WELL · 42-427-32957 · DISTRICT 4
Guerra-U.S.A. Gas Unit C #13
Starr County · Bob West (L-27 28 29) field · Directional
Guerra-U.S.A. Gas Unit C #13 (API 42-427-32957) is a well in Starr County operated by El Paso E & P Company L. P., completed May 2, 1997.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1997 and 2014, permitted to 14,500 ft.
It was permitted by Cantera Operating, LLC and has since transferred to El Paso E & P Company L. P. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Lz 2 Sand, L 5 Sand, L 12 Sand, Catahoula.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Cantera Operating, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 6, 2015 · 582 permits on file · (713) 420-2600
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | EL Paso E & P Company L. P. |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Cantera Operating, LLCJul 31, 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
- 3
- permits on file
- Jul 31, 2014
- last permit issued
- May 2, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.86M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 2, 1997
- 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 4 leases this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guerra-U.S.A. Gas Unit "C" G-4-167829 | Bob West (L-24, 25, 26) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | May 1997 – Jul 2026 |
| Guerra-U.S.A. Gas Unit "C" G-4-167830 | Bob West (L-18, 20, 21, 22) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 444K | May 1997 – Jul 2026 |
| Guerra-USA Gas Unit C. G-4-274929 | Bob West (L-12, 13, 14, 15) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 394K | Jun 2014 – Jul 2026 |
| Guerra-U.S.A. Gas Unit "C" G-4-167831 | Bob West (L-27, 28, 29) | EL Paso E & P Company, L. P. | 1 | 0 | 4.02M | May 1997 – Sep 2006 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 18,315 · prior 12 17,987(+2%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationMay 1997 → Jun 2001
- 2EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Jul 2001 → Jun 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 788248-99 | Recompletion | Cantera Operating, LLC | May 29, 2014 | Jul 31, 2014 | May 23, 2014 | 13,400 |
| 458326-98 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Apr 23, 1998 | Feb 6, 1997 | — | 14,500 |
| 458326-99 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Feb 6, 1997 | Feb 6, 1997 | Feb 21, 1997 | 14,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-167829 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-167830 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-167831 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-274929 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 356 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| LZ 2 Sand | 6,386 | -6,030 |
| L 5 Sand | 8,944 | -8,588 |
| L 12 Sand | 9,680 | -9,324 |
| CatahoulaCATAHOULA-ANAHUAC - INJECTION/DI | — | — |
| CatahoulaCATAHOULA-FRIO - INJECTION/DISPO | — | — |
| Cook Mountain | — | — |
| JacksonJACKSON - INJECTION/DISPOSAL | — | — |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE-LAGARTO-OAKVILLE - INJEC | — | — |
| See Attachment | — | — |
| VicksburgVICKSBURG - INJECTION/DISPOSAL; | — | — |
| Yegua | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,832 | 9,862 | Perforated |
| 9,866 | 9,878 | Perforated |
| 10,540 | 11,122 | Perforated |
| 10,688 | 11,126 | Perforated |
| 11,476 | 11,984 | Perforated |
| 11,480 | 11,634 | Perforated |
| 12,567 | 12,816 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,503 | 17.5 | 970 S |
| 9.625 | 8,020 | 12.25 | 925 S |
| 3.5 | 11,796 | 5.5 | 165 S |
| 5.5 | 13,400 | 8.5 | 1,220 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 4, 2014 | Aug 9, 2014 | — |
| 00 | May 10, 2007 | Jan 4, 2007 | — |
| 00 | May 15, 1998 | Jul 14, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | May 8, 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 42-427-32957 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-32957 → 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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