WELL · 42-427-31404 · DISTRICT 4
T.B. Slick Estate #72
Starr County · Hinde (9250) field · Vertical
T.B. Slick Estate #72 (API 42-427-31404) is a well in Starr County operated by Tenneco Oil CO., completed July 2, 1980.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1980 and 1985, permitted to 11,300 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Base Marker Iii Shale, Marker Iv Shale, Vicksburg, 8200' Sd.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- May 30, 2007
- Permits on file
- 863
- Phone
- (713) 757-3525
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Tenneco Oil Co. |
| Production reports | Shell Western E&Pthrough Mar 2010 |
| Latest permit | Tenneco Oil Co.Apr 1, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,300
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 1, 1985
- last permit issued
- Jul 2, 1980
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 861K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 2, 1980
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slick, T. B. Estate G-4-117126 | Hinde (Vicksburg Consolidated) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 861K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyJan 1993 → Dec 2000
- 2Totalfinaelf E&P USA IncJan 2001 → Aug 2003
- 3Total E&P USA, Inc.Sep 2003 → Oct 2005
- 4Shell Western E&PMay 2007 → Mar 2010
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 271128-99 | Recompletion | Tenneco Oil Co. | Mar 27, 1985 | Apr 1, 1985 | — | 10,650 |
| 75167-99 | Drill | Tenneco Oil Co. | Mar 13, 1980 | Mar 13, 1980 | — | 11,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-117126 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 348 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,599 | 8,653 | Perforated |
| 9,421 | 9,428 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,215 | 17.5 | 740 S |
| 9.625 | 8,150 | 12.25 | 1,283 S |
| 2.5 | 9,205 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 9,635 | 8.5 | 800 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 | Jul 18, 1985 | Jul 5, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jul 13, 1985 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 28, 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 42-427-31404 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-31404 → 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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