Well 4309H, MERCHANT ESTATE EAST I 17-8, Reagan County, Texas
API 38342081 — recorded on 1 lease.
Well API 38342081 is recorded on the MERCHANT ESTATE EAST I 17-8 lease in Reagan County, Texas, operated by DE CENTRAL OPERATING, LLC. The state files a total depth of 8,306 ft, a last completion filed Mar 1 2026, 1 drilling permit and 1 hydraulic fracturing disclosure. The state holds no plugging record for it.
Leases
| Lease | Well no. | Operator | Field | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MERCHANT ESTATE EAST I 17-8 | 4309H | DE CENTRAL OPERATING, LLC | SPRABERRY (TREND AREA) | Off |
The hole
- Total depth
- 8,306 ft
- Casing strings
- 8
- Deepest casing
- 24,591 ft
- Survey
- L&SV RR CO/KERCHEVILLE, A J
- Abstract
- 240
- Block / section
- A / 22
- Plugging records
- not filed
- Bottom hole location
- 31.62029, -101.56176
Drilling permits
From the Railroad Commission's drilling permit master — the application record, not a record of drilling. A permit is an application the Commission filed and numbered; the spud date is the only field here that says a hole was started. This file carries no approval status, so none is shown.
| Permit | Issued | Type | Lease | Depth | Spud |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 907900 | May 14 2025 | Drillhorizontal | MERCHANT ESTATE EAST I 17-8no. 4309H | 10,605 ft | Aug 7 2025 |
What the lease produced
Texas reports oil and gas by lease, never by wellbore, so this is the whole lease. Values are volume multiplied by the published monthly price, the same arithmetic the lease page shows in full.
Hydraulic fracturing
Disclosed to FracFocus, the registry Texas designates by statute (Natural Resources Code §91.851; 16 TAC §3.29). FracFocus is run by the Ground Water Protection Council and the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission, not by a state agency — but the filing itself is required by Texas rule.