TEXAS · WELLS · STARR COUNTY · CELESTINO GARZA GU LEASE · API 42-427-32425 · DISTRICT 04
Celestino Garza GU #4
Starr County · Alvarado (Vicksburg) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Celestino Garza GU #4 (API 42-427-32425) is a well in Starr County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed June 10, 2001 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in July 1, 2023.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 27, 1990, permitted to 8,186 ft.
It was permitted by Amax Oil & Gas Inc. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including N, Vicksburg, O, P.
Its lease has reported 56.5K barrels of oil and 2.33M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting volume in June 2023.
Operator of record
Permitted by Amax Oil & Gas Inc.; 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 | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Jan 2024 |
| Latest permit | Amax Oil & Gas Inc.Jun 27, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,186
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 27, 1990
- last permit issued
- Jun 10, 2001
- completed
- 56.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.33M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 2024
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 10, 2001
- Shut in
- Jul 1, 2023
- 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 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-4-136950 | Alvarado (Vicksburg) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 56.5K | 2.33M | Jan 1993 – Jan 2024 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
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.Jul 1997 → 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 → Jun 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 374952-99 | Drill | Amax Oil & Gas Inc. | Jun 27, 1990 | Jun 27, 1990 | — | 8,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 2001 | Celestino Garza GU G-4-136950 | Alvarado (Vicksburg) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jul 1, 2023 | 8,186 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 253 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,328 | 7,340 | Perforated |
| 7,621 | 7,646 | Perforated |
| 7,974 | 8,116 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,100 | 12.25 | 695 S |
| 5.5 | 8,186 | 8.75 | 692 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Oct 17, 2002 | Sep 25, 2002 | — |
| 00 | Aug 14, 2001 | Jul 2, 2001 | — |
| 00 | Apr 10, 1991 | Oct 15, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 21, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-427-32425 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-32425 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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