TEXAS · WELLS · STARR COUNTY · GUERRA GAS UNIT "A" LEASE · API 42-427-32814 · DISTRICT 04
Guerra Gas Unit A #24
Starr County · Bob West (L-12 13 14 15) field · Temp Abandoned · Directional
Guerra Gas Unit A #24 (API 42-427-32814) is a well in Starr County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed February 24, 1996 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in July 1, 2022.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued December 19, 1995, permitted to 11,340 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 Queen City, Reklaw, Lz-1, L-1.
Its lease has reported 1 barrels of oil and 1.69M mcf of gas since February 1996, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
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 Jun 2022 |
| Latest permit | Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationDec 19, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,340
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 19, 1995
- last permit issued
- Feb 24, 1996
- completed
- 1
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.69M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1996 THROUGH Jun 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 24, 1996
- Shut in
- Jul 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 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-4-160485 | Bob West (L-12, 13, 14, 15) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 1 | 1.69M | Feb 1996 – Jun 2022 |
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 CorporationFeb 1996 → Jun 2001
- 2El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Jul 2001 → Jul 2006
- 3El Paso E & P Company, L. P.Aug 2006 → Apr 2010
- 4Cantera Operating, LLCAug 2014 → Nov 2017
- 5Merit Energy CompanyDec 2017 → Jun 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 443026-98 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Mar 25, 1996 | Dec 19, 1995 | Jan 15, 1996 | 12,000 |
| 443026-99 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Dec 19, 1995 | Dec 19, 1995 | — | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 1996 | Guerra Gas Unit A G-4-160485 | Bob West (L-12 13 14 15) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jul 1, 2022 | 11,340 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 321 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen CityQUEEN CITY (BASE) | 3,770 | -3,449 |
| Reklaw | 5,068 | -4,747 |
| LZ-1 | 6,175 | -5,854 |
| L-1 | 7,802 | -7,481 |
| L-2 | 8,178 | -7,857 |
| L-10 | 8,977 | -8,656 |
| L-12 | 9,309 | -8,988 |
| L-13 | 9,494 | -9,173 |
| L-14 | 9,672 | -9,351 |
| L-15 | 9,947 | -9,626 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,432 | 10,500 | Perforated |
| 10,611 | 10,798 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,517 | 17.5 | 990 S |
| 9.625 | 8,365 | 12.25 | 850 S |
| 5.5 | 11,340 | 8.5 | 995 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Dec 3, 1996 | Mar 25, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 13, 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 42-427-32814 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-32814 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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