WELL · 42-427-32658 · DISTRICT 4

HMC-Tie la Brisa #4

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Starr County · Rincon (Vicksburg Cons.) field · Producing  · Vertical

Hmc-Tie La Brisa #4 (API 42-427-32658) is a permitted well in Starr County filed by Texas Independent Explor., Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1994 and 2000, permitted to 8,000 ft.

It was permitted by Texas Independent Explor., Inc. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg.

Operator of record

Merit Energy Company

Permitted by Texas Independent Explor., Inc.; 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 scheduleMerit Energy Company
Production reportsMerit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026
Latest permitTexas Independent Explor., Inc.Jul 17, 2000

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

8,000
total depth, ft
2
permits on file
Jul 17, 2000
last permit issued
—
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
3.32M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1994 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completed
—
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 lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
HMC-Tie la Brisa G-4-149053Rincon (Vicksburg Cons.)Merit Energy Company103.32MMar 1994 – Jul 2026

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 20,486 · prior 12 24,092(-15%)

01K2K3K202420252026

Chain of custody

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

  1. 1Texas Independent Explor., Inc.Mar 1994 → Jan 2002
  2. 2Samson Lone Star LPFeb 2002 → Jun 2007
  3. 3Samson Lone Star, LLCJul 2007 → Apr 2008
  4. 4Pogo Producing Company LLCMay 2008 → Aug 2011
  5. 5Plains Exploration & Prod. Co.Sep 2011 → Feb 2012
  6. 6OXY USA Inc.Mar 2012 → Apr 2017
  7. 7Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → Apr 2026

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
498004-99Field transferTexas Independent Explor., Inc.Jul 12, 2000Jul 17, 2000Feb 17, 19947,800
421032-99DrillTexas Independent Explor., Inc.Feb 10, 1994Feb 10, 1994Feb 17, 19948,000

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— G-4-149053————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 385 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Frio3,500-3,115
Vicksburg5,800-5,415

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
6,7346,755Perforated
6,7886,810Perforated
7,1787,311Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
8.6252,52012.25890 S
4.57,7777.875500 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Mar 28, 2007Aug 30, 2006—
00Aug 15, 2005Mar 23, 2005—
00Jun 20, 2005Feb 22, 2005—
00Mar 7, 2005Dec 27, 2004—
00Nov 4, 2000May 26, 2000—
00Jun 14, 1994May 2, 1994—
00Jun 9, 1994Apr 13, 1994Yes
00May 9, 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.

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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