42-459-30841
TEMP ABANDONEDSHELTON A.L. ESTATE GAS UNIT
UPSHUR County · District 6 · MERIT ENERGY COMPANY · GLENWOOD (COTTON VALLEY)
Permits
1
Max Depth
11,300 ft
First Permit
1996-01-29
Latest Activity
1996-01-29
Lifespan
< 1 yr
Regulatory Status
Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completion
1996-07-25
Shut-In
—
Plugged
—
P-5 Org Status: Active
EWA / Permit operator mismatch
Scheduling: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY ≠ Permit: AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY
Resolved via: scheduling → 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
1996-07
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 (6) Elevation 436 ft (KB)
CSV| Formation | Top Depth (MD) | Subsea (+above / −below SL) |
|---|---|---|
| MASSIVE ANHYDRITE (Massive Anhydrite (marker)) | 6,770 ft | -6,334 ft |
| RODESSA | 7,035 ft | -6,599 ft |
| PETTET (Pettit) | 7,700 ft | -7,264 ft |
| TRAVIS PEAK | 7,920 ft | -7,484 ft |
| COTTON VALLEY | 9,510 ft | -9,074 ft |
| BOSSIER SHALE (Bossier) | 10,945 ft | -10,509 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 (5)
| Interval | Type |
|---|---|
| 10,820–10,840 ft | Perforated |
| 10,845–10,870 ft | Perforated |
| 10,876–10,884 ft | Perforated |
| 10,892–10,907 ft | Perforated |
| 10,923–10,938 ft | Perforated |
Casing (3)
| Size | Set Depth | Cement |
|---|---|---|
| 9.625" | 132 ft | — |
| 8.625" | 1,142 ft | 370 sx |
| 4.5" | 11,079 ft | 1,648 sx |
Permit History (1)
Applications (1)
Records & Logs
2 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.
No GPS coordinates yet
Well Details
- Well Number
- 3
- Max Depth
- 11,300 ft
- Drill Type
- Vertical
- County
- UPSHUR
- District
- 6
- Operator
- MERIT ENERGY COMPANY
- Completed
- 1996-07-25
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