TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · API 42-505-35387 · DISTRICT 04
El Clareno #2
Zapata County · Roleta (7483) field · SWR-10-Well · Vertical
El Clareno #2 (API 42-505-35387) is a well in Zapata County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed March 24, 2007 and listed as swr-10-well on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 2005 and 2007, permitted to 10,500 ft.
It was permitted by El Paso E&P Zapata, L.P. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Wilcox.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by El Paso E&P Zapata, L.P.; 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 | El Paso E&P Zapata, L.P.Dec 17, 2007 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Dec 17, 2007
- last permit issued
- Mar 24, 2007
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.36M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2006 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 24, 2007
- 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Clareno G-4-218433 | Roleta (Wilcox Consolidated) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.36M | Jan 2006 – Jul 2026 |
| El Clareno G-4-243302 | Roleta (7483) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Mar 2007 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 23,473 · prior 12 24,372(-4%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Laredo EnergyJan 2006 → Oct 2006
- 2El Paso E&P Zapata, L.P.Nov 2006 → Dec 2010
- 3El Paso E & P Company, L. P.Jan 2011 → Jul 2012
- 4EP Energy E&P Company, L.P.Aug 2012 → Oct 2013
- 5Cantera Operating, LLCNov 2013 → Nov 2017
- 6Merit Energy CompanyDec 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 651106-99 | Recompletion | El Paso E&P Zapata, L.P. | Dec 10, 2007 | Dec 17, 2007 | Mar 1, 2007 | 10,500 |
| 607750-98 | Drill | Laredo Energy | May 23, 2006 | Oct 12, 2005 | Oct 22, 2005 | 10,500 |
| 607750-99 | Drill | Laredo Energy | Oct 12, 2005 | Oct 12, 2005 | — | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2007 | El Clareno G-4-243302 | Roleta (7483) | Merit Energy Company | SWR-10-Well · shut in Mar 1, 2007 | 10,500 |
| Mar 24, 2007 | El Clareno G-4-218433 | Roleta (Wilcox Consolidated) | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 10,500 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 323 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WilcoxLOWER WILCOX | 7,300 | -6,977 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,470 | 7,496 | Perforated |
| 7,490 | 7,496 | Perforated |
| 8,396 | 8,448 | Perforated |
| 8,941 | 8,966 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 760 | 12.25 | 280 S |
| 7 | 6,780 | 8.75 | 265 S |
| 4.5 | 10,500 | 6.125 | 420 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 →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jan 26, 2009 | Jun 16, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Jan 24, 2009 | Jun 16, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Dec 29, 2008 | — | — |
| 00 | May 17, 2007 | Apr 9, 2007 | — |
| 00 | Mar 9, 2007 | Jul 20, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Feb 12, 2007 | Jun 7, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Jan 8, 2007 | Apr 12, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 25, 2006 | — | — |
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 42-505-35387 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-35387 → scanned completion filings
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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