TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · COATES "A" LEASE · API 42-215-32725 · DISTRICT 04
Coates A #27
Hidalgo County · Jeffress E. (Vicksburg T) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Coates A #27 (API 42-215-32725) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed September 9, 2005 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in November 1, 2024.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 18, 2000, permitted to 12,860 ft.
It was permitted by Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including Sullivan Sand, K Marker, K-1 Sd., L Sd.
Its lease has reported 37.5K barrels of oil and 2.27M mcf of gas since March 2000, last reporting volume in October 2024.
Operator of record
Permitted by Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation; 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 Oct 2024 |
| Latest permit | Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationJan 18, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,860
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 18, 2000
- last permit issued
- Sep 9, 2005
- completed
- 37.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.27M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2000 THROUGH Oct 2024
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 9, 2005
- Shut in
- Nov 1, 2024
- 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 lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coates "A" G-4-176679 | Jeffress, E. (Vicksburg T) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 37.5K | 2.27M | Mar 2000 – Oct 2024 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 103(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationMar 2000 → 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.Oct 2013 → Oct 2013
- 5Cantera Operating, LLCDec 2015 → Dec 2015
- 6Merit Energy CompanyMay 2018 → Oct 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 491182-99 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Jan 18, 2000 | Jan 18, 2000 | Jan 22, 2000 | 14,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2005 | Coates A G-4-176679 | Jeffress E. (Vicksburg T) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Nov 1, 2024 | 12,860 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 288 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Sullivan Sand | 4,992 | -4,704 |
| K Marker | 7,366 | -7,078 |
| K-1 Sd. | 7,790 | -7,502 |
| L SD | 8,630 | -8,342 |
| L Sd. | 8,630 | -8,342 |
| S SD | 9,580 | -9,292 |
| S Sd. | 9,580 | -9,292 |
| T SD | 11,730 | -11,442 |
| T Sd. | 11,730 | -11,442 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,756 | 11,884 | Perforated |
| 11,912 | 11,940 | Perforated |
| 11,912 | 12,000 | Perforated |
| 12,020 | 12,161 | Perforated |
| 12,199 | 12,349 | Perforated |
| 12,380 | 12,441 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 250 | 14.75 | 1,388 S |
| 16 | 1,323 | 17.5 | 1,748 S |
| 13.375 | 2,500 | 14.75 | 1,388 S |
| 9.625 | 7,600 | 12.25 | 735 S |
| 4.5 | 12,860 | 6.5 | 425 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Mar 2, 2006 | Sep 19, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Sep 13, 2000 | Jul 10, 2000 | — |
| 00 | May 30, 2000 | Apr 3, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | May 5, 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 42-215-32725 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-32725 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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