WELL · 42-427-32862 · DISTRICT 4
Slick T. B. Estate #107
Starr County · Hinde (Vksbg. No. 1) field · Vertical
Slick T. B. Estate #107 (API 42-427-32862) is a plugged well in Starr County, plugged March 22, 2022, last operated by Merit Energy Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1996 and 1999, permitted to 7,000 ft.
It was permitted by Shell Western E&P and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg.
Operator of record
Permitted by Shell Western E&P; 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 | Shell Western E&Pthrough Mar 2006 |
| Latest permit | Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyOct 26, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Oct 26, 1999
- last permit issued
- Mar 13, 2001
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 108K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1996 THROUGH Mar 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 13, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 22, 2022
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slick, T. B. Estate G-4-174624 | Hinde (Vksbg. No. 1) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 22K | Sep 1999 – Mar 2022 |
| Slick, T.B. Estate G-4-162709 | Hinde (Frio Stray) | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | 1 | 0 | 85.6K | May 1996 – Sep 1999 |
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.
- 1Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyMay 1996 → Oct 1999
- 2Totalfinaelf E&P USA IncMay 2001 → Aug 2003
- 3Total E&P USA, Inc.Sep 2003 → Jan 2006
- 4Shell Western E&PFeb 2006 → Mar 2006
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 488824-98 | Recompletion | Shell Western E&P | Jan 26, 2009 | Oct 26, 1999 | Sep 2, 1999 | 7,000 |
| 488824-99 | Recompletion | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Oct 25, 1999 | Oct 26, 1999 | Sep 2, 1999 | 7,000 |
| 446749-99 | Drill | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Apr 9, 1996 | Apr 12, 1996 | Apr 18, 1996 | 7,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2001 | Slick T. B. Estate G-4-174624 | Hinde (Vksbg. No. 1) | Merit Energy Company | Plugged | — |
| May 30, 1996 | Slick T.B. Estate G-4-162709 | Hinde (Frio Stray) | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 355 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,728 | 4,760 | Perforated |
| 4,974 | 4,975 | Perforated |
| 5,342 | 5,350 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,525 | 12.25 | 698 S |
| 5.5 | 6,799 | 7.875 | 516 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 | Jul 23, 2001 | May 21, 2001 | — |
| 00 | Nov 19, 1999 | Oct 29, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 3, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | May 21, 1997 | Apr 2, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | May 8, 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 42-427-32862 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-32862 → 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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