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TEXAS · WELLS · STARR COUNTY · API 42-427-32790 · DISTRICT 04

Guerra-U.S.A. Gas Unit D #6

Shut in

Starr County · Bob West (L-30 31 32 33) field · Producing  · Directional

Guerra-U.S.A. Gas Unit D #6 (API 42-427-32790) is a well in Starr County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed October 5, 1996 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in November 1, 2022.

The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued August 21, 1995, permitted to 14,940 ft.

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

Completion filings report 17 formation tops, including L-1, L-12, L-27, L-28.

No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.

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 Oct 2022
Latest permitCoastal Oil & Gas CorporationAug 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.

14,940
total depth, ft
3
permits on file
Aug 21, 1995
last permit issued
Oct 5, 1996
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
6.17M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completed
Oct 5, 1996
Shut in
Nov 1, 2022
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 5 leases this well is completed on; they carry 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Guerra-U.S.A. Gas Unit "D" G-4-160882Bob West (L-34-47)Merit Energy Company10698KMay 1996 – Jul 2026
Guerra-U.S.A. Gas Unit "D" G-4-160884Bob West (L-30, 31, 32, 33)Merit Energy Company105.47MOct 1996 – Jul 2026
Guerra-U.S.A. Gas Unit "D" G-4-160886Bob West (L-27, 28, 29)Merit Energy Company100Oct 1996 – Jul 2026
Guerra-U.S.A. Gas Unit "D" G-4-160888Bob West (L-18, 20, 21, 22)Merit Energy Company100Oct 1996 – Jul 2026
Guerra-U.S.A. Gas Unit "D" G-4-160889Bob West (L-12, 13, 14, 15)Merit Energy Company100Oct 1996 – 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.

  1. 1Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationMay 1996 → 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 → Oct 2022

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
439032-97DrillCoastal Oil & Gas CorporationMay 23, 1996Aug 21, 1995Feb 18, 199616,000
439032-98DrillCoastal Oil & Gas CorporationJan 25, 1996Aug 21, 1995—16,000
439032-99DrillCoastal Oil & Gas CorporationAug 17, 1995Aug 21, 1995—14,500

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
Oct 5, 1996Guerra-U.S.A. Gas Unit D G-4-160884Bob West (L-30 31 32 33)Merit Energy CompanyProducing · shut in Nov 1, 202214,940
May 4, 1996Guerra-U.S.A. Gas Unit D G-4-160882Bob West (L-34-47)Merit Energy CompanySWR-10-Well · shut in Oct 1, 200014,940
—Guerra-U.S.A. Gas Unit D G-4-160889Bob West (L-12 13 14 15)Merit Energy CompanySWR-10-Well · shut in Oct 1, 200014,940
—Guerra-U.S.A. Gas Unit D G-4-160888Bob West (L-18 20 21 22)Merit Energy CompanySWR-10-Well · shut in Oct 1, 200014,940
—Guerra-U.S.A. Gas Unit D G-4-160886Bob West (L-27 28 29)Merit Energy CompanySWR-10-Well · shut in Oct 1, 200014,940

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 379 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
L-19,341-8,962
L-1211,194-10,815
L-2712,500-12,121
L-2812,634-12,255
L-2912,740-12,361
L-3013,010-12,631
L-3113,176-12,797
L-3213,318-12,939
L-3313,467-13,088
L-3413,564-13,185
L-3513,596-13,217
L-3613,698-13,319
L-3713,800-13,421
L-3814,020-13,641
L-3914,166-13,787
L-4014,268-13,889
L-4114,366-13,987

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
11,50214,116Perforated
14,39814,432Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
13.3751,50017.5990 S
9.6258,43712.25600 S
5.514,9358.51,590 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
00Mar 24, 1997Jan 30, 1997—
00Mar 18, 1997Mar 14, 1997—
00Jan 30, 1997May 23, 1996Yes
00Jan 22, 1997Dec 17, 1996Yes
00Dec 31, 1996—Yes

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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