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SHELTON

Shelton is a gas well in Cherokee County, Texas, operated by Merit Energy Company in the Doyle Creek (Travis Peak) field.

1 well

202mcf gas, last 12 months−98% vs prior year
RRC lease
06-245820

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Where it sits

This county

Cherokee CountyCherokeeAndersonNacogdochesSmithRuskHendersonCherokee County
Cherokee County
Gas in Mar 2022
0 mcf
Reporting since
Jan 2020

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  • Sales

    No sales reported for the last 12 months of state data (through Jul 2026).

SourceRailroad Commission production, P-5 and P-4 records, data through Jul 2026.

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Production by month

Gas output fell 98% over the last 12 months

  • Gas (bars)
  • Oil (line)
  • Last 12 months
Gas output fell 98% over the last 12 monthsMonthly gas production and oil for SHELTON, Jan 2020 to Mar 2022. Gas output fell 98% over the last 12 months. 202 mcf in the 12 months through Mar 2022, against 10,621 mcf in the 12 months before.Last 12 months: 202 mcfmcf per monthbbl per month001,00052,000103,000154,00020Jan 20AprJulOctJan 21AprJulOctJan 22
Gas output fell 98% over the last 12 monthsMonthly gas production and oil for SHELTON, Jan 2020 to Mar 2022. Gas output fell 98% over the last 12 months. 202 mcf in the 12 months through Mar 2022, against 10,621 mcf in the 12 months before.Last 12 monthsmcf per monthbbl per month001,00052,000103,000154,00020Jan 20JulJan 21JulJan 22

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, through Jul 2026.

Where the gas went

99% of the gas went to a transmission line in the last 12 months

  • Transmission line (2)
  • Lease fuel (1)
99% of the gas went to a transmission line in the last 12 monthsShare of SHELTON gas by disposition code each month, Jan 2020 to Mar 2022. 99% of the gas went to a transmission line in the last 12 months.Share of the lease’s gas by disposition code, per month0%50%100%Jan 20AprJulOctJan 21AprJulOctJan 22
99% of the gas went to a transmission line in the last 12 monthsShare of SHELTON gas by disposition code each month, Jan 2020 to Mar 2022. 99% of the gas went to a transmission line in the last 12 months.Share of gas by disposition code0%50%100%Jan 20JulJan 21JulJan 22

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, through Jul 2026.

  • Transmission line (2)

    99% · 9,085 mcf

  • Lease fuel (1)

    0.6% · 51 mcf

Who has run this lease

The operator changed once, most recently in Jan 2021

Operators of this lease over timeLime Rock Resources III-A, L.P., Jan 2020 to Dec 2020; Merit Energy Company, Jan 2021 to Mar 2022202020212022Changed Jan 2021Lime Rock Resources III-A, L.…Jan 2020 to Dec 2020Merit Energy CompanyJan 2021 to now
Operators of this lease over timeLime Rock Resources III-A, L.P., Jan 2020 to Dec 2020; Merit Energy Company, Jan 2021 to Mar 2022202020212022Changed Jan 2021Lime Rock Resources III-A, L.P.Jan 2020 to Dec 2020Merit Energy CompanyJan 2021 to now

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, through Jul 2026.

1 well on this lease

Wells on SHELTON
API numberWell no.Status
42-073-312984Shut-in

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Wellbore Query.

Buyers and gatherers

Companies named on the Form P-4, by product
CompanyProductRoleShare%FromUntil
Eastex Crude CompanyCondensateGathers100Jan 17, 2009–
Merit Energy CompanyGas-well gasBuys100Jan 1, 2021–
Merit Energy CompanyGas-well gasGathers100Jan 1, 2021–
Lime Rock Resources Iii-A, L.p.Gas-well gasGathers100Jun 1, 2015Jan 1, 2021
Occidental Energy Marketing,inc.Gas-well gasBuys100Jun 1, 2015Jan 1, 2021

SourceRailroad Commission Form P-4 file, Sep 24, 2026 (source).

704 acres on the newest permit

  • Good to know

    A pooling certificate (P-12) was filed

    Your tract may share its production with neighbors in a pooled unit. The unit acres the operator uses to divide production can differ from the acreage on one permit.

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Permits for Shelton
API numberWell no.Acreson the permit
42-073-312984704

SourceRailroad Commission drilling permits, Oct 3, 2026 (source 1, source 2).

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27 months, newest first

Ledger for SHELTON
MonthOil producedbblOil soldbblGas producedmcfGas soldmcf, codes 2+3FlaredmcfWTI$/bblHenry Hub$/MMBtu
Mar 2022Merit Energy00000$108.50$4.90
Feb 2022Merit Energy00000$91.64$4.69
Jan 2022Merit Energy00000$83.22$4.38
Dec 2021Merit Energy00000$71.71$3.76
Nov 2021Merit Energy00000$79.15$5.05
Oct 2021Merit Energy00000$81.48$5.51
Sep 2021Merit Energy00000$71.65$5.16
Aug 2021Merit Energy00000$67.73$4.07
Jul 2021Merit Energy021000$72.49$3.84
Jun 2021Merit Energy00000$71.38$3.26
May 2021Merit Energy00000$65.17$2.91
Apr 2021Merit Energy002021970$61.72$2.66
Mar 2021Merit Energy004083950$62.33$2.62
Feb 2021Merit Energy004844690$59.04$5.35
Jan 2021Merit Energy204584420$52.00$2.71
Dec 2020Lime Rock006626620$47.02$2.58
Nov 2020Lime Rock005605600$40.94$2.61
Oct 2020Lime Rock008558550$39.40$2.39
Sep 2020Lime Rock008598590$39.63$1.92
Aug 2020Lime Rock009939930$42.34$2.30
Jul 2020Lime Rock001,1161,1150$40.71$1.76
Jun 2020Lime Rock001,1561,1560$38.31$1.63
May 2020Lime Rock001,3831,3820$28.56$1.75
Apr 2020Lime Rock001,6871,6860$16.55$1.74
Mar 2020Lime Rock1402,4852,4840$29.21$1.79
Feb 2020Lime Rock001,8931,8360$50.54$1.91
Jan 2020Lime Rock002,5502,4710$57.52$2.02

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, through Jul 2026. Prices: EIA, through Aug 2026. Updated Oct 2, 2026.

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