42-503-34872
Final CompletionJAMES (CADDO) UNIT
YOUNG County · District 9 · MERIT ENERGY COMPANY · JAMES
Permits
1
Max Depth
4,000 ft
First Permit
1981-06-10
Latest Activity
1981-06-10
Lifespan
< 1 yr
Regulatory Status
Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completion
1981-12-02
Shut-In
—
Plugged
—
EWA / Production operator mismatch
Scheduling: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY ≠ Production: RIDGE OIL COMPANY (reported 2026-04)
EWA / Permit operator mismatch
Scheduling: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY ≠ Permit: PETROLEUM CORPORATION OF TEXAS
Resolved via: production → RIDGE OIL 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
1993-01
Last Production
2026-07
Injection / Disposal
Permitted Volume
1,000 bbl/d
Max Pressure
1,500 psi
Injection Interval
3,755–3,845 ft
Injected (12mo)
180,028 bbl
Monthly injected volume (bbl, from H-10 filings through 2025-11-01)
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
No tops on file for this well. Formation tops come from W-2/G-1 completion filings — this well has none yet, which is normal for permits that were never drilled, dry holes plugged without a filing, or wells completed before digital records. Offset-well tops can't be shown either — this well has no surface coordinates on file yet.
Perforations (1)
| Interval | Type |
|---|---|
| 3,755–3,845 ft | Perforated |
Casing (3)
| Size | Set Depth | Cement |
|---|---|---|
| 8.625" | 404 ft | 325 sx |
| 2.375" | 3,671 ft | — |
| 4.5" | 3,887 ft | 250 sx |
Permit History (1)
Applications (1)
Records & Logs
4 completion filings on record.
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
- 9W
- Max Depth
- 4,000 ft
- Drill Type
- Vertical
- County
- YOUNG
- District
- 9
- Operator
- MERIT ENERGY COMPANY
- Completed
- 1981-12-02
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