TEXAS · WELLS · STARR COUNTY · TB SLICK 535 LEASE · API 42-427-32538 · DISTRICT 04
TB Slick 535 #4
Starr County · Rincon (Vicksburg Cons.) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
TB Slick 535 #4 (API 42-427-32538) is a well in Starr County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed December 5, 2003 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in March 1, 2009.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 4, 1992, permitted to 6,613 ft.
It was permitted by Texas Independent Explor., Inc. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Vicksburg.
Its lease has reported 27.8K barrels of oil and 970K mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Texas Independent Explor., 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 May 2017 |
| Latest permit | Texas Independent Explor., Inc.Sep 4, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,613
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 4, 1992
- last permit issued
- Dec 5, 2003
- completed
- 27.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 970K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2017
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 5, 2003
- Shut in
- Mar 1, 2009
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB Slick 535 G-4-143475 | Rincon (Vicksburg Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 27.8K | 970K | Jan 1993 – May 2017 |
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.
- 1Texas Independent Explor., Inc.Jan 1993 → Jun 2001
- 2Samson Lone Star LPDec 2003 → Jun 2007
- 3Samson Lone Star, LLCAug 2007 → Feb 2008
- 4Pogo Producing Company LLCMay 2008 → Feb 2009
- 5Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → May 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 403174-99 | Drill | Texas Independent Explor., Inc. | Sep 4, 1992 | Sep 4, 1992 | Oct 15, 1992 | 6,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 2003 | TB Slick 535 G-4-143475 | Rincon (Vicksburg Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Mar 1, 2009 | 6,613 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 450 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Vicksburg | 6,000 | -5,550 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,246 | 6,262 | Perforated |
| 6,464 | 6,472 | Perforated |
| 6,464 | 6,524 | Perforated |
| 6,475 | 6,488 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,038 | 12.25 | 410 S |
| 4.5 | 6,556 | 7.875 | 674 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 | May 28, 2004 | Jan 26, 2004 | — |
| 00 | Feb 10, 1993 | Jan 26, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 3, 1993 | Dec 9, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-427-32538 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-32538 → 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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