WELL · 42-427-32834 · DISTRICT 4
Guerra-U.S.A. Gas Unit D #5
Starr County · Bob West (L-27 28 29) field · Directional
Guerra-U.S.A. Gas Unit D #5 (API 42-427-32834) is a well in Starr County operated by Cantera Operating LLC, completed June 22, 1996.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1996 and 2014, permitted to 14,500 ft.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including L 1-4, L-1-4, L-7, L 12,13,14,15.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Cantera Operating, LLCSep 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.
- 14,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 9, 2014
- last permit issued
- Jun 22, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 15.4M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 22, 1996
- 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 6 leases this well is completed on; they carry 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guerra-USA Gas Unit D G-4-275455 | Bob West (L-12, 13, 14, 15) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 185K | Aug 2014 – Jul 2026 |
| Guerra-USA Gas Unit D G-4-275531 | Bob West (L-1-4) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aug 2014 – Jul 2026 |
| Guerra-USA Gas Unit D G-4-275551 | Bob West (L-7) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aug 2014 – Jul 2026 |
| Guerra-U.S.A. Gas Unit "D" G-4-160918 | Bob West (L-24, 25, 26) | Cantera Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jul 1996 – Nov 2014 |
| Guerra-U.S.A. Gas Unit "D" G-4-160919 | Bob West (L-18, 20, 21, 22) | Cantera Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jul 1996 – Nov 2014 |
| Guerra-U.S.A. Gas Unit "D" G-4-160917 | Bob West (L-27, 28, 29) | Cantera Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 15.2M | Jun 1996 – Oct 2014 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3,262 · prior 12 3,200(+2%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationJun 1996 → 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 794067-99 | Recompletion | Cantera Operating, LLC | Aug 13, 2014 | Sep 9, 2014 | Aug 6, 2014 | 13,315 |
| 444404-99 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Feb 5, 1996 | Feb 5, 1996 | Apr 30, 1996 | 14,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-160917 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-160918 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-160919 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-275455 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-275531 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-275551 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 320 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| L 1-4 | 8,720 | -8,400 |
| L-1-4 | 8,720 | -8,400 |
| L-7 | 9,198 | -8,878 |
| L 12,13,14,15 | 9,704 | -9,384 |
| L-12,13,14,15 | 9,704 | -9,384 |
| L-18,20,21,22 | 10,250 | -9,930 |
| L-24,25,26 | 11,100 | -10,780 |
| L-27,28,29 | 12,250 | -11,930 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,727 | 8,744 | Perforated |
| 9,198 | 9,208 | Perforated |
| 9,704 | 9,744 | Perforated |
| 10,234 | 12,690 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,527 | 17.5 | 990 S |
| 9.625 | 7,940 | 12.25 | 600 S |
| 5.5 | 13,294 | 8.5 | 1,265 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 | Jan 27, 2015 | Nov 23, 2014 | — |
| 00 | Jan 26, 2015 | Nov 23, 2014 | — |
| 00 | Jan 16, 2015 | Nov 6, 2014 | — |
| 00 | Apr 2, 1997 | Mar 14, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Apr 1, 1997 | Mar 14, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Jan 22, 1997 | Aug 5, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 2, 1997 | — | 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.
- Wellbore filings for 42-427-32834 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-32834 → 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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