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PRODUCING

BENAVIDES

ZAPATA County · District 4 · MERIT ENERGY COMPANY · CINCO DE MAYO (WILCOX F )

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Permits

Max Depth

16,000 ft

First Permit

2003-02-13

Latest Activity

2003-02-13

Lifespan

< 1 yr

Regulatory Status

Schedule

ON SCHEDULE

Completion

2003-04-23

Shut-In

—

Plugged

—

P-5 Org Status: X

EWA / Permit operator mismatch

Scheduling: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY ≠ Permit: LAREDO ENERGY, LP

Resolved via: production → MERIT ENERGY COMPANY

Production Summary

Cum Oil

— bbl

Cum Gas

— mcf

First Production

2003-04

Last Production

2026-03

Operator History

Chain of Custody

CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. 2003-2005→ LAREDO ENERGY 2005-2006→ EL PASO E&P ZAPATA, L.P. 2006-2010→ 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 (2)

#528461 Drill Final Completion

BENAVIDES · 16,000 ft

2003-02-13

Spud 2003-02-21

#528461 Drill

BENAVIDES · 16,000 ft

2003-02-13

Permit Applications (2)

#528461 A LAREDO ENERGY, LP

received 2003-07-11

#528461 A LAREDO ENERGY, LP

received 2003-02-13

Well Details

Well Number: 3
Max Depth: 16,000 ft
Drill Type: Vertical
County: ZAPATA
District: 4
Operator: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY
Completed: 2003-04-23

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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