TEXAS · WELLS · STARR COUNTY · API 42-427-32590 · DISTRICT 04
Guerra Gas Unit A #8
Starr County · Bob West (L-12 13 14 15) field · Producing · Directional
Guerra Gas Unit A #8 (API 42-427-32590) is a well in Starr County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed May 17, 2005 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended twice) between 1993 and 2005, permitted to 11,440 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 5 formation tops, including Queen City, Reklaw, Lower Zapata - 1, L-1 Sand.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
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
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Apr 26, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,440
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Apr 26, 2005
- last permit issued
- May 17, 2005
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 9.22M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 17, 2005
- 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 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-4-147062 | Bob West (L-18, 20, 21, 22) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 8.13M | Sep 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Guerra Gas Unit "A' G-4-209796 | Bob West (L-12, 13, 14, 15) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.09M | Apr 2005 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 18,280 · prior 12 12,776(+43%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationSep 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 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 560735-98 | Recompletion | El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Jun 15, 2005 | Apr 26, 2005 | Apr 12, 2005 | 11,195 |
| 560735-99 | Recompletion | El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Apr 19, 2005 | Apr 26, 2005 | — | 11,195 |
| 413542-98 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Oct 14, 1993 | Jul 6, 1993 | Jul 12, 1993 | 11,195 |
| 413542-99 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Jul 6, 1993 | Jul 6, 1993 | — | 11,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2005 | Guerra Gas Unit A G-4-209796 | Bob West (L-12 13 14 15) | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 11,440 |
| Sep 4, 1993 | Guerra Gas Unit A G-4-147062 | Bob West (L-18 20 21 22) | Merit Energy Company | SWR-10-Well · shut in Apr 1, 2005 | 11,440 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 323 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen CityBASE OF QUEEN CITY | 3,808 | -3,485 |
| Reklaw | 5,148 | -4,825 |
| Lower Zapata - 1 | 6,260 | -5,937 |
| L-1 Sand | 7,772 | -7,449 |
| L-20 Sand | 10,415 | -10,092 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,514 | 9,520 | Perforated |
| 9,514 | 9,554 | Perforated |
| 9,534 | 9,554 | Perforated |
| 9,894 | 9,904 | Perforated |
| 10,307 | 10,770 | Perforated |
| 10,307 | 11,250 | Perforated |
| 10,983 | 11,250 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,510 | 12.25 | 370 S |
| 7 | 7,659 | 8.75 | 335 S |
| 4.5 | 11,440 | 6.125 | 383 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 2, 2005 | Jul 18, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Nov 15, 2005 | May 6, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 4, 2005 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 4, 1994 | Oct 14, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 8, 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 42-427-32590 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-32590 → 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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