TEXAS · WELLS · STARR COUNTY · SLICK, T. B. ESTATE LEASE · API 42-427-32944 · DISTRICT 04
Slick T. B. Estate #110
Starr County · Borosa S. (Vicksburg 3-a UP) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Slick T. B. Estate #110 (API 42-427-32944) is a well in Starr County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed March 26, 1997 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in October 1, 2006.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued December 23, 1996, permitted to 5,700 ft.
It was permitted by Fina Oil & Chemical Company and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Vx 2a, Vx 3a, Vx 3b, Vx 4.
Its lease has reported 2.49K barrels of oil and 149K mcf of gas since March 1997, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Fina Oil & Chemical Company; 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 1998 |
| Latest permit | Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyDec 23, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,700
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 23, 1996
- last permit issued
- Mar 26, 1997
- completed
- 2.49K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 149K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1997 THROUGH Jun 1998
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 26, 1997
- Shut in
- Oct 1, 2006
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slick, T. B. Estate G-4-166767 | Borosa, S. (Vicksburg 3-a, UP) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 2.49K | 149K | Mar 1997 – Jun 1998 |
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 CompanyMar 1997 → Jun 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 456602-98 | Drill | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Jan 26, 1998 | Dec 23, 1996 | Mar 10, 1997 | 5,700 |
| 456602-99 | Drill | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Dec 20, 1996 | Dec 23, 1996 | — | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 1997 | Slick T. B. Estate G-4-166767 | Borosa S. (Vicksburg 3-a UP) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Oct 1, 2006 | 5,700 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 378 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| VX 2A | 4,858 | -4,480 |
| VX 3A | 5,170 | -4,792 |
| VX 3B | 5,211 | -4,833 |
| VX 4 | 5,436 | -5,058 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,406 | 5,452 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,520 | 12.25 | 515 S |
| 5.5 | 5,690 | 8.75 | 1,080 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 13, 1998 | May 9, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 6, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-427-32944 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-32944 → 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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