WELL · 42-215-33803 · DISTRICT 4

Coates A #42

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

Coates A #42 (API 42-215-33803) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed June 25, 2008.

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2008 and 2018, permitted to 15,000 ft.

Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Milcene, Anahuac, Frio, Vicksburg.

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

Operator of record

Merit Energy Company

Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 1,049 permits on file · (972) 628-1559

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

15,000: total depth, ft
2: permits on file
Aug 7, 2018: last permit issued
Jun 25, 2008: completed
0: cumulative oil, bbl
849K: cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2008 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule: OFF SCHEDULE
Completed: Jun 25, 2008
Shut in: —
Plugged: —

Surface location

26.404914, -98.441942

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Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Hidalgo County.

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-4-285450	Jeffress, E. (Vicksburg S)	Merit Energy Company	1	0	26.1K	Aug 2018 – Jul 2026
Coates "A" G-4-241744	Jeffress, E. (Vicksburg T)	Merit Energy Company	1	0	823K	Jun 2008 – Aug 2018

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.

1EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.Jun 2008 → Jul 2012
2EP Energy E&P Company, L.P.Aug 2012 → Oct 2013
3Cantera Operating, LLCNov 2013 → Nov 2017
4Merit Energy CompanyDec 2017 → Mar 2022

Permits

Permit	Type	Operator	Received	Issued	Spud	Depth
843215-99	Recompletion	Merit Energy Company	Aug 6, 2018	Aug 7, 2018	Aug 10, 2018	12,600
657027-99	Drill	EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.	Mar 10, 2008	Mar 26, 2008	May 11, 2008	15,000

Completions

Completed	Lease	Field	Operator	Status	Depth
—	— G-4-241744	—	—	—	—
—	— G-4-285450	—	—	—	—

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 283 ft elevation.Download CSV →

Formation	MD ft	Subsea
Milcene	3,139	-2,856
Anahuac	4,258	-3,975
Frio	4,923	-4,640
VicksburgVICKSBURG S	7,908	-7,625

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

From	To	Type
11,200	11,220	Perforated
11,942	12,014	Perforated
12,048	12,184	Perforated
12,230	12,354	Perforated
12,426	12,512	Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing in	Set at	Hole in	Cement
13.375	2,020	17.5	1,565 S
9.625	7,382	12.25	415 S
4.5	12,600	6.125	665 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 →

Filed	W-2 / G-1 date	Logs referenced
Jan 10, 2019	Dec 12, 2018	—
Jan 24, 2009	Aug 4, 2008	Yes
Dec 22, 2008	Oct 2, 2008	Yes
Nov 5, 2008	—	—

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 42-215-33803 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
Completion packets for 42-215-33803 → 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.

Nearby wells and their tops

NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM

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This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.

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Machac Gas Unit42-215-32513

3.2 KM · Merit Energy Company · Section with this well →

K-1 Sand	7,950	-7,634
P Sand	9,940	-9,624
Lo. T Sand	11,255	-10,939
W Sand	12,940	-12,624

Boston Texas Land & Trust42-215-34162

4.8 KM · Merit Energy Company · Section with this well →

Miocene (undifferentiated)	3,101	-2,772
Catahoula	4,168	-3,839
Catahoula	4,842	-4,513
Vicksburg	7,514	-7,185
Jackson	—

Boston Texas Land & Trust42-215-34163

4.8 KM · Merit Energy Company · Section with this well →

Miocene (undifferentiated)	3,115	-2,786
Catahoula	4,191	-3,862
Catahoula	4,864	-4,535
Vicksburg	7,442	-7,113
Jackson	13,199	-12,870

Boston Texas Land & Trust42-215-34164

4.8 KM · Merit Energy Company · Section with this well →

Miocene (undifferentiated)	3,094	-2,765
Catahoula	4,161	-3,832
Catahoula	4,822	-4,493
Vicksburg	7,312	-6,983
Jackson	—

Boston Texas Land & Trust42-215-34167

4.8 KM · Merit Energy Company · Section with this well →

Miocene (undifferentiated)	3,027	-2,703
Catahoula	4,038	-3,714
Catahoula	4,797	-4,473
Vicksburg	7,157	-6,833
Jackson	—

Boston Texas Land & Trust42-215-34158

4.9 KM · Merit Energy Company · Section with this well →

Miocene (undifferentiated)	3,112	-2,775
Catahoula	4,209	-3,872
Catahoula	4,854	-4,517
Vicksburg	7,526	-7,189
Jackson	—

Boston Texas Land & Trust42-215-34168

5.2 KM · Merit Energy Company · Section with this well →

Miocene (undifferentiated)	3,117
Catahoula	4,202
Catahoula	4,888
Vicksburg	7,530
Jackson	—

Boston Texas Land & Trust42-215-34157

5.2 KM · Merit Energy Company · Section with this well →

Miocene (undifferentiated)	2,100	-1,768
Catahoula	4,334	-4,002
Catahoula	5,014	-4,682
Vicksburg	8,273	-7,941
Jackson	—

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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