TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · API 42-215-32132 · DISTRICT 04
Coates A #12
Hidalgo County · Jeffress E. (Vicksburg T) field · Producing · Vertical
Coates A #12 (API 42-215-32132) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed October 29, 2004 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1993 and 2004, permitted to 12,883 ft.
It was permitted by El Paso Production Oil & Gas CO. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including K-1 Sand, P Sand, T Sand.
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.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 7, 2025
- Permits on file
- 1,049
- Phone
- (972) 701-8377
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.Aug 30, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,883
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 30, 2004
- last permit issued
- Oct 29, 2004
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 5.33M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 29, 2004
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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-4-147398 | Jeffress, E. (Vicksburg T) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 3.97M | Oct 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Coates "A" G-4-221751 | Jeffress, E. (Vicksburg S) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.36M | Sep 2004 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 56,406 · prior 12 55,469(+2%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationOct 1993 → Jun 2001
- 2Greenbrier Oper. Co.Oct 1995 → Dec 1999
- 3El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Jul 2001 → May 2004
- 4El Paso E & P Company, L. P.Sep 2004 → 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 550194-99 | Recompletion | El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Aug 27, 2004 | Aug 30, 2004 | Aug 24, 2004 | 14,500 |
| 414826-99 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Aug 11, 1993 | Aug 11, 1993 | Aug 20, 1993 | 14,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2004 | Coates A G-4-147398 | Jeffress E. (Vicksburg T) | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 12,883 |
| Sep 27, 2004 | Coates A G-4-221751 | Jeffress E. (Vicksburg S) | Merit Energy Company | SWR-10-Well · shut in Sep 1, 2006 | 12,883 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 287 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| K-1 Sand | 7,784 | -7,497 |
| P Sand | 9,670 | -9,383 |
| T Sand | 11,730 | -11,443 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,897 | 10,916 | Perforated |
| 10,897 | 10,932 | Perforated |
| 10,927 | 10,932 | Perforated |
| 11,954 | 12,078 | Perforated |
| 12,437 | 12,573 | Perforated |
| 12,831 | 2,600 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,015 | 17.5 | 1,384 S |
| 9.625 | 7,438 | 12.25 | 520 S |
| 4.5 | 12,883 | 6.75 | 150 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 | Apr 16, 2007 | Sep 27, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Mar 13, 2007 | Aug 22, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 20, 2006 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 24, 1994 | Dec 10, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 21, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-215-32132 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-32132 → 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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