WELL · 42-427-31376 · DISTRICT 4
Slick T.B. Estate #71
Starr County · Hinde (Vicksburg 23) field · Vertical
Slick T.B. Estate #71 (API 42-427-31376) is a well in Starr County operated by Fina Oil & Chemical Company, completed September 1, 1995.
The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits between 1979 and 1998, permitted to 12,000 ft.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 13, 2001 · 1,328 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Fina Oil & Chemical Company |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyDec 21, 1998 |
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
- 4
- permits on file
- Dec 21, 1998
- last permit issued
- Sep 1, 1995
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.46M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 1, 1995
- 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 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slick, T. B. Estate G-4-171611 | Hinde (Vicksburg Consolidated) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 2.85M | Dec 1998 – Jul 2026 |
| Slick, T.B. Estate G-4-140565 | Hinde (Vicksburg 20) | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | 1 | 0 | 239K | Jan 1993 – Jan 2000 |
| Slick, T.B. Estate G-4-155839 | Hinde (Vicksburg 23) | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | 1 | 0 | 365K | Sep 1995 – Jan 2000 |
| — G-4-87372 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 7,468 · prior 12 8,220(-9%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyJan 1993 → Dec 2000
- 2Totalfinaelf E&P USA IncJan 2001 → Aug 2003
- 3Total E&P USA, Inc.Sep 2003 → Jan 2006
- 4Shell Western E&PFeb 2006 → Apr 2011
- 5OXY USA Inc.May 2011 → Apr 2017
- 6Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 481592-99 | Recompletion | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Dec 17, 1998 | Dec 21, 1998 | Dec 11, 1998 | 10,290 |
| 440139-99 | Recompletion | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Sep 22, 1995 | Sep 25, 1995 | Aug 20, 1995 | 10,290 |
| 394481-99 | Recompletion | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Nov 26, 1991 | Dec 2, 1991 | Nov 21, 1991 | 9,500 |
| 68057-99 | Drill | Tenneco Oil Co. | Dec 31, 1979 | Dec 31, 1979 | Jan 15, 1980 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-87372 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-140565 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-155839 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-171611 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,916 | 8,928 | Perforated |
| 9,208 | 9,418 | Perforated |
| 9,498 | 9,684 | Perforated |
| 10,060 | 10,102 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 48 | — | — |
| 13.375 | 1,315 | 17.5 | 850 S |
| 9.625 | 8,083 | 12.25 | 945 S |
| 2.875 | 9,440 | — | — |
| 2.5 | 9,440 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 10,290 | 8.5 | 1,100 S |
| 5.5 | 10,290 | 6.75 | — |
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 | Mar 11, 1999 | Jan 6, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 4, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 11, 1995 | Oct 1, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 7, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 18, 1992 | Jan 10, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 13, 1992 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 27, 1980 | — |
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 42-427-31376 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-31376 → 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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