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42-431-30850

Final Completion

COPE R. L.

STERLING County · District 8 · MERIT ENERGY COMPANY · WOLF (WOLFCAMP)

Permits

3

Max Depth

8,800 ft

First Permit

1980-03-03

Latest Activity

2020-09-23

Lifespan

41 yrs

Regulatory Status

Schedule

OFF SCHEDULE

Completion

2008-12-30

Shut-In

—

Plugged

—

!

EWA / Production operator mismatch

Scheduling: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY ≠ Production: P1 ENERGY, LLC (reported 2026-03)

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EWA / Permit operator mismatch

Scheduling: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY ≠ Permit: INDEPENDENCE RESOURCES MGMT, LLC

Resolved via: production → P1 ENERGY, LLC

Production Summary

Cum Oil

— bbl

Cum Gas

— mcf

First Production

1993-01

Last Production

2026-07

Operator History

Chain of Custody

UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY 1993-2001→ RME PETROLEUM COMPANY 2001-2002→ ANADARKO E&P COMPANY LP 2002-2004→ MERIT ENERGY COMPANY 2004-2013→ HUNT OIL COMPANY 2013-2018→ INDEPENDENCE RESOURCES MGMT, LLC 2018-2021→ EARTHSTONE OPERATING, LLC 2021-2022→ P1 ENERGY, LLC 2023-2026

Lease Production

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

Gas
production & DCA →
Gas
production & DCA →
Oil
production & DCA →
Oil
production & DCA →
Oil
production & DCA →

Formation Tops (5) Elevation 2,640 ft (GR)

CSV
FormationTop Depth (MD)Subsea (+above / −below SL)
WICHITA ALBANY (Wichita-Albany)5,924 ft-3,284 ft
DEAN 6,417 ft-3,777 ft
WOLFCAMP 6,684 ft-4,044 ft
CISCO 7,955 ft-5,315 ft
CANYON 8,173 ft-5,533 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 ↗

Offset Well Tops (nearest 8 wells with tops)

What nearby completed wells reported.

Cross-section
✓ 42-431-30889 COPE, R. L. · MERIT ENERGY COMPANY
0.5 mi
Yates 1,495'Leonard 5,236'Wichita-Albany 6,208'Wolfcamp 6,266'Cisco 7,966'Canyon 8,116'
✓ 42-431-31251 COPE, R. L. · MERIT ENERGY COMPANY
0.6 mi
Leonard 5,075'Wichita-Albany 6,075'Wichita-Albany 6,075'WOLLFCAMP 6,409'Wolfcamp 6,409'Cisco 7,845'
✓ 42-431-30774 TERRY, I. W. · MERIT ENERGY COMPANY
0.7 mi
Leonard 4,830'Wichita-Albany 5,680'WICHIA/ALBANY 5,680'Dean 6,477'Wolfcamp 6,647'Cisco 7,623'Canyon 8,214'
✓ 42-431-31402 TERRY, I.W. · MERIT ENERGY COMPANY
1.3 mi
San Andres 2,200'SAN ANDRESS 2,200'Leonard 5,012'Wichita-Albany 6,240'Wolfcamp 6,503'Cisco 7,700'
✓ 42-173-37440 TERRY B · DISCOVERY NATURAL RESOURCES LLC
2.0 mi
Santa Rosa 754'Yates 1,434'Seven Rivers 1,537'Queen 1,946'Grayburg 2,216'San Andres 2,652'Clear Fork 3,830'Spraberry 5,296'Wichita-Albany 6,133'Glorieta —
✓ 42-431-30943 FLINT -B- · WAGNER & BROWN
2.4 mi
Yates 1,286'San Andres 2,436'Clear Fork 3,430'Wolfcamp 6,556'Cisco 7,820'Cisco 7,820'Canyon 8,006'
✓ 42-173-38888 BARBEE · DISCOVERY NATURAL RESOURCES LLC
4.0 mi
Clear Fork —Grayburg —San Andres —Yates —Glorieta —Queen —Seven Rivers —Spraberry —Santa Rosa —Rustler —
✓ 42-173-38887 BARBEE E · DISCOVERY NATURAL RESOURCES LLC
4.0 mi
Yates 1,481'Seven Rivers 1,579'Queen 1,994'Grayburg 2,274'San Andres 2,809'Clear Fork 4,060'Spraberry 5,428'Wichita-Albany 6,270'Dean 6,823'Wolfcamp 6,942'Rustler —Santa Rosa — +1 more

Nearest wells within 10 mi (surface locations). Click wells to select them, then open the cross-section to compare tops side by side (max 6 wells per section, including this one).

Perforations (2)

IntervalType
6,741–7,268 ftPerforated
8,016–8,365 ftPerforated

Casing (4)

SizeSet DepthCement
13.375"153 ft200 sx
8.625"2,193 ft1,575 sx
2.375"7,905 ft—
4.5"8,496 ft950 sx

Permit History (3)

#865088 Field Transfer Final Completion

COPE, R. L. · 8,496 ft

2020-09-23

Spud 2008-12-04

#676139 Recompletion Final Completion

COPE, R. L. · 8,496 ft

2008-12-12

Spud 2008-12-04

#74072 Drill Final Completion

COPE, R. L. · 8,800 ft

1980-03-03

Spud 1980-03-28

Applications (3)

#865088 A INDEPENDENCE RESOURCES MGMT, LLC
received 2020-09-14
#676139 A MERIT ENERGY COMPANY
received 2008-12-10
#74072 A CHAMPLIN PETROLEUM CO.
received 1980-03-03

Records & Logs

8 completion filings on record · 2 with log images at RRC.

W-2/G-1 2020-09-29
W-2/G-1 2020-08-23
W-2/G-1 2009-02-11 log on file
W-2/G-1 2009-02-11 log on file
W-2/G-1 2009-06-03
W-2/G-1 1997-08-26

+2 more filings

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.

Google Maps → Explorer Map →
Lat 31.656785
Lon -101.250067

Well Details

Well Number
1
Max Depth
8,800 ft
Drill Type
Vertical
County
STERLING
District
8
Operator
MERIT ENERGY COMPANY
Completed
2008-12-30

Operator

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