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PRODUCING

VELA-SMITH GAS UNIT

ZAPATA County · District 4 · MERIT ENERGY COMPANY · ROLETA (WILCOX CONSOLIDATED)

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Permits

Max Depth

10,500 ft

First Permit

1986-02-20

Latest Activity

1986-05-28

Lifespan

< 1 yr

Regulatory Status

Schedule

ON SCHEDULE

Completion

1986-06-16

Shut-In

—

Plugged

—

P-5 Org Status: X

EWA / Production operator mismatch

Scheduling: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY ≠ Production: PIONEER RESOURCES PRODUCING, L.P (reported 1998-01)

EWA / Permit operator mismatch

Scheduling: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY ≠ Permit: TXO PRODUCTION CORP.

Resolved via: scheduling → MERIT ENERGY COMPANY

Production Summary

Cum Oil

— bbl

Cum Gas

— mcf

First Production

1993-01

Last Production

2026-03

Operator History

Chain of Custody

BRIDGE OIL PRODUCTION CO., INC. 1993-1993→ BRIDGE OIL COMPANY, L. P. 1993-1994→ PARKER & PARSLEY DEVELOPMENT L.P 1994-1995→ PARKER & PARSLEY PRODUCING L.P. 1995-1997→ PIONEER RESOURCES PRODUCING, L.P 1997-1998

Lease Production

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

Gas

production & DCA →

Permit History (2)

#302629 Recompletion Final Completion

VELA-SMITH GAS UNIT · 10,500 ft

1986-05-28

#298122 Drill Final Completion

VELA-SMITH GAS UNIT · 10,500 ft

1986-02-20

Spud 1986-02-27

Permit Applications (3)

#302629 A TXO PRODUCTION CORP.

received 1986-05-27

#298122 A TXO PRODUCTION CORP.

received 1986-04-22

#298122 A TXO PRODUCTION CORP.

received 1986-02-20

Well Details

Well Number: 1
Max Depth: 10,500 ft
Drill Type: Vertical
County: ZAPATA
District: 4
Operator: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY
Completed: 1986-06-16

Operator

Name: MERIT ENGY CO
Location: DALLAS
P-5 Status: Y (filed 2025-09-04)
Cum Oil (all leases): 61,295,428 bbl
Cum Gas (all leases): 662,992,144 mcf
Activities: CSGD/G, CSGD/P, G/PUR, GTHS/G, OPRS/G, OPRS/O
Total Permits: 1,048

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