TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · API 42-215-32698 · DISTRICT 04
Coates A #24
Hidalgo County · Jeffress E. (Vicksburg L) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Coates A #24 (API 42-215-32698) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed September 9, 2008 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in September 1, 2009.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1999 and 2008, permitted to 13,700 ft.
It was permitted by El Paso E & P Company, L. P. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Sullivan Sand, K-1 Sand, P Sand, S Sand.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by El Paso E & P Company, L. P.; 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 | El Paso E & P Company L. P. |
| Production reports | El Paso E & P Company, L. P.through Aug 2009 |
| Latest permit | El Paso E & P Company, L. P.Jul 21, 2008 |
- 13,700
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 21, 2008
- last permit issued
- Sep 9, 2008
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.46M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 1999 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 9, 2008
- Shut in
- Sep 1, 2009
- 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-4-242945 | Jeffress, E. (Vicksburg L) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 13.1K | Sep 2008 – Jul 2026 |
| Coates "A" G-4-175728 | Jeffress, E. (Vicksburg T) | El Paso E & P Company, L. P. | 1 | 0 | 1.45M | Dec 1999 – Jun 2011 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationDec 1999 → Jun 2001
- 2El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Jul 2001 → Jul 2006
- 3El Paso E & P Company, L. P.Aug 2006 → Aug 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 665728-99 | Recompletion | El Paso E & P Company, L. P. | Jun 30, 2008 | Jul 21, 2008 | Aug 9, 2008 | 11,951 |
| 488973-99 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Oct 29, 1999 | Oct 29, 1999 | Nov 6, 1999 | 14,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2008 | Coates A G-4-242945 | Jeffress E. (Vicksburg L) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Sep 1, 2009 | 13,700 |
| Dec 21, 1999 | Coates A G-4-175728 | Jeffress E. (Vicksburg T) | El Paso E & P Company L. P. | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 291 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Sullivan Sand | 5,110 | -4,819 |
| K-1 Sand | 8,276 | -7,985 |
| P Sand | 9,082 | -8,791 |
| S Sand | 9,628 | -9,337 |
| "T" Sand | 11,960 | -11,669 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,644 | 8,674 | Perforated |
| 11,991 | 12,172 | Perforated |
| 12,210 | 12,356 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,008 | 17.5 | 1,304 S |
| 9.625 | 8,000 | 12.25 | 735 S |
| 4.5 | 11,282 | 6.5 | — |
| 4.5 | 11,300 | 6.5 | — |
| 3.5 | 13,699 | — | 345 S |
| 3.5 | — | 6.5 | 345 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 | Feb 28, 2009 | Sep 30, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 11, 2008 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 17, 2000 | Jan 18, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 28, 2000 | — | — |
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 42-215-32698 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-32698 → 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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