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PRODUCING

VELA B

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

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Permits

Max Depth

11,000 ft

First Permit

2005-03-31

Latest Activity

2005-03-31

Lifespan

< 1 yr

Regulatory Status

Schedule

ON SCHEDULE

Completion

2006-05-10

Shut-In

—

Plugged

—

P-5 Org Status: X

EWA / Permit operator mismatch

Scheduling: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY ≠ Permit: PEOPLES ENERGY PROD.-TX, L.P.

Resolved via: production → MERIT ENERGY COMPANY

Production Summary

Cum Oil

— bbl

Cum Gas

— mcf

First Production

2005-06

Last Production

2026-03

Operator History

Chain of Custody

PEOPLES ENERGY PROD.-TX, L.P. 2005-2007→ CORONADO ENERGY E&P COMPANY, LLC 2007-2010→ 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.

Gas

production & DCA →

Permit History (1)

#559787 Drill Final Completion

VELA B · 11,000 ft

2005-03-31

Spud 2005-04-22

Permit Applications (1)

#559787 A PEOPLES ENERGY PROD.-TX, L.P.

received 2005-03-31

Well Details

Well Number: 7
Max Depth: 11,000 ft
Drill Type: Vertical
County: ZAPATA
District: 4
Operator: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY
Completed: 2006-05-10

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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