TEXAS · WELLS · STARR COUNTY · API 42-427-32550 · DISTRICT 04
U.S.A.-Guerra B Gas Unit #2
Starr County · Bob West (L-12 13 14 15) field · SWR-10-Well · Directional
U.S.A.-Guerra B Gas Unit #2 (API 42-427-32550) is a well in Starr County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed September 1, 1998 and listed as swr-10-well on the RRC schedule, shut in February 1, 2020.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended twice) between 1992 and 1998, permitted to 13,120 ft.
It was permitted by Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including L-1, L-12, L-24, L-25.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation; 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 2020 |
| Latest permit | Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationJul 10, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,120
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Jul 10, 1998
- last permit issued
- Sep 1, 1998
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.25M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 1, 1998
- Shut in
- Feb 1, 2020
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S.A.-Guerra "B" Gas Unit G-4-145774 | Bob West (L-24, 25, 26) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 4.25M | Feb 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| U.S.A.-Guerra "B" Gas Unit G-4-170794 | Bob West (L-12, 13, 14, 15) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Sep 1998 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationMar 1993 → Jun 2001
- 2El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Jul 2001 → Jul 2006
- 3El Paso E & P Company, L. P.Aug 2006 → Jul 2012
- 4EP Energy E&P Company, L.P.Aug 2012 → Oct 2013
- 5Cantera Operating, LLCNov 2013 → Nov 2017
- 6Merit Energy CompanyDec 2017 → Jan 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 477837-99 | Recompletion | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Jul 10, 1998 | Jul 10, 1998 | Aug 25, 1998 | 12,879 |
| 405775-97 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Apr 23, 1993 | Nov 17, 1992 | Dec 16, 1992 | 12,879 |
| 405775-98 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Dec 3, 1992 | Nov 17, 1992 | — | 14,500 |
| 405775-99 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Nov 6, 1992 | Nov 17, 1992 | — | 14,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 1998 | U.S.A.-Guerra B Gas Unit G-4-170794 | Bob West (L-12 13 14 15) | Merit Energy Company | SWR-10-Well · shut in Oct 1, 2000 | 13,120 |
| Sep 1, 1998 | U.S.A.-Guerra B Gas Unit G-4-145774 | Bob West (L-24 25 26) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Feb 1, 2020 | 13,120 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 323 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| L-1 | 8,340 | -8,017 |
| L-12 | 9,754 | -9,431 |
| L-24 | 11,418 | -11,095 |
| L-25 | 11,568 | -11,245 |
| L-26 | 11,870 | -11,547 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,015 | 10,022 | Perforated |
| 10,133 | 10,145 | Perforated |
| 11,660 | 11,667 | Perforated |
| 11,660 | 12,149 | Perforated |
| 11,810 | 11,820 | Perforated |
| 12,123 | 12,149 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,509 | 14.75 | 920 S |
| 7.625 | 7,839 | 9.875 | 540 S |
| 4.5 | 13,084 | 6.75 | 680 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. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Dec 11, 1998 | Nov 16, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Nov 30, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 22, 1993 | Apr 26, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 9, 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 42-427-32550 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-32550 → 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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