TEXAS · WELLS · STARR COUNTY · API 42-427-32754 · DISTRICT 04
U.S.A.-Guerra B Gas Unit #11
Starr County · Bob West (L-24 25 26) field · SWR-10-Well · Directional
U.S.A.-Guerra B Gas Unit #11 (API 42-427-32754) is a well in Starr County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed August 11, 1995 and listed as swr-10-well on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued April 20, 1995, permitted to 13,661 ft.
It was permitted by Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including L-18, L-20, L-21, L-22.
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 CorporationApr 20, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,661
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 20, 1995
- last permit issued
- Aug 11, 1995
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 5.08M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1995 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 11, 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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S.A.-Guerra "B" Gas Unit G-4-156457 | Bob West (L-27, 28, 29) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 5.08M | Aug 1995 – Jul 2026 |
| U.S.A.-Guerra "B" Gas Unit G-4-156458 | Bob West (L-18, 20, 21, 22) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aug 1995 – Jul 2026 |
| U.S.A.-Guerra "B" Gas Unit G-4-156459 | Bob West (L-24, 25, 26) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aug 1995 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 4,229 · prior 12 3,989(+6%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationAug 1995 → 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 435029-98 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Jun 26, 1995 | Apr 20, 1995 | Apr 24, 1995 | 13,661 |
| 435029-99 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Apr 20, 1995 | Apr 20, 1995 | — | 16,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 1995 | U.S.A.-Guerra B Gas Unit G-4-156459 | Bob West (L-24 25 26) | Merit Energy Company | SWR-10-Well · shut in Oct 1, 2000 | 13,661 |
| Aug 11, 1995 | U.S.A.-Guerra B Gas Unit G-4-156458 | Bob West (L-18 20 21 22) | Merit Energy Company | SWR-10-Well · shut in Oct 1, 2000 | 13,661 |
| Aug 11, 1995 | U.S.A.-Guerra B Gas Unit G-4-156457 | Bob West (L-27 28 29) | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 13,661 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 323 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| L-18 | 10,528 | -10,205 |
| L-20 | 10,748 | -10,425 |
| L-21 | 10,918 | -10,595 |
| L-22 | 11,060 | -10,737 |
| L-24 | 11,412 | -11,089 |
| L-25 | 11,562 | -11,239 |
| L-26 | 11,824 | -11,501 |
| L-27 | 12,388 | -12,065 |
| L-28 | 12,648 | -12,325 |
| L-29 | 12,796 | -12,473 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,770 | 10,798 | Perforated |
| 10,994 | 11,071 | Perforated |
| 11,192 | 11,307 | Perforated |
| 11,656 | 11,688 | Perforated |
| 11,814 | 11,847 | Perforated |
| 12,076 | 12,114 | Perforated |
| 12,704 | 12,739 | Perforated |
| 12,904 | 12,946 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,500 | 17.5 | 990 S |
| 9.625 | 7,939 | 12.25 | 520 S |
| 5.5 | 13,657 | 8.5 | 1,310 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 14, 1996 | Sep 12, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 4, 1996 | Sep 12, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 4, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-427-32754 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-32754 → 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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