TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · HAYNES, L. LEASE · API 42-505-34634 · DISTRICT 04
Haynes L. #83
Zapata County · Los Mogotes (Wilcox Cons.) field · Temp Abandoned · 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 L. #83 (API 42-505-34634) is a well in Zapata County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed April 11, 2003 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in February 1, 2025.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 11, 2002, permitted to 10,700 ft.
It was permitted by North Central Oil Corp. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Upper Asche Marker, Top Of Lower Asche, Note: No Log Above 8.250', Note:No Log Above 8,250'.
Its lease has reported 205 barrels of oil and 2.22M mcf of gas since March 2003, last reporting volume in January 2025.
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 Jan 2025 |
| Latest permit | North Central Oil Corp.Dec 11, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 11, 2002
- last permit issued
- Apr 11, 2003
- completed
- 205
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.22M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · MAR 2003 THROUGH JAN 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 11, 2003
- Shut in
- Feb 1, 2025
- 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, L. G-4-193933 | Los Mogotes (Wilcox Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 205 | 2.22M | Mar 2003 – Jan 2025 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 35(-100%)
Wells named Haynes L.
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. | Mar 9, 2003 | Jan 1, 2006 |
Reporting production
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1North Central Oil Corp.Mar 2003 → 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 → Jan 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 526097-99 | Drill | North Central Oil Corp. | Dec 5, 2002 | Dec 11, 2002 | Feb 1, 2003 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2003 | Haynes L. G-4-193933 | Los Mogotes (Wilcox Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Feb 1, 2025 | 10,700 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 459 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Upper Asche Marker | 8,565 | -8,106 |
| Top of Lower Asche | 10,210 | -9,751 |
| Note: NO Log Above 8.250' | — | — |
| Note:no Log Above 8,250' | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,236 | 10,246 | Perforated |
| 10,318 | 10,332 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 512 | 12.25 | 285 S |
| 7 | 8,252 | 8.75 | 240 S |
| 4.5 | 10,691 | 6.25 | 232 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 | May 19, 2003 | Apr 16, 2003 | — |
| 00 | May 14, 2003 | Mar 18, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 25, 2003 | — | — |
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 42-505-34634 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-34634 → 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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