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PRODUCING Directional

CHEVRON BTLT

STARR County · District 4 · MERIT ENERGY COMPANY · JAVELINA (VICKSBURG CONS.)

Permits

Max Depth

11,700 ft

First Permit

1998-05-27

Latest Activity

2001-10-23

Lifespan

3 yrs

Regulatory Status

Schedule

ON SCHEDULE

Completion

2000-09-02

Shut-In

—

Plugged

—

P-5 Org Status: Active

EWA / Permit operator mismatch

Scheduling: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY ≠ Permit: EL PASO PRODUCTION OIL & GAS CO.

Resolved via: production → MERIT ENERGY COMPANY

Production Summary

Cum Oil

— bbl

Cum Gas

— mcf

First Production

1998-09

Last Production

2026-07

Operator History

Chain of Custody

SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATION 1998-2000→ COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATION 2000-2001→ EL PASO PRODUCTION OIL & GAS CO. 2001-2006→ SMITH PRODUCTION INC. 2006-2009→ SHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLC 2009-2013→ OXY USA INC. 2014-2017→ MERIT ENERGY COMPANY 2017-2026

Lease Production

Production is reported at the lease level. View production data, decline curves, and history on the lease page.

Gas

production & DCA →

Formation Tops (6) Elevation 337 ft (GR)

CSV

Formation	Top Depth (MD)	Subsea (+above / −below SL)
VICKSBURG	7,180 ft	-6,843 ft
J-1	7,471 ft	-7,134 ft
J1	7,471 ft	-7,134 ft
K	7,984 ft	-7,647 ft
Q	9,165 ft	-8,828 ft
T	10,911 ft	-10,574 ft

As reported by operators on W-2/G-1 completion filings (RRC wellbore records). Depths are measured depth; names appear as filed. Subsea = reported elevation − measured depth (negative = below sea level; vertical wellbores only). View filings & logs at RRC ↗

Perforations (6)

Interval	Type
10,196–10,206 ft	Perforated
10,528–10,594 ft	Perforated
10,644–10,716 ft	Perforated
10,912–10,942 ft	Perforated
10,998–11,010 ft	Perforated
11,424–11,494 ft	Perforated

Casing (2)

Size	Set Depth	Cement
13.375"	2,030 ft	1,255 sx
9.625"	6,567 ft	—

Permit History (2)

#514676 Field Transfer Final Completion

CHEVRON BTLT · 11,025 ft

2001-10-23

Spud 1998-06-07

#476656 Drill Final Completion

CHEVRON BTLT · 11,700 ft

1998-05-27

Spud 1998-06-07

Applications (2)

#514676 A EL PASO PRODUCTION OIL & GAS CO.

received 2001-10-23

#476656 A SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATION

received 1998-05-27

Records & Logs

5 completion filings on record · 1 with log images at RRC.

W-2/G-1 2001-10-31

W-2/G-1 2000-08-31

W-2/G-1 1999-03-03

W-2/G-1 1998-10-13 log on file

W-2/G-1 1999-01-06

Completion packets + logs ↗ Wellbore filings ↗

Completion packets open directly (post-2011 filings include attached logs). Log images can't be deep-linked — clicking copies the API for you to paste.

No GPS coordinates yet

Coordinates come from the RRC GIS backfill and usually appear within days of permit issuance. Located in STARR County.

Well Details

Well Number: 1
Max Depth: 11,700 ft
Drill Type: Directional
County: STARR
District: 4
Operator: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY
Completed: 2000-09-02

Operator

Name: MERIT ENGY CO
Location: DALLAS
P-5 Status: Active (filed 2025-11-07)
Cum Oil (all leases): 61,412,014 bbl
Cum Gas (all leases): 675,243,840 mcf
Activities: CSGD/G, CSGD/P, G/PUR, GTHS/G, OPRS/G, OPRS/O
Total Permits: 1,049