TEXAS · WELLS · STARR COUNTY · API 42-427-33024 · DISTRICT 04
Slick T. B. Estate #119
Starr County · Hinde (Vicksburg Consolidated) field · Producing · Vertical
Slick T. B. Estate #119 (API 42-427-33024) is a well in Starr County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed June 10, 2000 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended twice) between 1997 and 2000, permitted to 8,045 ft.
It was permitted by Fina Oil & Chemical Company and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Vicksburg.
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 | Shell Western E&P |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyJun 7, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,045
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Jun 7, 2000
- last permit issued
- Jun 10, 2000
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.51M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 10, 2000
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slick, T. B. Estate G-4-179130 | Hinde, West (Vicksburg 7600) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 2.24M | Jun 2000 – Jul 2026 |
| T.B. Slick Estate G-4-170215 | El Ebanito (Vicksburg 11) | Shell Western E&P | 1 | 0 | 263K | Sep 1997 – Dec 2006 |
| Slick, T. B. Estate G-4-179133 | Borosa, S. (Vicksburg 3-a, UP) | Shell Western E&P | 1 | 0 | 5.39K | Jun 2000 – Dec 2006 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 5,786 · prior 12 5,923(-2%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Fina Oil & Chemical CompanySep 1997 → Dec 2000
- 2Totalfinaelf E&P USA IncJan 2001 → 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 495927-98 | Recompletion | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Aug 28, 2000 | Jun 7, 2000 | Jun 8, 2000 | 8,045 |
| 495927-99 | Recompletion | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Jun 7, 2000 | Jun 7, 2000 | — | 8,045 |
| 465588-98 | Drill | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Aug 31, 1998 | Jul 30, 1997 | Aug 16, 1997 | 8,500 |
| 465588-99 | Drill | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Jul 29, 1997 | Jul 30, 1997 | — | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 2000 | Slick T. B. Estate G-4-179130 | Hinde (Vicksburg Consolidated) | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 8,045 |
| Jun 18, 2000 | Slick T. B. Estate G-4-179133 | Borosa S. (Vicksburg 3-a UP) | Shell Western E&P | Not on Schedule | — |
| Sep 13, 1997 | T.B. Slick Estate G-4-170215 | El Ebanito (LWR Vicksburg Cons) | Shell Western E&P | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 379 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,590 | 4,602 | Perforated |
| 7,404 | 7,452 | Perforated |
| 7,759 | 7,771 | Perforated |
| 7,904 | 7,914 | Perforated |
| 7,940 | 7,950 | Perforated |
| 7,967 | 7,987 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,500 | 14.75 | 950 S |
| 7.625 | 6,273 | 9.875 | 475 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 5, 2000 | Oct 9, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 22, 2000 | Oct 9, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 31, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 27, 1998 | Aug 19, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 9, 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 42-427-33024 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-33024 → 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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