WELL · 42-427-31985 · DISTRICT 4
Slick Estate #2L
Starr County · Rincon (Vicksburg 6550) field · Vertical
Slick Estate #2L (API 42-427-31985) is a well in Starr County operated by Texas Independent Explor. Inc., completed June 29, 1985.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1985 and 1997, permitted to 8,000 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Vicksburg.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Texas Independent Explor. Inc.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 5, 2002 · 272 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Texas Independent Explor. Inc. |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Texas Independent Explor., Inc.Jan 28, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 28, 1997
- last permit issued
- Jun 29, 1985
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 223K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 29, 1985
- 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 3 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 Estate 539 G-4-162648 | Rincon (Vicksburg Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 155K | Jan 1997 – Jul 2026 |
| Slick Estate G-4-118189 | Rincon (Vicksburg 5860) | Samson Lone Star LP | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jan 2003 |
| Slick Estate G-4-118187 | Rincon (Vicksburg 6550) | Texas Independent Explor., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 67.9K | Jan 1993 – May 1998 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,752 · prior 12 2,215(-21%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Texas Independent Explor., Inc.Jan 1993 → Jan 2002
- 2Samson Lone Star LPFeb 2002 → Jun 2007
- 3Samson Lone Star, LLCJul 2007 → Apr 2008
- 4Pogo Producing Company LLCMay 2008 → Aug 2011
- 5Plains Exploration & Prod. Co.Sep 2011 → Feb 2012
- 6OXY USA Inc.Mar 2012 → Oct 2013
- 7Merit Energy CompanyOct 2022 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 457798-99 | Recompletion | Texas Independent Explor., Inc. | Jan 24, 1997 | Jan 28, 1997 | Jan 6, 1997 | 7,815 |
| 263485-99 | Drill | Fargo Trading Co., Inc. | Jan 8, 1985 | Jan 8, 1985 | Jan 22, 1985 | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-118187 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-118189 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-162648 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 13 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,860 | 5,870 | Perforated |
| 6,414 | 6,422 | Perforated |
| 6,554 | 6,574 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,018 | 12.25 | 845 S |
| 5.5 | 7,817 | 8.75 | 1,104 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 | Jun 11, 2003 | May 1, 2003 | — |
| 00 | May 28, 1997 | Apr 28, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | May 5, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 16, 1985 | Aug 5, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 15, 1985 | Aug 5, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Oct 4, 1985 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 3, 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.
- Wellbore filings for 42-427-31985 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-31985 → 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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