TEXAS · WELLS · STARR COUNTY · API 42-427-32600 · DISTRICT 04

USA #4

Shut in

Starr County · Bob West (L-12 13 14 15) field · SWR-10-Well · Directional

USA #4 (API 42-427-32600) is a well in Starr County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed August 11, 2006 and listed as swr-10-well on the RRC schedule, shut in July 1, 2025.

The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued July 16, 1993, permitted to 12,090 ft.

It was permitted by Sanchez-O'Brien Oil & Gas Corp. 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 Sanchez-O'Brien Oil & Gas Corp.; 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 schedule	Merit Energy Company
Production reports	Merit Energy Companythrough Jun 2025
Latest permit	Sanchez-O'Brien Oil & Gas Corp.Jul 16, 1993

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

12,090: total depth, ft
2: permits on file
Jul 16, 1993: last permit issued
—: completed
0: cumulative oil, bbl
12.1M: cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 1995 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule: ON SCHEDULE
Completed: —
Shut in: Jul 1, 2025
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
USA G-4-156048	Bob West (L-18, 20, 21, 22)	Merit Energy Company	1	0	12.1M	Jul 1995 – Jul 2026
USA G-4-156969	Bob West (L-12, 13, 14, 15)	Merit Energy Company	1	0	0	Jul 1995 – Jul 2026

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 516 · prior 12 2,538(-80%)

Chain of custody

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

1Sanchez-O'Brien Oil & Gas Corp.Jul 1995 → May 1998
2Sanchez Oil & Gas CorporationJun 1998 → May 1999
3Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationJun 1999 → Jun 2001
4El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Jul 2001 → Jul 2006
5El Paso E & P Company, L. P.Aug 2006 → Jul 2012
6EP Energy E&P Company, L.P.Aug 2012 → Oct 2013
7Cantera Operating, LLCNov 2013 → Nov 2017
8Merit Energy CompanyDec 2017 → Jun 2025

Permits

Permit	Type	Operator	Received	Issued	Spud	Depth
413969-98	Drill	Sanchez-O'Brien Oil & Gas Corp.	Mar 8, 1995	Jul 16, 1993	Mar 18, 1995	14,000
413969-99	Drill	Sanchez-O'Brien Oil & Gas Corp.	Jul 16, 1993	Jul 16, 1993	—	12,400

Completions

Completed	Lease	Field	Operator	Status	Depth
Aug 11, 2006	USA G-4-156048	Bob West (L-18 20 21 22)	Merit Energy Company	Temp Abandoned · shut in Jul 1, 2025	12,090
—	USA G-4-156969	Bob West (L-12 13 14 15)	Merit Energy Company	SWR-10-Well · shut in Oct 1, 2000	12,090

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 309 ft elevation.Download CSV →

Formation	MD ft	Subsea
Queen City	2,165	-1,856
Queen CityBASE QUEEN CITY	3,630	-3,321
Wilcox	5,535	-5,226

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

From	To	Type
9,192	9,224	Perforated
9,352	9,390	Perforated
9,656	9,686	Perforated
9,918	9,934	Perforated
10,079	10,091	Perforated
10,079	10,822	Perforated
10,105	10,119	Perforated
10,140	10,154	Perforated
10,800	10,822	Perforated
11,541	11,554	Perforated
11,606	11,621	Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing in	Set at	Hole in	Cement
13.375	1,500	17.5	880 S
7.625	6,974	8.5	100 S
9.625	7,200	12.25	983 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 →

Filed	W-2 / G-1 date	Logs referenced
Apr 2, 2007	Oct 25, 2006	—
Nov 18, 1996	Aug 15, 1995	Yes
Feb 15, 1996	—	—
Dec 1, 1995	—	—

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 42-427-32600 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
Completion packets for 42-427-32600 → 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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