 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 7,915 · prior 12 7,159(+11%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1North Central Oil Corp.Aug 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 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 519052-98 | Drill | North Central Oil Corp. | Apr 26, 2002 | Apr 12, 2002 | Jun 15, 2002 | 9,700 |
| 519052-99 | Drill | North Central Oil Corp. | Apr 12, 2002 | Apr 12, 2002 | — | 9,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2002 | Haynes L. G-4-190381 | Los Mogotes (Wilcox Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 9,193 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 510 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Top of Upper Asche | 7,250 | -6,740 |
| Top of Lower Asche | 8,050 | -7,540 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,492 | 7,502 | Perforated |
| 7,648 | 7,658 | Perforated |
| 8,115 | 8,126 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 530 | 12.25 | 240 S |
| 7 | 7,109 | 8.75 | 250 S |
| 4.5 | 9,190 | 6.25 | 225 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 2, 2002 | Aug 19, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 11, 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 42-505-34525 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-34525 → 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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