WELL · 42-215-31232 · DISTRICT 4
Coates C #1J
Hidalgo County · Jeffress E. (Vicksburg S) field · SWR-10-Well · Vertical
Coates C #1J (API 42-215-31232) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed October 12, 2000 and listed as swr-10-well on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1982 and 2000, permitted to 13,490 ft.
It was permitted by Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including L, O, S, T.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation; 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 | Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationAug 30, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,490
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 30, 2000
- last permit issued
- Oct 12, 2000
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.76M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 12, 2000
- 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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coates "C" G-4-101351 | Jeffress, E. (Vicksburg T) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 622K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Coates "C" G-4-179878 | Jeffress, E. (Vicksburg O\p) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.11M | Sep 2000 – Jul 2026 |
| Coates "C" G-4-180424 | Jeffress, E. (Vicksburg S) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 29.8K | Oct 2000 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 215 · prior 12 1,629(-87%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationJan 1993 → Jun 2001
- 2EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Jul 2001 → Jul 2006
- 3EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.Aug 2006 → Jul 2012
- 4EP Energy E&P Company, L.P.Aug 2012 → Oct 2013
- 5Cantera Operating, LLCNov 2013 → Nov 2017
- 6Merit Energy CompanyDec 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 499033-99 | Recompletion | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Aug 30, 2000 | Aug 30, 2000 | Sep 3, 2000 | 13,490 |
| 155311-99 | Drill | Border Exploration Co. | Mar 30, 1982 | Mar 30, 1982 | — | 13,490 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-101351 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-179878 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-180424 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 293 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| L | 9,056 | -8,763 |
| O | 9,488 | -9,195 |
| S | 10,733 | -10,440 |
| T | 12,035 | -11,742 |
| LWR T | 13,124 | -12,831 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,492 | 9,660 | Perforated |
| 9,730 | 9,816 | Perforated |
| 10,010 | 10,120 | Perforated |
| 10,822 | 10,910 | Perforated |
| 10,980 | 11,032 | Perforated |
| 12,178 | 12,814 | Perforated |
| 18,220 | 11,032 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,230 | 17.5 | 745 S |
| 9.625 | 8,000 | 12.25 | 815 S |
| 2.875 | 11,950 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 13,490 | 8.75 | 1,812 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 | Aug 17, 2005 | Mar 10, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Mar 17, 2001 | Dec 4, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Jan 31, 2001 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 25, 2001 | Nov 27, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Dec 11, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 18, 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 42-215-31232 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-31232 → 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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