TEXAS · WELLS · STARR COUNTY · URSCHEL, C.F. LEASE · API 42-427-32427 · DISTRICT 04
Urschel C.F. #5
Starr County · Rincon (Vicksburg Cons.) field · Vertical
Urschel C.F. #5 (API 42-427-32427) is a plugged well in Starr County, plugged April 24, 2018, last operated by Merit Energy Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued July 10, 1990, permitted to 8,100 ft.
It was permitted by Fina Oil & Chemical Company and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Vicksburg, Wood.
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 | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyJul 10, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,100
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 10, 1990
- last permit issued
- Apr 27, 1993
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH —
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 27, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 24, 2018
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urschel, C.F. G-4-142418 | Rincon (Vicksburg Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – — |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 375363-98 | Drill | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Oct 9, 1990 | Jul 10, 1990 | Jul 22, 1990 | 8,100 |
| 375363-99 | Drill | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Jul 10, 1990 | Jul 10, 1990 | — | 8,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 1993 | Urschel C.F. G-4-142418 | Rincon (Vicksburg Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 420 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Vicksburg | 4,280 | -3,860 |
| Wood | 6,300 | -5,880 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,787 | 3,906 | Perforated |
| 5,104 | 5,296 | Perforated |
| 6,335 | 6,371 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,625 | 14.75 | 1,496 S |
| 5.5 | 7,627 | 9.875 | 1,064 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 | Nov 7, 2001 | Jan 4, 2001 | — |
| 00 | May 26, 1993 | May 10, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Oct 29, 1992 | Sep 17, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 12, 1992 | Sep 16, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Oct 8, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-427-32427 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-32427 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 440K
- bbl, all reported
- Nov 2017
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000078672 | W-14 Disposal | Plugged May 7, 2018 | 500 | 1,000 | 3,780–3,910 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
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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