TEXAS · WELLS · STARR COUNTY · API 42-427-32694 · DISTRICT 04
Guerra Gas Unit A #15
Starr County · Bob West (L-18 20 21 22) field · SWR-10-Well · Directional
Guerra Gas Unit A #15 (API 42-427-32694) is a well in Starr County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed August 5, 1995 and listed as swr-10-well on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended twice) between 1994 and 2004, permitted to 13,050 ft.
It was permitted by El Paso Production Oil & Gas CO. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Queen City, Reklaw, L-1, L-12.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.; 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 | El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Nov 29, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,050
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Nov 29, 2004
- last permit issued
- Aug 5, 1995
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 7.22M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 1994 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 5, 1995
- 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 Gas Unit "A" G-4-153909 | Bob West (L-24, 25, 26) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 7.22M | Dec 1994 – Jul 2026 |
| Guerra Gas Unit "A" G-4-156522 | Bob West (L-18, 20, 21, 22) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aug 1995 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 74,447 · prior 12 76,747(-3%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationDec 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 553711-99 | Recompletion | El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Nov 16, 2004 | Nov 29, 2004 | — | 13,050 |
| 427698-97 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Jun 13, 1995 | Sep 2, 1994 | — | 13,050 |
| 427698-98 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Feb 9, 1995 | Sep 2, 1994 | Oct 21, 1994 | 13,050 |
| 427698-99 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Sep 2, 1994 | Sep 2, 1994 | — | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 1995 | Guerra Gas Unit A G-4-156522 | Bob West (L-18 20 21 22) | Merit Energy Company | SWR-10-Well · shut in Oct 1, 2000 | 13,050 |
| Aug 5, 1995 | Guerra Gas Unit A G-4-153909 | Bob West (L-24 25 26) | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 13,050 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 336 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 3,912 | -3,576 |
| Reklaw | 5,261 | -4,925 |
| L-1 | 8,012 | -7,676 |
| L-12 | 9,258 | -8,922 |
| L-18 | 9,998 | -9,662 |
| L-20 | 10,252 | -9,916 |
| L-21 | 10,543 | -10,207 |
| L-22 | 10,787 | -10,451 |
| L-24 | 11,520 | -11,184 |
| L-26 | 12,191 | -11,855 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,298 | 10,322 | Perforated |
| 10,562 | 10,652 | Perforated |
| 10,850 | 10,854 | Perforated |
| 10,850 | 10,916 | Perforated |
| 11,088 | 11,102 | Perforated |
| 11,830 | 11,878 | Perforated |
| 12,090 | 12,142 | Perforated |
| 12,504 | 12,522 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,520 | 17.5 | 930 S |
| 9.625 | 7,700 | 12.25 | 797 S |
| 5.5 | 13,046 | 6.5 | 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 | Mar 4, 1996 | Nov 6, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Jan 9, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 13, 1995 | Aug 31, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 7, 1995 | Feb 8, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | May 11, 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 42-427-32694 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-32694 → 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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