WELL · 42-427-01298 · DISTRICT 4
Garza A. M.-State #8
Starr County · Rincon N. (5800 Sand) field · Vertical
Garza A. M.-State #8 (API 42-427-01298) is a permitted well in Starr County filed by Shell Western E&P Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 3, 1999, permitted to 8,000 ft.
It was permitted by Shell Western E&P Inc. and has since transferred to Shell Western E&P on the wellbore schedule.
Its 2 leases have reported 29.6K barrels of oil and 6.3M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Shell Western E&P Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 1,756 permits on file · (713) 454-3197
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Shell Western E&P |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Feb 2020 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&P Inc.Aug 3, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 3, 1999
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 29.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 6.3M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garza, A. M. -St G-4-174499 | Rincon, N. (Vicksburg Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 6.21M | Sep 1999 – Jul 2026 |
| Garza, A. M.-State O-4-4103 | Rincon, N. (5800 Sand) | Shell Western E&P | 2 | 29.6K | 82.5K | Jan 1993 – Sep 2000 |
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.
- 1Shell Western E&P Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 2000
- 2Shell Western E&PMar 2000 → Mar 2008
- 3OXY USA Inc.Apr 2015 → Apr 2017
- 4Merit Energy CompanyDec 2018 → Feb 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 486350-99 | Recompletion | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Aug 3, 1999 | Aug 3, 1999 | Sep 4, 1999 | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-174499 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-4103 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,640 | 6,650 | Perforated |
| 6,744 | 6,750 | Perforated |
| 6,790 | 6,810 | Perforated |
| 6,950 | 7,010 | Perforated |
| 7,200 | 7,220 | Perforated |
| 7,200 | 7,234 | Perforated |
| 7,230 | 7,234 | Perforated |
| — | 5,657 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,007 | 15 | 980 S |
| 10.75 | 2,007 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 6,197 | 9.875 | 710 S |
| 2.875 | 7,263 | 4.75 | 165 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 | Jun 9, 2000 | Apr 24, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Nov 3, 1999 | Oct 13, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 25, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 26, 1968 | — |
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 42-427-01298 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-01298 → 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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