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TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · API 42-505-34823 · DISTRICT 04

Smith A. H. #6

Shut in

Zapata County · Roleta (Wilcox Consolidated) field · SWR-10-Well  · Vertical

Smith A. H. #6 (API 42-505-34823) is a well in Zapata County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed March 23, 2014 and listed as swr-10-well on the RRC schedule, shut in February 1, 2015.

The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 2003 and 2014, permitted to 10,026 ft.

It was permitted by Cantera Operating, LLC and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 11 formation tops, including Wilcox, 7483, 7550, Vela 1.

No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.

Operator of record

Merit Energy Company

Permitted by Cantera Operating, LLC; 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
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SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleMerit Energy Company
Production reportsMerit Energy Companythrough Dec 2017
Latest permitCantera Operating, LLCMar 27, 2014

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

10,026
total depth, ft
3
permits on file
Mar 27, 2014
last permit issued
Mar 23, 2014
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
1.58M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2003 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completed
Mar 23, 2014
Shut in
Feb 1, 2015
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Smith, A. H. G-4-198143Roleta (Wilcox Consolidated)Merit Energy Company101.52MNov 2003 – Jul 2026
Smith, A. H. G-4-243753Roleta (7483)Merit Energy Company100Feb 2008 – Jul 2026
Smith A. H. G-4-273108Roleta (6800)Merit Energy Company1057KMar 2014 – 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.

  1. 1Peoples Energy Prod.-TX, L.P.Nov 2003 → Sep 2007
  2. 2Coronado Energy E&P Company, LLCOct 2007 → Dec 2010
  3. 3El Paso E & P Company, L. P.Jan 2011 → Jul 2012
  4. 4EP Energy E&P Company, L.P.Aug 2012 → Oct 2013
  5. 5Cantera Operating, LLCNov 2013 → Aug 2017
  6. 6Merit Energy CompanyDec 2017 → Dec 2017

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
781576-99RecompletionCantera Operating, LLCMar 7, 2014Mar 27, 2014Mar 10, 201410,026
653846-99RecompletionCoronado Energy E&P Company, LLCJan 23, 2008Feb 2, 2008Dec 21, 200711,000
535829-99DrillPeoples Energy Prod.-TX, L.P.Aug 27, 2003Aug 27, 2003Sep 5, 200311,000

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
Mar 23, 2014Smith A. H. G-4-273108Roleta (6800)Merit Energy CompanyTemp Abandoned · shut in Feb 1, 201510,026
Mar 23, 2014Smith A. H. G-4-198143Roleta (Wilcox Consolidated)Merit Energy CompanySWR-10-Well · shut in Feb 1, 201410,026
Feb 13, 2008Smith A. H. G-4-243753Roleta (7483)Merit Energy CompanySWR-10-Well · shut in Feb 1, 200810,026

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 348 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
WilcoxUPPER WILCOX6,500-6,152
WilcoxMIDDLE WILCOX7,500-7,152
74837,552-7,204
75507,718-7,370
WilcoxLOWER WILCOX8,500-8,152
Vela 18,590-8,242
Vela 28,965-8,617
Guerra9,457-9,109
Cook Mountain——
Jackson——
Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE-LAGARTO-OAKVILLE - INJEC——
Queen CityQUEEN CITY - INJECTION/DISPOSAL;——
WilcoxWILCOX - INJECTION/DISPOSAL——
YeguaYEGUA - INJECTION/DISPOSAL——

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
6,5316,548Perforated
7,6017,727Perforated
8,5928,613Perforated
8,9709,015Perforated
9,4589,482Perforated
9,7489,780Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
10.751,27014.75468 S
7.6257,3579.625375 S
5.59,1356.75235 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Sep 15, 2014May 27, 2014—
00Aug 25, 2014May 27, 2014—
00Jan 31, 2009Mar 14, 2008—
00Jan 12, 2009——
00Jul 5, 2004May 10, 2004—
00May 11, 2004Apr 12, 2004—
00Feb 4, 2004Dec 4, 2003Yes
00Dec 23, 2003——

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.

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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