WELL · 42-427-32976 · DISTRICT 4
Sandia C #2
Starr County · Bob West (L-5-10) field · Producing · Directional
Sandia C #2 (API 42-427-32976) is a well in Starr County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed August 23, 1997 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended 3 times), issued March 18, 1997, permitted to 15,000 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 Geologist-Queen City, Queen City, Wilcox.
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.Mar 18, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 15,000
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Mar 18, 1997
- last permit issued
- Aug 23, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.08M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia "C" G-4-165822 | Bob West (L-5-10) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 3.08M | Aug 1997 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 27,292 · prior 12 26,584(+3%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Sanchez-O'Brien Oil & Gas Corp.Aug 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 CompanyAug 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 460049-96 | Drill | Sanchez-O'Brien Oil & Gas Corp. | Sep 5, 1997 | Mar 18, 1997 | May 30, 1997 | 15,000 |
| 460049-97 | Drill | Sanchez-O'Brien Oil & Gas Corp. | Jul 22, 1997 | Mar 18, 1997 | — | 15,000 |
| 460049-98 | Drill | Sanchez-O'Brien Oil & Gas Corp. | Mar 27, 1997 | Mar 18, 1997 | — | 14,000 |
| 460049-99 | Drill | Sanchez-O'Brien Oil & Gas Corp. | Mar 18, 1997 | Mar 18, 1997 | — | 14,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-165822 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 333 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Geologist-Queen City | 2,200 | -1,867 |
| Queen City | 2,200 | -1,867 |
| Wilcox | 6,730 | -6,397 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,658 | 9,676 | Perforated |
| 9,914 | 9,932 | Perforated |
| 10,162 | 10,174 | Perforated |
| 10,424 | 10,438 | Perforated |
| 10,736 | 10,746 | Perforated |
| 12,180 | 12,190 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.625 | 1,495 | 17.5 | 890 S |
| 7.625 | 7,705 | 8.5 | 100 S |
| 9.625 | 7,950 | 12.25 | 1,550 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 | Mar 10, 1998 | Feb 26, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Jan 20, 1998 | Nov 5, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 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 42-427-32976 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-32976 → 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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