WELL · 42-427-32573 · DISTRICT 4
Guerra Gas Unit A #9
Starr County · Bob West (L-12 13 14 15) field · SWR-10-Well · Directional
Guerra Gas Unit A #9 (API 42-427-32573) is a well in Starr County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed April 12, 2007 and listed as swr-10-well on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1993 and 2006, permitted to 11,400 ft.
It was permitted by El Paso E & P Company, L. P. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Queen City, Reklaw, Lower Zapata, Lopeno 1.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 1,049 permits on file · (972) 628-1559
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Nov 2020 |
| Latest permit | EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.May 4, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,400
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- May 4, 2006
- last permit issued
- Apr 12, 2007
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 9.85M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 12, 2007
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guerra Gas Unit "A" G-4-146317 | Bob West (L-18, 20, 21, 22) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 9.85M | Jul 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Guerra Gas Unit "A" G-4-227023 | Bob West (L-12, 13, 14, 15) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Apr 2007 – 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 CorporationJul 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 → Nov 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 618414-98 | Recompletion | EL Paso E & P Company, L. P. | Apr 18, 2007 | May 4, 2006 | Jan 3, 2007 | 11,048 |
| 618414-99 | Recompletion | EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Apr 28, 2006 | May 4, 2006 | — | 11,048 |
| 411640-99 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | May 12, 1993 | May 12, 1993 | May 23, 1993 | 11,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-146317 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-227023 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 23 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen CityBASE OF QUEEN CITY | 3,810 | -3,787 |
| Reklaw | 5,155 | -5,132 |
| Lower Zapata | 6,290 | -6,267 |
| Lopeno 1 | 7,795 | -7,772 |
| Lopeno 20 | 10,322 | -10,299 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,415 | 9,416 | Perforated |
| 9,592 | 9,593 | Perforated |
| 9,798 | 9,799 | Perforated |
| 10,175 | 10,206 | Perforated |
| 10,548 | 10,640 | Perforated |
| 10,867 | 10,942 | Perforated |
| 11,120 | 11,146 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,515 | 12.25 | 440 S |
| 9.625 | 1,535 | 12.25 | 440 S |
| 7 | 7,700 | 8.75 | 330 S |
| 4.5 | 10,265 | 6.125 | 352 S |
| 4.5 | 11,265 | 6.125 | 352 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 | Jun 11, 2007 | Jun 5, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 7, 2007 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 7, 1993 | Aug 26, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 7, 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 42-427-32573 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-32573 → 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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