TEXAS · WELLS · STARR COUNTY · API 42-427-32687 · DISTRICT 04
Guerra-U.S.A. Gas Unit C #4
Starr County · Bob West (L-12 13 14 15) field · SWR-10-Well · Directional
Guerra-U.S.A. Gas Unit C #4 (API 42-427-32687) is a well in Starr County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed March 24, 2001 and listed as swr-10-well on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1994 and 2001, permitted to 11,100 ft.
It was permitted by Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Queen City, Reklaw, Lz-1, L-1.
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 CorporationJan 18, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,100
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jan 18, 2001
- last permit issued
- Mar 24, 2001
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.28M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1994 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 24, 2001
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guerra-U.S.A. Gas Unit "C" G-4-152728 | Bob West (L-18, 20, 21, 22) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 3.28M | Aug 1994 – Jul 2026 |
| Guerra-U.S.A. Gas Unit "C" G-4-192155 | Bob West (L-12, 13, 14, 15) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Mar 2001 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,939 · prior 12 3,085(-37%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationAug 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 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 504207-99 | Recompletion | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Jan 18, 2001 | Jan 18, 2001 | Mar 20, 2001 | 11,039 |
| 425434-98 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Oct 12, 1994 | Jun 30, 1994 | Jul 3, 1994 | 11,100 |
| 425434-99 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Jun 30, 1994 | Jun 30, 1994 | — | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2001 | Guerra-U.S.A. Gas Unit C G-4-192155 | Bob West (L-12 13 14 15) | Merit Energy Company | SWR-10-Well · shut in Mar 1, 2001 | 11,100 |
| Mar 24, 2001 | Guerra-U.S.A. Gas Unit C G-4-152728 | Bob West (L-18 20 21 22) | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 11,100 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 357 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 2,545 | -2,188 |
| Reklaw | 5,408 | -5,051 |
| LZ-1 | 6,650 | -6,293 |
| L-1 | 8,360 | -8,003 |
| L-12 | 9,700 | -9,343 |
| L-21 | 10,720 | -10,363 |
| L-22 | 10,888 | -10,531 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,082 | 10,108 | Perforated |
| 10,374 | 10,409 | Perforated |
| 10,760 | 10,825 | Perforated |
| 10,915 | 10,930 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,515 | 17.5 | 965 S |
| 9.625 | 7,850 | 12.25 | 665 S |
| 5.5 | 11,100 | 8.5 | 730 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 | Mar 3, 2003 | Dec 30, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 10, 2003 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 20, 1995 | Sep 29, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 9, 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 42-427-32687 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-32687 → 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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