WELL · 42-427-32971 · DISTRICT 4
State Slick D #23
Starr County · Hinde (Vicksburg Consolidated) field · Vertical
State Slick D #23 (API 42-427-32971) is a well in Starr County operated by Shell Western E&P, completed August 24, 2000.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1997 and 2000, permitted to 10,000 ft.
It was permitted by Fina Oil & Chemical Company and has since transferred to Shell Western E&P on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Vx 5b, Vx T-5, Vx T-5, Vx T-8.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Fina Oil & Chemical Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 1,756 permits on file · (713) 454-3197
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Shell Western E&P |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyAug 11, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Aug 11, 2000
- last permit issued
- Aug 24, 2000
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.27M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 24, 2000
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Slick D G-4-182546 | Hinde (Vicksburg Consolidated) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 720K | Aug 2000 – Jul 2026 |
| State Slick "D" G-4-182600 | Borosa, S. (Vicksburg 8850) | Shell Western E&P | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aug 2000 – Dec 2006 |
| State Slick "D" G-4-166981 | Borosa, South (Vicksburg 7200) | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | 1 | 0 | 453K | Apr 1997 – Aug 2000 |
| State Slick "D" G-4-166982 | Borosa, S. (T-4) | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | 1 | 0 | 98.6K | Sep 1997 – Aug 2000 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,581 · prior 12 2,321(-32%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyApr 1997 → Jan 2000
- 2Totalfinaelf E&P USA IncAug 2000 → Aug 2003
- 3Total E&P USA, Inc.Sep 2003 → Jan 2006
- 4Shell Western E&PFeb 2006 → Apr 2011
- 5OXY USA Inc.May 2011 → Apr 2017
- 6Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 497900-99 | Recompletion | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Jul 31, 2000 | Aug 11, 2000 | Jul 19, 2000 | 9,400 |
| 459830-98 | Drill | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Feb 2, 1998 | Mar 13, 1997 | Mar 21, 1997 | 9,400 |
| 459830-99 | Drill | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Mar 12, 1997 | Mar 13, 1997 | — | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-166981 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-166982 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-182546 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-182600 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 374 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| VX 5B | 6,001 | -5,627 |
| VX T-5 | 7,112 | -6,738 |
| VX T-5 | 7,112 | -6,738 |
| VX T-8 | 7,933 | -7,559 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,430 | 6,490 | Perforated |
| 6,584 | 6,588 | Perforated |
| 6,616 | 6,640 | Perforated |
| 6,649 | 6,664 | Perforated |
| 7,204 | 7,222 | Perforated |
| 7,936 | 8,040 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,500 | 14.75 | 860 S |
| 7.625 | 6,900 | 9.875 | 1,020 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 11, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 5, 2001 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 4, 2001 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 23, 1998 | Jan 22, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 12, 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 42-427-32971 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-32971 → 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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