TEXAS · WELLS · STARR COUNTY · U.S.A.-GUERRA "B" GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-427-32627 · DISTRICT 04
U.S.A.-Guerra B Gas Unit #8
Starr County · Bob West (L-24 25 26) field · Directional
U.S.A.-Guerra B Gas Unit #8 (API 42-427-32627) is a plugged well in Starr County, plugged April 27, 2021, last operated by Merit Energy Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1993 and 1994, permitted to 15,000 ft.
It was permitted by Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Queen City, Reklaw, Lz-1, L-1.
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 Nov 2020 |
| Latest permit | Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationJun 8, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 15,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jun 8, 1994
- last permit issued
- Dec 24, 2004
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.4M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1994 THROUGH Apr 2021
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 24, 2004
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 27, 2021
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S.A.-Guerra "B" Gas Unit G-4-149306 | Bob West (L-24, 25, 26) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.4M | Mar 1994 – Apr 2021 |
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 CorporationMar 1994 → 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 424548-99 | Other | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | May 31, 1994 | Jun 8, 1994 | Jun 8, 1994 | 14,110 |
| 417216-98 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Apr 18, 1994 | Oct 18, 1993 | Jan 1, 1994 | 14,110 |
| 417216-99 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Oct 18, 1993 | Oct 18, 1993 | — | 15,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 2004 | U.S.A.-Guerra B Gas Unit G-4-149306 | Bob West (L-24 25 26) | Merit Energy Company | Plugged | — |
| Dec 24, 2004 | U.S.A.-Guerra B Gas Unit G-4-149306 | Bob West (L-24 25 26) | Merit Energy Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 325 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 2,587 | -2,262 |
| Queen CityQUEEN CITY (TOP) | 2,587 | -2,262 |
| Queen City | 4,045 | -3,720 |
| Queen CityQUEEN CITY (BASE) | 4,045 | -3,720 |
| Reklaw | 5,448 | -5,123 |
| LZ-1 | 6,690 | -6,365 |
| L-1 | 8,636 | -8,311 |
| L-12 | 10,122 | -9,797 |
| L-20 | 10,980 | -10,655 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,033 | 11,104 | Perforated |
| 11,033 | 11,257 | Perforated |
| 11,230 | 11,257 | Perforated |
| 11,384 | 11,400 | Perforated |
| 11,689 | 12,074 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,534 | 17.5 | 965 S |
| 9.625 | 7,938 | 12.25 | 850 S |
| 4.5 | 14,110 | 8.75 | 1,400 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 | Apr 5, 2005 | Jan 14, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Nov 9, 1994 | Sep 1, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Jun 13, 1994 | Apr 18, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 1, 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 42-427-32627 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-32627 → 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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