TEXAS · WELLS · STARR COUNTY · API 42-427-32791 · DISTRICT 04

Guerra-U.S.A. Gas Unit C #7

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

Guerra-U.S.A. Gas Unit C #7 (API 42-427-32791) is a well in Starr County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed April 16, 2004 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1995 and 1997, permitted to 15,216 ft.

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

Completion filings report one formation top, including See Attachment.

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

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleMerit Energy Company
Production reportsMerit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026
Latest permitCoastal Oil & Gas CorporationMar 26, 1997

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

15,216
total depth, ft
3
permits on file
Mar 26, 1997
last permit issued
Apr 16, 2004
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
2.86M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 1995 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completed
Apr 16, 2004
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 6 leases this well is completed on; they carry 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Guerra-U.S.A. Gas Unit "C" G-4-158900Bob West (L-34-47)Merit Energy Company10809KDec 1995 – Jul 2026
Guerra-U.S.A. Gas Unit "C" G-4-167579Bob West (L-18, 20, 21, 22)Merit Energy Company100Apr 1997 – Jul 2026
Guerra-U.S.A. Gas Unit "C" G-4-167580Bob West (L-12, 13, 14, 15)Merit Energy Company100Apr 1997 – Jul 2026
Guerra-U.S.A. Gas Unit "C" G-4-167581Bob West (L-30, 31, 32, 33)Merit Energy Company102.05MApr 1997 – Jul 2026
Guerra-U.S.A. Gas Unit "C" G-4-167809Bob West (L-24, 25, 26)Merit Energy Company100Jun 1996 – Jul 2026
Guerra-U.S.A. Gas Unit "C" G-4-167810Bob West (L-27, 28, 29)Merit Energy Company100Jun 1996 – Jul 2026

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 2,602 · prior 12 2,323(+12%)

0200400202420252026

Chain of custody

Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.

  1. 1Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationDec 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 → Apr 2026

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
460333-99RecompletionCoastal Oil & Gas CorporationMar 26, 1997Mar 26, 1997Mar 23, 199715,216
439280-98DrillCoastal Oil & Gas CorporationMay 13, 1996Aug 24, 1995—16,000
439280-99DrillCoastal Oil & Gas CorporationAug 24, 1995Aug 24, 1995—16,000

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
Apr 16, 2004Guerra-U.S.A. Gas Unit C G-4-167581Bob West (L-30 31 32 33)Merit Energy CompanyProducing15,216
Apr 16, 2004Guerra-U.S.A. Gas Unit C G-4-167581Bob West (L-30 31 32 33)Merit Energy CompanyProducing15,216
Apr 20, 1997Guerra-U.S.A. Gas Unit C G-4-167580Bob West (L-12 13 14 15)Merit Energy CompanySWR-10-Well · shut in Oct 1, 200015,216
Apr 20, 1997Guerra-U.S.A. Gas Unit C G-4-167579Bob West (L-18 20 21 22)Merit Energy CompanySWR-10-Well · shut in Oct 1, 200015,216
Jun 27, 1996Guerra-U.S.A. Gas Unit C G-4-167810Bob West (L-27 28 29)Merit Energy CompanySWR-10-Well · shut in Oct 1, 200015,216
Jun 27, 1996Guerra-U.S.A. Gas Unit C G-4-167809Bob West (L-24 25 26)Merit Energy CompanySWR-10-Well · shut in Oct 1, 200015,216
Dec 29, 1995Guerra-U.S.A. Gas Unit C G-4-158900Bob West (L-34-47)Merit Energy CompanySWR-10-Well · shut in Oct 1, 200015,216

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 339 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
See Attachment——

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
10,41810,878Perforated
10,45110,492Perforated
10,45111,330Perforated
10,85810,878Perforated
11,03311,092Perforated
11,06611,092Perforated
11,25011,325Perforated
11,85712,090Perforated
11,89212,674Perforated
12,50212,674Perforated
12,53612,674Perforated
13,13213,370Perforated
13,13213,756Perforated
13,54013,584Perforated
13,74913,906Perforated
13,89315,000Perforated
14,10614,226Perforated
14,51815,000Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
13.3751,50017.5990 S
5.57,8588.5500 S
9.6258,15812.25560 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
00Apr 5, 2005Jan 14, 2005—
00May 15, 1998May 4, 1998—
00May 7, 1998——
00May 6, 1998Apr 9, 1998Yes
00Apr 28, 1998——
00Sep 25, 1996Aug 8, 1996—
00Aug 16, 1996May 13, 1996Yes
00Jul 15, 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.

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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