TEXAS · WELLS · STARR COUNTY · GUERRA GAS UNIT "A" LEASE · API 42-427-32747 · DISTRICT 04
Guerra Gas Unit A #18
Starr County · Bob West (L-24 25 26) field · Temp Abandoned · Directional
Guerra Gas Unit A #18 (API 42-427-32747) is a well in Starr County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed May 14, 1995 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in March 1, 2002.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued March 21, 1995, permitted to 13,253 ft.
It was permitted by Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 8 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 | El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.through Jun 2004 |
| Latest permit | Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationMar 21, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,253
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 21, 1995
- last permit issued
- May 14, 1995
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 930K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1995 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 14, 1995
- Shut in
- Mar 1, 2002
- 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 →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guerra Gas Unit "A" G-4-154916 | Bob West (L-24, 25, 26) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 930K | May 1995 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationMay 1995 → Jan 2001
- 2El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Oct 2001 → Jun 2004
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 433987-98 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Jun 26, 1995 | Mar 21, 1995 | Mar 22, 1995 | 13,253 |
| 433987-99 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Mar 21, 1995 | Mar 21, 1995 | — | 13,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 1995 | Guerra Gas Unit A G-4-154916 | Bob West (L-24 25 26) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Mar 1, 2002 | 13,253 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 323 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen CityQUEEN CITY (BASE) | 3,820 | -3,497 |
| Reklaw | 5,178 | -4,855 |
| LZ-1 | 6,292 | -5,969 |
| L-1 | 7,848 | -7,525 |
| L-12 | 9,282 | -8,959 |
| L-20 | 10,420 | -10,097 |
| L-24 | 11,730 | -11,407 |
| L-25 | 11,976 | -11,653 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,997 | 12,029 | Perforated |
| 12,248 | 12,294 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,468 | 17.5 | 960 S |
| 9.625 | 7,521 | 12.25 | 546 S |
| 5.5 | 13,242 | 6.5 | 300 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 | Sep 28, 1995 | Jun 26, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 8, 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 42-427-32747 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-32747 → 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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