TEXAS · WELLS · STARR COUNTY · COATES 553 LEASE · API 42-427-32899 · DISTRICT 04
Coates 553 #2
Starr County · Rincon N. (Vicksburg Cons.) field · Vertical
Coates 553 #2 (API 42-427-32899) is a plugged well in Starr County, plugged February 23, 2022, last operated by Merit Energy Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 10, 1996, permitted to 7,900 ft.
It was permitted by Texas Independent Explor., Inc. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Frio, 1st. Rincon.
Its lease has reported 8.44K barrels of oil and 638K mcf of gas since December 1996, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Texas Independent Explor., Inc.; 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 Mar 2017 |
| Latest permit | Texas Independent Explor., Inc.Jul 10, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 10, 1996
- last permit issued
- Feb 6, 2004
- completed
- 8.44K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 638K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 1996 THROUGH Mar 2017
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 6, 2004
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 23, 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coates 553 G-4-160993 | Rincon, N. (Vicksburg Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 8.44K | 638K | Dec 1996 – Mar 2017 |
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.
- 1Texas Independent Explor., Inc.Dec 1996 → Jan 2002
- 2Samson Lone Star LPFeb 2002 → Jun 2007
- 3Samson Lone Star, LLCJul 2007 → Apr 2008
- 4Pogo Producing Company LLCMay 2008 → Aug 2011
- 5Plains Exploration & Prod. Co.Sep 2011 → Feb 2012
- 6OXY USA Inc.Mar 2012 → Mar 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 450211-99 | Drill | Texas Independent Explor., Inc. | Jul 10, 1996 | Jul 10, 1996 | Oct 10, 1996 | 7,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 2004 | Coates 553 G-4-160993 | Rincon N. (Vicksburg Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 437 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| FrioFRIO B | 4,238 | -3,801 |
| 1ST. Rincon | 6,090 | -5,653 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,411 | 7,424 | Perforated |
| 7,433 | 7,439 | Perforated |
| 7,571 | 7,581 | Perforated |
| 7,613 | 7,623 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,520 | 12.25 | 1,090 S |
| 4.5 | 7,695 | 7.875 | 990 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 | Mar 26, 2004 | Feb 23, 2004 | — |
| 00 | Jan 30, 1997 | Jan 3, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 8, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-427-32899 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-32899 → 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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