WELL · 42-427-32784 · DISTRICT 4
USA #6
Starr County · Bob West (L-24 25 26) field · Directional
USA #6 (API 42-427-32784) is a permitted well in Starr County filed by Cantera Operating, LLC; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1995 and 2014, permitted to 14,381 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Queen City, Wilcox, Lopeno.
Operator of record
- Based in
- The Woodlands, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 2, 2016
- Permits on file
- 117
- Phone
- (832) 246-6100
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Cantera Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Sep 2025 |
| Latest permit | Cantera Operating, LLCDec 9, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,381
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Dec 9, 2014
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 10.7M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1995 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 4 leases this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA 1 G-4-276985 | Bob West (L-1-4) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 186K | Dec 2014 – Jul 2026 |
| USA G-4-156879 | Bob West (L-18, 20, 21, 22) | Cantera Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 10.6M | Nov 1995 – Apr 2015 |
| USA G-4-157348 | Bob West (L-12, 13, 14, 15) | Cantera Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Nov 1995 – Apr 2015 |
| USA G-4-157980 | Bob West (L-24, 25, 26) | Cantera Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Nov 1995 – Apr 2015 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 601 · prior 12 2,568(-77%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Sanchez-O'Brien Oil & Gas Corp.Nov 1995 → May 1998
- 2Sanchez Oil & Gas CorporationJun 1998 → May 1999
- 3Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationJun 1999 → Jun 2001
- 4EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Jul 2001 → Jul 2006
- 5EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.Aug 2006 → Jul 2012
- 6EP Energy E&P Company, L.P.Aug 2012 → Oct 2013
- 7Cantera Operating, LLCNov 2013 → Nov 2017
- 8Merit Energy CompanyDec 2017 → Sep 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 801364-99 | Recompletion | Cantera Operating, LLC | Dec 8, 2014 | Dec 9, 2014 | Dec 17, 2014 | 9,023 |
| 438215-98 | Drill | Sanchez-O'Brien Oil & Gas Corp. | Jan 5, 1996 | Jul 26, 1995 | Jul 27, 1995 | 14,381 |
| 438215-99 | Drill | Sanchez-O'Brien Oil & Gas Corp. | Jul 26, 1995 | Jul 26, 1995 | — | 14,381 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-156879 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-157348 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-157980 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-276985 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 313 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 2,520 | -2,207 |
| Wilcox | 6,790 | -6,477 |
| Lopeno | 9,580 | -9,267 |
| Lopeno | — | — |
| Queen City | — | — |
| Wilcox | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,614 | 9,626 | Perforated |
| 9,722 | 9,780 | Perforated |
| 10,242 | 10,284 | Perforated |
| 10,976 | 11,010 | Perforated |
| 10,976 | 11,332 | Perforated |
| 11,098 | 11,115 | Perforated |
| 11,250 | 11,332 | Perforated |
| 11,948 | 12,015 | Perforated |
| 11,948 | 12,708 | Perforated |
| 12,194 | 12,222 | Perforated |
| 12,534 | 12,578 | Perforated |
| 12,676 | 12,706 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,500 | 17.5 | 870 S |
| 7.625 | 7,975 | 8.5 | 100 S |
| 9.625 | 8,200 | 12.25 | 1,035 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 | Jun 30, 2015 | May 5, 2015 | — |
| 00 | Jun 25, 2015 | Apr 22, 2015 | — |
| 00 | Aug 17, 2005 | Mar 16, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Dec 13, 1996 | Dec 8, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | May 23, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 26, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 9, 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 42-427-32784 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-32784 → 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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