TEXAS · WELLS · STARR COUNTY · API 42-427-31832 · DISTRICT 04
State Slick D #D 16
Starr County · Hinde (Vicksburg Consolidated) field · Producing · Vertical
State Slick D #D 16 (API 42-427-31832) is a well in Starr County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed September 20, 1994 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1983 and 1994, permitted to 9,500 ft.
It was permitted by Fina Oil & Chemical Company and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Vicksburg, Marker Iii, V-18.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Fina Oil & Chemical Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 7, 2025
- Permits on file
- 1,049
- Phone
- (972) 701-8377
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Shell Western E&P |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyDec 6, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Dec 6, 1994
- last permit issued
- Sep 20, 1994
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.39M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 20, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Slick "D" G-4-152411 | Hinde, West (Marker III Sd.) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 4.28M | Sep 1994 – Jul 2026 |
| State Slick "D" G-4-136030 | Hinde, West (Vicksburg 7600) | Shell Western E&P | 1 | 0 | 112K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2007 |
| — G-4-109715 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 34,684 · prior 12 32,279(+7%)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 428166-99 | Recompletion | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Sep 19, 1994 | Dec 6, 1994 | Sep 28, 1994 | 8,500 |
| 377295-99 | Recompletion | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Aug 28, 1990 | Sep 6, 1990 | — | 9,500 |
| 222102-99 | Drill | Tenneco Oil Co. | Nov 8, 1983 | Nov 9, 1983 | Dec 6, 1983 | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 1994 | State Slick D G-4-152411 | Hinde (Vicksburg Consolidated) | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 9,500 |
| Aug 30, 1990 | State Slick D G-4-136030 | Hinde West (Vicksburg 7600) | Shell Western E&P | Not on Schedule | — |
| Feb 8, 1984 | State-Slick D G-4-109715 | Hinde West (Vicksburg-18) | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 411 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| VicksburgVICKSBURG 5 | 5,935 | -5,524 |
| Marker III | 6,404 | -5,993 |
| V-18 | 7,775 | -7,364 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,844 | 6,850 | Perforated |
| 7,087 | 7,102 | Perforated |
| 7,338 | 7,539 | Perforated |
| 7,779 | 7,798 | Perforated |
| 7,844 | 7,881 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,300 | 14.75 | 785 S |
| 7.625 | 6,778 | 9.875 | 2,400 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 | Apr 5, 1995 | Nov 7, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 27, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 3, 1991 | Sep 24, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 19, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 25, 1984 | Mar 22, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Apr 3, 1984 | Mar 22, 1984 | — |
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 42-427-31832 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-31832 → 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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