WYOMING · WELLS · HOT SPRINGS COUNTY · API 49-017-21023
Lion Government 5H
ActiveHorizontal oil wellWOGCC status: Producing Oil Well
- Operator of record
- Merit Energy Company
- County
- Hot Springs
- Field
- Grass Creek
A horizontal oil well in Hot Springs County, Wyoming, operated by Merit Energy Company. WOGCC status: producing oil well.
Spudded September 20, 2010 and drilled to 5,857 ft measured depth.
Completed in one field: Grass Creek.
It has reported 116,056 bbl of oil, 26,485 Mcf of gas, and 5,736,274 bbl of water since April 2011; in the twelve months through August 2026, 9,224 bbl, 1,370 Mcf, and 1,069,890 bbl.
- 9,224
- bbl oil, 12 months through Aug 2026
- 1,370
- Mcf gas, same 12 months
- 1.1M
- bbl produced water, same 12 months
- 116,056
- bbl oil since Apr 2011 · 26,485 Mcf gas
- Status
- Approved · WOGCC: Drilling or Drilled Permit
- Approved
- May 19, 2022
- Operator
- Merit Energy Company
- Proposed formation
- Phosphoria
- Target depth
- 4,100 ft
6 APDs on file for this well, newest first
| Approved | Received | Operator | Status | Formation | Target depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2022 | — | Merit Energy Company | ApprovedDrilling or Drilled Permit | Phosphoria | 4,100 ft |
| Dec 13, 2010 | Nov 2, 2010 | Marathon Oil Company | ApprovedDrilling or Drilled Permit | Phosphoria | 4,525 ft |
| Oct 16, 2009 | Sep 30, 2009 | Marathon Oil Company | ApprovedExpired Permit | Phosphoria | 4,525 ft |
| Oct 8, 2008 | Sep 15, 2008 | Marathon Oil Company | ApprovedExpired Permit | Phosphoria | 4,522 ft |
| Jan 25, 2002 | — | Marathon Oil Company | ApprovedExpired Permit | Phosphoria-Tensleep | 4,522 ft |
| Oct 20, 1997 | — | Marathon Oil Company | ApprovedExpired Permit | — | 4,522 ft |
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Reported production
Every month on file for this well on form 2, summed across its fields and the operators that filed it. The newest months can still be amended.
12 months through Aug 2026 9,224 · prior 12 8,854(+4%)
Lion Government 5H: Oil by month.
Completions
ONE PER RESERVOIR THE WELL IS COMPLETED IN
| Field | Status | Perforations, ft | Completed | Produced | Oil, bbl | Gas, Mcf | Water, bbl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grass CreekPhosphoria | Active | 4,045 to 5,857 MD | Apr 16, 2011 | Apr 2011 to Aug 2026 | 116,056 | 26,485 | 5,736,274 |
Formation tops
Download CSV →9 tops as filed, by depth. A formation filed more than once is listed each time.
| Formation | Depth |
|---|---|
| FRONTIER | 883 ft |
| MOWRY | 2,099 ft |
| LAKOTA | 2,592 ft |
| GYPSUM SPRINGS | 3,192 ft |
| CHUGWATER | 3,317 ft |
| ALCOVA | 3,493 ft |
| PHOSPHORIA | 4,363 ft |
| TENSLEEP | 4,601 ft |
| TOTAL DEPTH | 4,884 ft |
Source: Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, "Geological Markers Based On Form 3"
Formation tops nearby
Operators of record
| Operator | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Merit Energy Company | Jul 1, 2016 | today |
| Marathon Oil Company | Jan 1, 2000 | Jul 1, 2016 |
Well record
- API number
- 49-017-21023
- Location
- SW SE 7-46N-98W · 1212 FSL, 2481 FEL
- Coordinates
- 43.96570, -108.66101 ↗
- Elevation KB
- 5,628 ft
- Measured depth
- 5,857 ft
- Total depth
- 4,136 ft
- Perforations
- 4,045 to 5,857 ft
- Land
- Federal
- Basin, as WOGCC files it
- Bighorn Basin
- APD
- Approved May 19, 2022
- Proposed formation
- Phosphoria
- Target depth
- 4,100 ft
- Spudded
- Sep 20, 2010
About this data
Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (WOGCC), from its public database extracts. Status and type are in WOGCC's own words. Production and injection are what operators filed on form 2, by well and month; twelve-month figures end in Aug 2026, the last month whose filings are in. Locations are from the well's location plat and are approximate. The Commission's production file names each well's current operator on every month, so an operator's figures are those of the wells it operates today. Nothing is estimated.
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