WELL · 42-427-32244 · DISTRICT 4
Celestino Garza GU #2
Starr County · Alvarado (Vicksburg) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Celestino Garza GU #2 (API 42-427-32244) is a well in Starr County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed April 7, 1988 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 23, 1988, permitted to 10,000 ft.
It was permitted by Harkins & Company and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Vicskburg "L-1" Sand, Vicksburg, 8450' Rincon Sand.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Harkins & Company; 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 | Merit Energy Companythrough Mar 2023 |
| Latest permit | Harkins & CompanyFeb 23, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 23, 1988
- last permit issued
- Apr 7, 1988
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.29M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 7, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celestino Garza GU G-4-127446 | Alvarado (Vicksburg) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.29M | 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.
- 1Amax Oil & Gas Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 1994
- 2Union Pacific Resources CompanyApr 1994 → Oct 1996
- 3M. J. G., Inc.Nov 1996 → Jun 2001
- 4Peoples Energy Prod.-TX, L.P.Jul 2001 → Sep 2007
- 5Coronado Energy E&P Company, LLCOct 2007 → Dec 2010
- 6EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.Jan 2011 → Jul 2012
- 7EP Energy E&P Company, L.P.Aug 2012 → Oct 2013
- 8Cantera Operating, LLCNov 2013 → Nov 2017
- 9Merit Energy CompanyDec 2017 → Mar 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 343074-99 | Drill | Harkins & Company | Feb 23, 1988 | Feb 23, 1988 | — | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-127446 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 257 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,450 | 8,457 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,000 | 14.75 | 827 S |
| 7.625 | 7,986 | 9.875 | 680 S |
| 4.5 | 8,707 | 6.5 | 200 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 29, 1988 | May 3, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 16, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-427-32244 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-32244 → 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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