TEXAS · WELLS · STARR COUNTY · API 42-427-32614 · DISTRICT 04
U.S.A.-Guerra B Gas Unit #5
Starr County · Bob West (L-18 20 21 22) field · SWR-10-Well · Directional
U.S.A.-Guerra B Gas Unit #5 (API 42-427-32614) is a well in Starr County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed November 12, 1993 and listed as swr-10-well on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1993 and 1995, permitted to 11,350 ft.
It was permitted by Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Reklaw, Lz-1 Sand, L-1 Sand, L-12 Sand.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation; 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 | Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationMay 17, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,350
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 17, 1995
- last permit issued
- Nov 12, 1993
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.67M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 12, 1993
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S.A.-Guerra "B" Gas Unit G-4-147598 | Bob West (L-18, 20, 21, 22) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 782K | Nov 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| U.S.A.-Guerra "B" Gas Unit G-4-154501 | Bob West (L-5-10) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 891K | Apr 1995 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 2,145 · prior 12 1,989(+8%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationNov 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 435950-99 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | May 17, 1995 | May 17, 1995 | Sep 25, 1994 | 11,350 |
| 415707-99 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Sep 7, 1993 | Sep 7, 1993 | Sep 8, 1993 | 11,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 1993 | U.S.A.-Guerra B Gas Unit G-4-147598 | Bob West (L-18 20 21 22) | Merit Energy Company | SWR-10-Well · shut in Oct 1, 2000 | 11,350 |
| — | U.S.A.-Guerra B Gas Unit G-4-154501 | Bob West (L-5-10) | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 11,350 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 323 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Reklaw | 5,300 | -4,977 |
| LZ-1 Sand | 6,512 | -6,189 |
| L-1 Sand | 8,290 | -7,967 |
| L-12 Sand | 9,734 | -9,411 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,896 | 11,223 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,510 | 12.25 | 455 S |
| 7 | 7,891 | 8.75 | 335 S |
| 4.5 | 11,350 | 6.125 | 370 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 | Jul 6, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 8, 1994 | Dec 15, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 7, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-427-32614 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-32614 → 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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