WELL · 42-427-32680 · DISTRICT 4
Martinez F. F. 546 #1B
Starr County · Rincon North (Vicksburg 7300) field · Vertical
Martinez F. F. 546 #1B (API 42-427-32680) is a plugged well in Starr County, plugged December 4, 2024, last operated by Texas Independent Explor. Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1994 and 1999, permitted to 7,700 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg, Rincon, North(Vicksburg 7150).
Operator of record
Texas Independent Explor. Inc.
Houston, TX · P-5 Inactive, filed Oct 10, 2001 · 272 permits on file · (713) 751-0419
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Texas Independent Explor. Inc. |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Mar 2022 |
| Latest permit | Texas Independent Explor., Inc.Jan 4, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,700
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 4, 1999
- last permit issued
- Aug 6, 1994
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.35M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1994 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 6, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 4, 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martinez, F. F. 546 G-4-171192 | Rincon, N. (Vicksburg Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.02M | Oct 1998 – Jul 2026 |
| Martinez, F. F. 546 G-4-150616 | Rincon, North (Vicksburg 7300) | Texas Independent Explor., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 323K | Aug 1994 – Jan 1999 |
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.
- 1Texas Independent Explor., Inc.Aug 1994 → Jan 2002
- 2Samson Lone Star LPFeb 2002 → Jun 2007
- 3Samson Lone Star, LLCJul 2007 → Apr 2008
- 4Pogo Producing Company LLCMay 2008 → Oct 2009
- 5OXY USA Inc.Aug 2013 → Apr 2017
- 6Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → Mar 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 481744-99 | Recompletion | Texas Independent Explor., Inc. | Dec 28, 1998 | Jan 4, 1999 | Oct 23, 1998 | 7,600 |
| 423781-99 | Drill | Texas Independent Explor., Inc. | May 9, 1994 | May 16, 1994 | Jun 24, 1994 | 7,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-150616 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-171192 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 435 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,086 | 7,096 | Perforated |
| 7,106 | 7,108 | Perforated |
| 7,112 | 7,119 | Perforated |
| 7,128 | 7,132 | Perforated |
| 7,145 | 7,148 | Perforated |
| 7,152 | 7,156 | Perforated |
| 7,512 | 7,524 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,530 | 12.25 | 1,035 S |
| 4.5 | 7,596 | 7.875 | 525 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 | Feb 8, 1999 | Dec 28, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 8, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 4, 1994 | Aug 22, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 30, 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 42-427-32680 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-32680 → 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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