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Coates B #8

Shut in

Hidalgo County · Jeffress E. (Vicksburg T) field · Temp Abandoned  · Vertical

Coates B #8 (API 42-215-32855) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed February 4, 2003 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in November 1, 2009.

The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 1, 2001, permitted to 13,700 ft.

It was permitted by Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including S, T.

No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.

Operator of record

Merit Energy Company

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 scheduleMerit Energy Company
Production reportsEl Paso E & P Company, L. P.through Oct 2009
Latest permitCoastal Oil & Gas CorporationFeb 1, 2001

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

13,700
total depth, ft
1
permits on file
Feb 1, 2001
last permit issued
Feb 4, 2003
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
364K
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2001 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completed
Feb 4, 2003
Shut in
Nov 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 lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Coates "B" G-4-186009Jeffress, E. (Vicksburg T)Merit Energy Company10364KMar 2001 – Jul 2026

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.

  1. 1El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Mar 2001 → Jul 2006
  2. 2El Paso E & P Company, L. P.Aug 2006 → Oct 2009

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
504844-99DrillCoastal Oil & Gas CorporationFeb 1, 2001Feb 1, 2001Feb 15, 200114,700

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
Feb 4, 2003Coates B G-4-186009Jeffress E. (Vicksburg T)Merit Energy CompanyTemp Abandoned · shut in Nov 1, 200913,700

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 292 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
S10,512-10,220
T12,186-11,894

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
12,18612,268Perforated
12,40312,436Perforated
12,44212,447Perforated
13,35513,543Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
13.3752,03517.51,355 S
9.6258,10012.25805 S
4.513,7008.51,530 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00May 22, 2003May 5, 2003—
00Jan 14, 2002Jun 26, 2001—
00Jan 10, 2002May 15, 2001Yes
00Dec 21, 2001——

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.

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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