TEXAS · WELLS · STARR COUNTY · SLICK, T. B. ESTATE LEASE · API 42-427-33039 · DISTRICT 04
Slick T. B. Estate #120
Starr County · Amore (Vicksburg 5500) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Slick T. B. Estate #120 (API 42-427-33039) is a well in Starr County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed September 28, 1997 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in June 1, 2000.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 28, 1997, permitted to 6,035 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 Margueles.
Its lease has reported 10.6K barrels of oil and 455K mcf of gas since September 1997, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
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 May 2000 |
| Latest permit | Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyAug 28, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,035
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 28, 1997
- last permit issued
- Sep 28, 1997
- completed
- 10.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 455K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1997 THROUGH May 2000
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 28, 1997
- Shut in
- Jun 1, 2000
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slick, T. B. Estate G-4-165679 | Amore (Vicksburg 5500) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 10.6K | 455K | Sep 1997 – May 2000 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyOct 1997 → May 2000
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 466843-99 | Drill | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Aug 28, 1997 | Aug 28, 1997 | Sep 6, 1997 | 6,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 1997 | Slick T. B. Estate G-4-165679 | Amore (Vicksburg 5500) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jun 1, 2000 | 6,035 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 319 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Margueles | 4,700 | -4,381 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,480 | 5,492 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,500 | 11 | 350 S |
| 2.875 | 6,035 | 7.875 | 625 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jan 7, 1998 | Dec 11, 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 42-427-33039 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-33039 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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