TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · NCOC FEE UNIT LEASE · API 42-505-34849 · DISTRICT 04
Ncoc Fee Unit #1
Zapata County · Cisco-Benavides (Lobo Cons.) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
- Fields on the latest permit · any of 2
- Cisco-Benavides (Lobo Cons.) · Exsun (Lobo)
- Not one formation; the well must be completed in one of them, and no target formation is stated.
Ncoc Fee Unit #1 (API 42-505-34849) is a well in Zapata County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed October 18, 2004 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in October 1, 2023.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 12, 2003, permitted to 10,300 ft.
It was permitted by North Central Oil Corp. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Lobo Unconformity, Top Of Lobo 1, Top Of Lobo 3, Top Of Lobo 6.
Its lease has reported 1.4M mcf of gas since September 2004, last reporting volume in September 2023.
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 Sep 2023 |
| Latest permit | North Central Oil Corp.Nov 12, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 12, 2003
- last permit issued
- Oct 18, 2004
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.4M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · SEP 2004 THROUGH SEP 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 18, 2004
- Shut in
- Oct 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ncoc Fee Unit G-4-205383 | Cisco-Benavides (Lobo Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.4M | Sep 2004 – Sep 2023 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Wells named Ncoc Fee Unit
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. | Sep 22, 2004 | Jan 1, 2006 |
Reporting production
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1North Central Oil Corp.Sep 2004 → 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 → Sep 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 537464-99 | Drill | North Central Oil Corp. | Oct 13, 2003 | Nov 12, 2003 | Jul 20, 2004 | 10,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2004 | Ncoc Fee Unit G-4-205383 | Cisco-Benavides (Lobo Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Oct 1, 2023 | 10,300 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 439 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Lobo Unconformity | 7,925 | -7,486 |
| Top of Lobo 1 | 9,400 | -8,961 |
| Top of Lobo 3 | 9,861 | -9,422 |
| Top of Lobo 6 | 9,982 | -9,543 |
| Note:no Log Above 6,692' | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,282 | 8,290 | Perforated |
| 9,435 | 9,455 | Perforated |
| 10,022 | 10,030 | Perforated |
| 10,068 | 10,079 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 744 | 13.5 | 405 S |
| 7 | 6,701 | 9.875 | 425 S |
| 5 | 9,550 | 6.25 | 215 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 | Jul 25, 2006 | Oct 25, 2004 | — |
| 00 | May 6, 2005 | Oct 26, 2004 | — |
| 00 | Apr 11, 2005 | Oct 1, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 14, 2005 | — | — |
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 42-505-34849 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-34849 → 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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