WELL · 42-427-32510 · DISTRICT 4
Slick T.B. A-535 #165
Starr County · Frost North (6600) field · Vertical
Slick T.B. A-535 #165 (API 42-427-32510) is a well in Starr County operated by Texas Independent Explor. Inc., completed June 23, 1992.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1992 and 2001, permitted to 13,600 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg, 6600 Sand, Upper Wood.
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.Jun 8, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,600
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jun 8, 2001
- last permit issued
- Jun 23, 1992
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 517K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 23, 1992
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slick, T. B. A-535 G-4-185248 | Rincon (Vicksburg Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 360K | Jun 2001 – Jul 2026 |
| Slick, T.B. A-535 G-4-141921 | Frost, North (6600) | Texas Independent Explor., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 157K | Jan 1993 – Jun 2001 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 4,290 · prior 12 4,470(-4%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Conoco Inc.Jan 1993 → Apr 1996
- 2Texas Independent Explor., Inc.Jun 2001 → Jan 2002
- 3Samson Lone Star LPFeb 2002 → Jun 2007
- 4Samson Lone Star, LLCJul 2007 → Apr 2008
- 5Pogo Producing Company LLCMay 2008 → Aug 2011
- 6Plains Exploration & Prod. Co.Sep 2011 → Feb 2012
- 7OXY USA Inc.Mar 2012 → Apr 2017
- 8Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 510003-98 | Recompletion | Texas Independent Explor., Inc. | Oct 8, 2001 | Jun 8, 2001 | Mar 13, 2001 | 6,725 |
| 510003-99 | Recompletion | Texas Independent Explor., Inc. | Jun 8, 2001 | Jun 8, 2001 | — | 10,500 |
| 396702-99 | Drill | Conoco Inc. | Feb 14, 1992 | Feb 20, 1992 | Apr 15, 1992 | 13,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-141921 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-185248 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 446 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,578 | 6,598 | Perforated |
| 6,763 | 6,781 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,518 | 12.25 | 460 S |
| 9.625 | 1,518 | — | — |
| 7 | 8,110 | 8.5 | 1,030 S |
| 7 | 8,110 | — | — |
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 | Nov 12, 2001 | Oct 19, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 5, 2001 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 4, 1992 | Jul 6, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 11, 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 42-427-32510 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-32510 → 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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