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USA #2

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Starr County · Bob West (L-18 20 21 22) field · Producing  · Directional

USA #2 (API 42-427-32557) is a well in Starr County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed June 14, 2007 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended twice) between 1993 and 2005, permitted to 12,110 ft.

It was permitted by El Paso Production Oil & Gas CO. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Queen City, Wilcox.

No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.

Operator of record

Merit Energy Company

Permitted by El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.; 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
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SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleMerit Energy Company
Production reportsMerit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026
Latest permitEl Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Dec 6, 2005

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

12,110
total depth, ft
4
permits on file
Dec 6, 2005
last permit issued
Jun 14, 2007
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
22.9M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completed
Jun 14, 2007
Shut in
—
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
USA G-4-146926Bob West (L-18, 20, 21, 22)Merit Energy Company1022MSep 1993 – Jul 2026
USA G-4-216302Bob West (L-12, 13, 14, 15)Merit Energy Company10368KJan 2006 – Jul 2026
USA G-4-222993Bob West (L-5-10)Merit Energy Company10559KSep 2006 – Jul 2026

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 17,270 · prior 12 10,676(+62%)

01K2K202420252026

Chain of custody

Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.

  1. 1Sanchez-O'Brien Oil & Gas Corp.Sep 1993 → May 1998
  2. 2Sanchez Oil & Gas CorporationJun 1998 → May 1999
  3. 3Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationJun 1999 → Jun 2001
  4. 4El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Jul 2001 → Jul 2006
  5. 5El Paso E & P Company, L. P.Aug 2006 → Jul 2012
  6. 6EP Energy E&P Company, L.P.Aug 2012 → Oct 2013
  7. 7Cantera Operating, LLCNov 2013 → Nov 2017
  8. 8Merit Energy CompanyDec 2017 → Apr 2026

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
610575-99RecompletionEl Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Dec 6, 2005Dec 6, 2005Jan 12, 200610,752
409112-97DrillSanchez-O'Brien Oil & Gas Corp.Jun 16, 1993Feb 18, 1993Jun 3, 199313,900
409112-98DrillSanchez-O'Brien Oil & Gas Corp.May 21, 1993Feb 18, 1993—16,200
409112-99DrillSanchez-O'Brien Oil & Gas Corp.Feb 18, 1993Feb 18, 1993—16,200

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
Jun 14, 2007USA G-4-146926Bob West (L-18 20 21 22)Merit Energy CompanyProducing12,110
Sep 17, 2006USA G-4-222993Bob West (L-5-10)Merit Energy CompanySWR-10-Well · shut in May 1, 200712,110
Sep 17, 2006USA G-4-216302Bob West (L-12 13 14 15)Merit Energy CompanySWR-10-Well · shut in Aug 1, 200612,110

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 313 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Queen City2,485-2,172
Queen CityBASE QUEEN CITY4,070-3,757
Wilcox6,330-6,017

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
9,6749,680Perforated
10,25810,264Perforated
10,25810,531Perforated
10,316—Perforated
10,52410,525Perforated
10,52410,528Perforated
10,94910,210Perforated
10,94911,001Perforated
11,47411,522Perforated
11,66211,818Perforated
11,97012,010Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
9.62576012.51,135 S
13.3751,50017.5915 S
7.6257,4519.6251,005 S
9.6257,76012.5935 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Jul 6, 2007Jun 26, 2007—
00Apr 5, 2007Nov 7, 2006—
00Apr 3, 2007Nov 7, 2006Yes
00Dec 8, 2006——
00Oct 6, 2006Feb 17, 2006Yes
00Jun 12, 2006——
00Dec 27, 1993Oct 8, 1993Yes
00Oct 28, 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.

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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