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TEXAS · WELLS · STARR COUNTY · API 42-427-32725 · DISTRICT 04

U.S.A.-Guerra B Gas Unit #9

Plugged

Starr County · Bob West (L-12 13 14 15) field  · Directional

U.S.A.-Guerra B Gas Unit #9 (API 42-427-32725) is a plugged well in Starr County, plugged June 3, 2021, last operated by Merit Energy Company.

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1994 and 1999, permitted to 16,000 ft.

It was permitted by Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including L-12, L-20, L-24, L-27.

Operator of record

Merit Energy Company

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
Watch this operatorWatch Starr County

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleMerit Energy Company
Production reportsMerit Energy Companythrough Nov 2020
Latest permitCoastal Oil & Gas CorporationApr 27, 1999

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

16,000
total depth, ft
3
permits on file
Apr 27, 1999
last permit issued
Sep 30, 1998
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
1.01M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1995 THROUGH Jun 2021

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Sep 30, 1998
Shut in
—
Plugged
Jun 3, 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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
U.S.A.-Guerra "B" Gas Unit G-4-154635Bob West (L-27, 28, 29)Merit Energy Company10539KApr 1995 – Jun 2021
U.S.A.-Guerra "B" Gas Unit G-4-155288Bob West (L-30, 31, 32, 33)Merit Energy Company10475KMay 1995 – Jun 2021
U.S.A.-Guerra "B" Gas Unit G-4-174059Bob West (L-12, 13, 14, 15)Merit Energy Company100Sep 1998 – Jun 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.

  1. 1Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationApr 1995 → Jun 2001
  2. 2El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Jul 2001 → Jul 2006
  3. 3El Paso E & P Company, L. P.Aug 2006 → Jul 2012
  4. 4EP Energy E&P Company, L.P.Aug 2012 → Oct 2013
  5. 5Cantera Operating, LLCNov 2013 → Nov 2017
  6. 6Merit Energy CompanyDec 2017 → Nov 2020

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
484142-99RecompletionCoastal Oil & Gas CorporationApr 27, 1999Apr 27, 1999Sep 15, 199814,646
431435-98DrillCoastal Oil & Gas CorporationMay 26, 1995Dec 30, 1994Jan 13, 199514,646
431435-99DrillCoastal Oil & Gas CorporationDec 30, 1994Dec 30, 1994—16,000

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
Sep 30, 1998U.S.A.-Guerra B Gas Unit G-4-155288Bob West (L-30 31 32 33)Merit Energy CompanyPlugged—
Sep 30, 1998U.S.A.-Guerra B Gas Unit G-4-154635Bob West (L-27 28 29)Merit Energy CompanyPlugged—
Sep 30, 1998U.S.A.-Guerra B Gas Unit G-4-174059Bob West (L-12 13 14 15)Merit Energy CompanyPlugged—

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 325 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
L-1210,180-9,855
L-2011,040-10,715
L-2411,737-11,412
L-2712,432-12,107
L-2812,674-12,349
L-2912,837-12,512
L-3013,246-12,921
L-3113,503-13,178
L-3213,705-13,380

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
10,26210,423Perforated
12,54712,581Perforated
12,57712,760Perforated
12,74012,779Perforated
13,34013,401Perforated
13,34013,788Perforated
13,56813,583Perforated
13,76813,788Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
13.3751,52617.5987 S
9.6258,00512.251,140 S
5.514,6468.51,530 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
00Sep 22, 1999——
00Sep 21, 1999Aug 30, 1999—
00Sep 20, 1999Aug 30, 1999—
00Sep 9, 1999——
00Feb 13, 1996Aug 7, 1995—
00Feb 13, 1996May 26, 1995Yes
00Sep 14, 1995——
00Jul 13, 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.

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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