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VELA - SMITH GAS UNIT
ZAPATA County · District 4 · BRIDGE OIL PRODUCTION CO. INC. · ROLETA (8150)
Permits
3
Max Depth
11,500 ft
First Permit
1986-05-13
Latest Activity
1992-12-31
Lifespan
7 yrs
Regulatory Status
Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completion
1986-08-31
Shut-In
—
Plugged
—
!
EWA / Production operator mismatch
Scheduling: BRIDGE OIL PRODUCTION CO. INC. ≠ Production: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY (reported 2025-12)
Resolved via: production → 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 1997-1999→ PRIZE OPERATING COMPANY 1999-2002→ GRUY PETROLEUM MANAGEMENT CO. 2002-2002→ PEOPLES ENERGY PROD.-TX, L.P. 2002-2007→ CORONADO ENERGY E&P COMPANY, LLC 2008-2010→ EL PASO E & P COMPANY, L. P. 2011-2012→ EP ENERGY E&P COMPANY, L.P. 2012-2013→ CANTERA OPERATING, LLC 2013-2017→ MERIT ENERGY COMPANY 2017-2025
Lease Production
Production is reported at the lease level. View production data, decline curves, and history on the lease page.
Permit History (3)
Permit Applications (4)
#407713 A BRIDGE OIL PRODUCTION CO., INC.
received 1993-03-29
#407713 A BRIDGE OIL PRODUCTION CO., INC.
received 1992-12-28
#302069 A TXO PRODUCTION CORP.
received 1986-07-10
#302069 A TXO PRODUCTION CORP.
received 1986-05-12
Well Details
- Well Number
- 3
- Max Depth
- 11,500 ft
- Drill Type
- Vertical
- County
- ZAPATA
- District
- 4
- Operator
- BRIDGE OIL PRODUCTION CO. INC.
- Completed
- 1986-08-31
Operator
- Location
- MIDLAND
- P-5 Status
- Y (filed 1993-05-07)
- Cum Oil (all leases)
- 115,063 bbl
- Cum Gas (all leases)
- 13,879,928 mcf
- Total Permits
- 97