WELL · 42-215-31229 · DISTRICT 4
Coates A #8J
Hidalgo County · Jeffress E. (Vicksburg S) field · SWR-10-Well · Vertical
Coates A #8J (API 42-215-31229) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed June 26, 2002 and listed as swr-10-well on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1982 and 2002, permitted to 14,300 ft.
It was permitted by El Paso Production Oil & Gas CO. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 1,049 permits on file · (972) 628-1559
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Jun 21, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,300
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 21, 2002
- last permit issued
- Jun 26, 2002
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.03M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 26, 2002
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coates "A" G-4-106659 | Jeffress, E. (Vicksburg T) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 3.03M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Coates "A" G-4-191263 | Jeffress, E. (Vicksburg S) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jun 2002 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 10,228 · prior 12 38,686(-74%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationJan 1993 → Jun 2001
- 2Greenbrier Oper. Co.Oct 1995 → Dec 1999
- 3EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Jul 2001 → Jul 2006
- 4EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.Aug 2006 → Jul 2012
- 5EP Energy E&P Company, L.P.Aug 2012 → Oct 2013
- 6Cantera Operating, LLCNov 2013 → Nov 2017
- 7Merit Energy CompanyDec 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 521270-99 | Recompletion | EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Jun 21, 2002 | Jun 21, 2002 | May 18, 2002 | 13,350 |
| 152088-99 | Drill | Border Exploration Co. | Mar 2, 1982 | Mar 2, 1982 | — | 14,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-106659 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-191263 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,347 | 11,380 | Perforated |
| 11,430 | 11,434 | Perforated |
| 12,056 | 12,166 | Perforated |
| 12,218 | 12,366 | Perforated |
| 12,221 | 12,640 | Perforated |
| 12,392 | 12,510 | Perforated |
| 12,536 | 12,647 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 152 | 17.5 | 920 S |
| 13.375 | 1,521 | 17.5 | 920 S |
| 9.625 | 7,343 | 12.25 | 925 S |
| 2.875 | 11,950 | — | — |
| 3.5 | 13,130 | 6.75 | 115 S |
| 5.5 | 13,350 | 6.75 | 510 S |
Completion filings
W-2 and G-1 reports on record in the RRC wellbore file, newest first. The suffix identifies the wellbore or completion event. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Dec 2, 2002 | Aug 22, 2002 | — |
| 00 | Nov 8, 2002 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 5, 1982 | — |
The source documents
Petrora holds the structured record. The scanned filings live at the RRC; these links open its search already filled in for this API.
- Wellbore filings for 42-215-31229 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-31229 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.
About this data
Permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wellbore and operator of record from the EWA schedule, weekly; completions, formation tops, casing, and perforations from the dbf900 wellbore file; production from PDQ lease reports, which lag two to three months; injection from UIC permits, H-10 reports, and TexNet daily volumes; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog.
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