TEXAS · WELLS · STARR COUNTY · API 42-427-32441 · DISTRICT 04
Celestino Garza GU #5
Starr County · Alvarado (6780) field · Producing · Vertical
Celestino Garza GU #5 (API 42-427-32441) is a well in Starr County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed December 29, 1998 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in February 1, 1999.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1990 and 1999, permitted to 7,970 ft.
It was permitted by M. J. G., Inc. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Vicksburg.
Its 2 leases have reported 3.94K barrels of oil and 212K mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by M. J. G., 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 Jul 2018 |
| Latest permit | M. J. G., Inc.Jan 29, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,970
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 29, 1999
- last permit issued
- Dec 29, 1998
- completed
- 3.94K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 212K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 29, 1998
- Shut in
- Feb 1, 1999
- 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celestino Garza GU G-4-171675 | Alvarado (6780) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 202 | 13.7K | Dec 1998 – Jul 2018 |
| Celestino Garza Gas Unit G-4-136951 | Alvarado (Vicksburg) | M. J. G., Inc. | 1 | 3.74K | 198K | Jan 1993 – Sep 1996 |
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 → Sep 1996
- 3M. J. G., Inc.Dec 1998 → Jan 1999
- 4Merit Energy CompanyDec 2017 → Jul 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 482036-99 | Recompletion | M. J. G., Inc. | Jan 14, 1999 | Jan 29, 1999 | Dec 18, 1998 | 7,000 |
| 379235-99 | Drill | Amax Oil & Gas Inc. | Oct 10, 1990 | Oct 10, 1990 | Nov 26, 1990 | 8,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 1998 | Celestino Garza GU G-4-171675 | Alvarado (6780) | Merit Energy Company | Producing · shut in Feb 1, 1999 | 7,970 |
| Sep 7, 1996 | Celestino Garza Gas Unit G-4-136951 | Alvarado (Vicksburg) | M. J. G. Inc. | Not on Schedule | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 6,801 | 6,809 | Perforated |
| 7,370 | 7,378 | Perforated |
| 7,612 | 7,730 | Perforated |
| 7,750 | 7,758 | Perforated |
| 7,776 | 7,804 | Perforated |
| 7,840 | 7,880 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,228 | 12.25 | 910 S |
| 5.5 | 7,970 | 8.75 | 460 S |
| 5.5 | 7,971 | 8.75 | 460 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 | Mar 3, 1999 | Jan 13, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 9, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 10, 1997 | Nov 12, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Apr 10, 1991 | Jan 22, 1991 | 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 42-427-32441 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-32441 → 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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