TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · HAYNES, L. LEASE · API 42-505-35706 · DISTRICT 04
Haynes L. #166
Zapata County · Los Mogotes (Wilcox Cons.) field · Producing · Directional
Haynes L. #166 (API 42-505-35706) is a well in Zapata County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed December 24, 2006 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued October 5, 2006, permitted to 10,732 ft.
It was permitted by Pogo Producing Company LLC and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Upper Asche Marker, Top Of Upper Asche 5, Top Of Lower Asche, Note: No Log Above 8,102'..
Its lease has reported 1.27K barrels of oil and 1.97M mcf of gas since December 2006, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Pogo Producing Company 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
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Pogo Producing Company LLCOct 5, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,732
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 5, 2006
- last permit issued
- Dec 24, 2006
- completed
- 1.27K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.97M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2006 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 24, 2006
- 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-4-251792 | Los Mogotes (Wilcox Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 1.27K | 1.97M | Dec 2006 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 25,784 · prior 12 18,088(+43%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Pogo Producing CompanyDec 2006 → Aug 2007
- 2Pogo Producing Company LLCSep 2007 → Aug 2011
- 3Plains Exploration & Prod. Co.Sep 2011 → Feb 2012
- 4OXY USA Inc.Mar 2012 → Apr 2017
- 5Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 626676-98 | Drill | Pogo Producing Company LLC | Oct 13, 2009 | Oct 5, 2006 | Nov 20, 2006 | 11,300 |
| 626676-99 | Drill | Pogo Producing Company | Sep 27, 2006 | Oct 5, 2006 | Nov 21, 2006 | 11,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 2006 | Haynes L. G-4-251792 | Los Mogotes (Wilcox Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 10,732 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 441 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Upper Asche Marker | 8,601 | -8,160 |
| Top of Upper Asche 5 | 9,695 | -9,254 |
| Top of Lower Asche | 10,194 | -9,753 |
| Note: NO Log Above 8,102'. | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,278 | 10,282 | Perforated |
| 10,316 | 10,321 | Perforated |
| 10,326 | 10,360 | Perforated |
| 10,394 | 10,410 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 509 | 12.25 | 231 S |
| 7 | 8,096 | 8.75 | 240 S |
| 4.5 | 10,718 | 6.25 | 260 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 | Nov 20, 2009 | Feb 7, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 19, 2009 | — | — |
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 42-505-35706 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-35706 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here 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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