WELL · 42-427-32946 · DISTRICT 4
USA #8
Starr County · Bob West (L-12 13 14 15) field · SWR-10-Well · Directional
USA #8 (API 42-427-32946) is a well in Starr County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed April 23, 1997 and listed as swr-10-well on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 27, 1996, permitted to 14,000 ft.
It was permitted by Sanchez-O'Brien Oil & Gas Corp. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Queen City, Wilcox, Lopeno.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sanchez-O'Brien Oil & Gas Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 1,049 permits on file · (972) 628-1559
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Sanchez-O'Brien Oil & Gas Corp.Dec 27, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 27, 1996
- last permit issued
- Apr 23, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.61M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 23, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA G-4-164900 | Bob West (L-18, 20, 21, 22) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.61M | Apr 1997 – Jul 2026 |
| USA G-4-164902 | Bob West (L-5-10) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Apr 1997 – Jul 2026 |
| USA G-4-164903 | Bob West (L-12, 13, 14, 15) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Apr 1997 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3,643 · prior 12 3,760(-3%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Sanchez-O'Brien Oil & Gas Corp.Apr 1997 → May 1998
- 2Sanchez Oil & Gas CorporationJun 1998 → May 1999
- 3Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationJun 1999 → Jun 2001
- 4EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Jul 2001 → Jul 2006
- 5EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.Aug 2006 → Jul 2012
- 6EP Energy E&P Company, L.P.Aug 2012 → Oct 2013
- 7Cantera Operating, LLCNov 2013 → Nov 2017
- 8Merit Energy CompanyDec 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 456755-99 | Drill | Sanchez-O'Brien Oil & Gas Corp. | Dec 27, 1996 | Dec 27, 1996 | Feb 1, 1997 | 14,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-164900 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-164902 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-164903 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 312 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 2,500 | -2,188 |
| Wilcox | 6,250 | -5,938 |
| Lopeno | 8,850 | -8,538 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,466 | 9,476 | Perforated |
| 9,466 | 10,162 | Perforated |
| 9,649 | 9,667 | Perforated |
| 9,649 | 10,366 | Perforated |
| 9,824 | 9,831 | Perforated |
| 9,824 | 10,517 | Perforated |
| 10,089 | 10,790 | Perforated |
| 10,152 | 10,162 | Perforated |
| 10,328 | 11,040 | Perforated |
| 10,348 | 10,366 | Perforated |
| 10,510 | 10,517 | Perforated |
| 10,514 | 11,210 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,528 | 17.5 | 875 S |
| 7.625 | 7,328 | 8.5 | 615 S |
| 9.625 | 7,550 | 12.25 | 1,060 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 | Dec 3, 1997 | May 19, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 4, 1997 | May 19, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 28, 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 42-427-32946 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-32946 → 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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