TEXAS · WELLS · STARR COUNTY · USA LEASE · API 42-427-32601 · DISTRICT 04
USA #3
Starr County · Bob West (L-12 13 14 15) field · Temp Abandoned · Directional
USA #3 (API 42-427-32601) is a well in Starr County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed November 15, 1994 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in September 1, 2022.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended 3 times), issued July 16, 1993, permitted to 13,696 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.
Its lease has reported 3 barrels of oil and 7.66M mcf of gas since November 1994, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
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
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Aug 2022 |
| 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.
- 13,696
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Jul 16, 1993
- last permit issued
- Nov 15, 1994
- completed
- 3
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 7.66M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1994 THROUGH Aug 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 15, 1994
- Shut in
- Sep 1, 2022
- 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 lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA G-4-152439 | Bob West (L-12, 13, 14, 15) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 3 | 7.66M | Nov 1994 – Aug 2022 |
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.
- 1Sanchez-O'Brien Oil & Gas Corp.Nov 1994 → 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 → Aug 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 413968-96 | Drill | Sanchez-O'Brien Oil & Gas Corp. | Oct 6, 1994 | Jul 16, 1993 | Aug 19, 1994 | 14,000 |
| 413968-97 | Drill | Sanchez-O'Brien Oil & Gas Corp. | Aug 9, 1994 | Jul 16, 1993 | — | 12,770 |
| 413968-98 | Drill | Sanchez-O'Brien Oil & Gas Corp. | Jun 2, 1994 | Jul 16, 1993 | — | 12,766 |
| 413968-99 | Drill | Sanchez-O'Brien Oil & Gas Corp. | Jul 16, 1993 | Jul 16, 1993 | — | 13,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 1994 | USA G-4-152439 | Bob West (L-12 13 14 15) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Sep 1, 2022 | 13,696 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 9,370 | 9,427 | Perforated |
| 9,536 | 9,589 | Perforated |
| 9,674 | 9,894 | Perforated |
| 10,015 | 10,082 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,515 | 17.5 | 890 S |
| 7.625 | 6,811 | 9.625 | 100 S |
| 9.625 | 7,055 | 12.25 | 940 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Mar 20, 1995 | Dec 12, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 30, 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 42-427-32601 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-32601 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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