TEXAS · WELLS · STARR COUNTY · SOUTHWEST FARM & RANCH-STATE LEASE · API 42-427-33013 · DISTRICT 04
Southwest Farm & Ranch-State #8
Starr County · Hinde (Vicksburg Consolidated) field · Producing · Vertical
Southwest Farm & Ranch-State #8 (API 42-427-33013) is a well in Starr County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed August 8, 1997 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 20, 1997, permitted to 10,000 ft.
It was permitted by Fina Oil & Chemical Company and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
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.
- 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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyJun 20, 1997 |
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
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 20, 1997
- last permit issued
- Aug 8, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.25M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 8, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Farm & Ranch-State G-4-165677 | Hinde (Vicksburg Consolidated) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.25M | Aug 1997 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,889 · prior 12 1,849(+2%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyAug 1997 → Dec 2000
- 2Totalfinaelf E&P USA IncJan 2001 → Aug 2003
- 3Total E&P USA, Inc.Sep 2003 → Jan 2005
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 463986-99 | Drill | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Jun 19, 1997 | Jun 20, 1997 | Jul 14, 1997 | 10,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 1997 | Southwest Farm & Ranch-State G-4-165677 | Hinde (Vicksburg Consolidated) | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 10,000 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,866 | 8,888 | Perforated |
| 9,072 | 9,095 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,500 | 14.75 | 975 S |
| 7.625 | 6,984 | 9.875 | 900 S |
| 3.5 | 10,000 | 6.75 | 485 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 | Jan 7, 1998 | Dec 17, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 31, 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 42-427-33013 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-33013 → 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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