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WELL · 42-427-31976 · DISTRICT 4

Slick T. B. Estate #80

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Starr County · Hinde (Vicksburg Consolidated) field · Producing  · Vertical

Slick T. B. Estate #80 (API 42-427-31976) is a well in Starr County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed November 2, 2006 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.

The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits between 1984 and 1999, permitted to 10,700 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 Marker Iv Shale, Vicksburg, 9250 Sand.

No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.

Operator of record

Merit Energy Company

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
Watch this operatorWatch Starr County

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleFina Oil & Chemical Company
Production reportsMerit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026
Latest permitFina Oil & Chemical CompanyDec 9, 1999

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

10,700
total depth, ft
4
permits on file
Dec 9, 1999
last permit issued
Nov 2, 2006
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
5.79M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completed
Nov 2, 2006
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 →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Slick, T. B. Estate G-4-159300Hinde (Vicksburg Consolidated)Merit Energy Company105.08MApr 1996 – Jul 2026
Slick, T.B. Estate G-4-141935Hinde (Vicksburg 21)Fina Oil & Chemical Company10705KJan 1993 – Jan 2000
— G-4-115688——000—

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 34,732 · prior 12 23,082(+50%)

02K4K202420252026

Chain of custody

Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.

  1. 1Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyJan 1993 → Dec 2000
  2. 2Totalfinaelf E&P USA IncJan 2001 → Aug 2003
  3. 3Total E&P USA, Inc.Sep 2003 → Jan 2006
  4. 4Shell Western E&PFeb 2006 → Apr 2011
  5. 5OXY USA Inc.May 2011 → Apr 2017
  6. 6Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → Apr 2026

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
490053-99RecompletionFina Oil & Chemical CompanyDec 6, 1999Dec 9, 1999Dec 20, 19999,467
449658-99RecompletionFina Oil & Chemical CompanyJun 24, 1996Jul 2, 1996Mar 20, 19969,450
399866-99RecompletionFina Oil & Chemical CompanyJun 2, 1992Jun 4, 1992May 30, 19929,500
261644-99DrillTenneco Oil Co.Mar 4, 1985Dec 18, 1984Jan 4, 198511,500

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
Nov 2, 2006Slick T. B. Estate G-4-159300Hinde (Vicksburg Consolidated)Merit Energy CompanyProducing10,700
Nov 2, 2006Slick T. B. Estate G-4-159300Hinde (Vicksburg Consolidated)Merit Energy CompanyProducing10,700
Jun 20, 1992Slick T.B. Estate G-4-141935Hinde (Vicksburg 21)Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyNot on Schedule—
Mar 19, 1985Slick T. B. Estate G-4-115688Hinde (Vicksburg 23)Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyNot on Schedule—

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 337 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Marker IV Shale7,990-7,653
VicksburgVICKSBURG 118,558-8,221
VicksburgVICKSBURG II8,558-8,221
9250 Sand9,166-8,829
VicksburgVICKSBURG 219,496-9,159
VicksburgVICKSBURG 239,860-9,523
VicksburgVICKSBURG 2410,460-10,123

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
8,5608,592Perforated
8,8468,940Perforated
8,8559,042Perforated
8,8559,607Perforated
9,0389,056Perforated
9,1709,214Perforated
9,1759,373Perforated
9,3059,357Perforated
9,5079,607Perforated
9,5109,522Perforated
9,8639,945Perforated
9,8769,888Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
10.751,30514.75715 S
7.6258,1309.875915 S
2.87510,0974.5170 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Jul 12, 2007Jul 5, 2007—
00Oct 30, 2000Aug 25, 2000—
00May 11, 2000Mar 22, 2000—
00Sep 17, 1996Jul 1, 1996Yes
00Aug 9, 1996——
00Oct 13, 1992Jul 9, 1992Yes
00Aug 12, 1992——
00Apr 18, 1985Apr 1, 1985—
00Apr 11, 1985——

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.

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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