TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · API 42-505-35822 · DISTRICT 04
El Clareno #7
Zapata County · Roleta (7483) field · SWR-10-Well · Directional
El Clareno #7 (API 42-505-35822) is a well in Zapata County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed June 6, 2007 and listed as swr-10-well on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits in 2007, permitted to 9,620 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 11, 2007 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,620
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 11, 2007
- last permit issued
- Jun 6, 2007
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.23M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2007 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 6, 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-4-229265 | Roleta (Wilcox Consolidated) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.23M | Mar 2007 – Jul 2026 |
| El Clareno G-4-238175 | Roleta (7483) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jun 2007 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 14,160 · prior 12 13,308(+6%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1El Paso E&P Zapata, L.P.Mar 2007 → Dec 2010
- 2El Paso E & P Company, L. P.Jan 2011 → Jul 2012
- 3EP Energy E&P Company, L.P.Aug 2012 → Oct 2013
- 4Cantera Operating, LLCNov 2013 → Nov 2017
- 5Merit Energy CompanyDec 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 650374-99 | Recompletion | El Paso E&P Zapata, L.P. | Nov 29, 2007 | Dec 11, 2007 | Apr 4, 2007 | 20,000 |
| 633815-99 | Drill | El Paso E&P Zapata, L.P. | Feb 20, 2007 | Feb 23, 2007 | Feb 28, 2007 | 20,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 2007 | El Clareno G-4-238175 | Roleta (7483) | Merit Energy Company | SWR-10-Well · shut in Jun 1, 2007 | 9,620 |
| Jun 6, 2007 | El Clareno G-4-229265 | Roleta (Wilcox Consolidated) | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 9,620 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 317 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Wilcox | 7,790 | -7,473 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,483 | 7,618 | Perforated |
| 8,249 | 8,274 | Perforated |
| 8,733 | 8,832 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 755 | 12.25 | 350 S |
| 9.625 | 755 | — | 350 S |
| 7 | 6,698 | 8.75 | 335 S |
| 7 | 6,698 | — | 335 S |
| 4.5 | 9,620 | 6.125 | 225 S |
| 4.5 | 9,620 | — | 225 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 24, 2009 | Dec 18, 2007 | — |
| 00 | Sep 26, 2008 | May 16, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Sep 3, 2008 | Jan 31, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Sep 3, 2008 | Jul 9, 2007 | — |
| 00 | Aug 25, 2008 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 14, 2007 | Sep 25, 2007 | — |
| 00 | Sep 7, 2007 | May 7, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 5, 2007 | — | — |
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 42-505-35822 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-35822 → 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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