WELL · 42-427-31380 · DISTRICT 4
Alvarado Daniel Unit #1
Starr County · Alvarado (Requenez) field · Vertical
Alvarado Daniel Unit #1 (API 42-427-31380) is a plugged well in Starr County, plugged March 2, 2022, last operated by Merit Energy Company.
The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits between 1980 and 1982, permitted to 7,300 ft.
It was permitted by Coates Energy Trust and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg.
Operator of record
Permitted by Coates Energy Trust; 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 | none |
| Latest permit | Coates Energy TrustOct 29, 1982 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,300
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Oct 29, 1982
- last permit issued
- Nov 6, 1993
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 6, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 2, 2022
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvarado, Daniel Unit G-4-102758 | Alvarado (Requenez) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Feb 2022 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 175841-99 | Recompletion | Coates Energy Trust | Oct 29, 1982 | Oct 29, 1982 | — | 7,300 |
| 142387-99 | Recompletion | Coates Energy Trust | Dec 2, 1981 | Dec 2, 1981 | — | 7,300 |
| 127078-99 | Recompletion | Coates Energy Trust | Jul 23, 1981 | Jul 23, 1981 | — | 6,758 |
| 69769-99 | Drill | Coates, George H. Estate OF | Jan 15, 1980 | Jan 15, 1980 | Feb 4, 1980 | 7,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-102758 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 282 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,802 | 3,850 | Perforated |
| 6,325 | 6,327 | Perforated |
| 6,325 | 6,330 | Perforated |
| 6,746 | 6,752 | Perforated |
| 6,783 | 6,787 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,342 | 11 | 550 S |
| 8.625 | 1,342 | 12.25 | 550 S |
| 8.625 | 1,342 | 12.5 | 550 S |
| 8.625 | 1,342 | — | 550 S |
| 2.375 | 6,296 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 6,301 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 6,709 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 6,758 | 7.875 | 350 S |
| 5.5 | 6,758 | — | 540 S |
| 2.875 | 6,870 | — | 22 S |
| 2.875 | 6,870 | 4.75 | — |
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 22, 1994 | Feb 14, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 21, 1982 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 10, 1982 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 28, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 10, 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 42-427-31380 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-31380 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 982K
- bbl, all reported
- Nov 2021
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000079043 | W-14 Disposal | Plugged Mar 30, 2022 | 1,200 | 1,500 | 3,800–3,850 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
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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