WELL · 42-215-33505 · DISTRICT 4
Zamora State #8
Hidalgo County · Flores (Vicksburg Lower) field · Producing · Vertical
Zamora State #8 (API 42-215-33505) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed October 18, 2006 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 25, 2006, permitted to 12,000 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 one formation top, including Vicksburg.
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.
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 Sep 2025 |
| Latest permit | EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Jul 25, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 25, 2006
- last permit issued
- Oct 18, 2006
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.62M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2006 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 18, 2006
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zamora State G-4-224086 | Flores (Vicksburg, Lower) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.62M | Oct 2006 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 2 · prior 12 373(-99%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.Oct 2006 → Jul 2012
- 2EP Energy E&P Company, L.P.Aug 2012 → Oct 2013
- 3Cantera Operating, LLCNov 2013 → Nov 2017
- 4Merit Energy CompanyDec 2017 → Sep 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 623186-99 | Drill | EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Jul 25, 2006 | Jul 25, 2006 | Sep 22, 2006 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-224086 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 292 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Vicksburg | 8,592 | -8,300 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,712 | 9,817 | Perforated |
| 9,832 | 9,909 | Perforated |
| 10,058 | 10,084 | Perforated |
| 10,142 | 10,186 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,512 | 14.75 | 910 S |
| 7.625 | 5,800 | 9.875 | 337 S |
| 4.5 | 10,510 | 6.5 | 520 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 25, 2007 | Jan 24, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 29, 2007 | — | — |
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 42-215-33505 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-33505 → 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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