42-427-34445
PRODUCINGEMMA PENA GAS UNIT
STARR County · District 4 · MERIT ENERGY COMPANY · LYDA (VICKSBURG LOWER)
Permits
1
Max Depth
12,000 ft
First Permit
2009-01-29
Latest Activity
2009-01-29
Lifespan
< 1 yr
Regulatory Status
Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completion
2016-05-02
Shut-In
—
Plugged
—
P-5 Org Status: Active
EWA / Permit operator mismatch
Scheduling: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY ≠ Permit: SHELL WESTERN E&P
Resolved via: production → MERIT ENERGY COMPANY
Production Summary Production data is a work in progress — still being validated against RRC filings. Spot something off or have questions? [email protected]
Cum Oil
— bbl
Cum Gas
— mcf
First Production
2009-05
Last Production
2026-07
Operator History
Chain of Custody
Lease Production
Production is reported at the lease level. View production data, decline curves, and history on the lease page.
Formation Tops (12) Elevation 346 ft (GR)
CSV| Formation | Top Depth (MD) | Subsea (+above / −below SL) |
|---|---|---|
| CATAHOULA-FRIO - INJECTION/DISPO (Catahoula) | 4,550 ft | -4,204 ft |
| VICKSBURG - INJECTION/DISPOSAL; (Vicksburg) | 6,856 ft | -6,510 ft |
| RINCON D | 7,548 ft | -7,202 ft |
| RINCON F | 7,906 ft | -7,560 ft |
| MCFARLAND | 8,050 ft | -7,704 ft |
| CATAHOULA-ANAHUAC - INJECTION/DI (Catahoula) | — | — |
| COOK MOUNTAIN | — | — |
| JACKSON - INJECTION/DISPOSAL (Jackson) | — | — |
| MIOCENE-LAGARTO-OAKVILLE - INJEC (Miocene (undifferentiated)) | — | — |
| QUEEN CITY - INJECTION/DISPOSAL (Queen City) | — | — |
| WILCOX | — | — |
| YEGUA | — | — |
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 (4)
| Interval | Type |
|---|---|
| 6,597–7,630 ft | Perforated |
| 7,543–7,630 ft | Perforated |
| 7,730–7,738 ft | Perforated |
| 7,792–7,818 ft | Perforated |
Casing (3)
| Size | Set Depth | Cement |
|---|---|---|
| 9.625" | 1,502 ft | 754 sx |
| 7" | 6,079 ft | 274 sx |
| 2.875" | 9,408 ft | 388 sx |
Permit History (1)
Applications (1)
Records & Logs
3 completion filings on record · 1 with log images at RRC.
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.
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Well Details
- Well Number
- 4
- Max Depth
- 12,000 ft
- Drill Type
- Vertical
- County
- STARR
- District
- 4
- Operator
- MERIT ENERGY COMPANY
- Completed
- 2016-05-02
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