TEXAS · WELLS · STARR COUNTY · API 42-427-33041 · DISTRICT 04
Southwest Farm & Ranch-State #10
Starr County · Hinde (Vicksburg Consolidated) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Southwest Farm & Ranch-State #10 (API 42-427-33041) is a well in Starr County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed February 21, 1999 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in September 1, 2004.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1997 and 1999, permitted to 8,100 ft.
It was permitted by Fina Oil & Chemical Company and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Vicksburg, Wildcat.
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 | Total E&P USA, Inc.through Aug 2004 |
| Latest permit | Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyMay 14, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,100
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 14, 1999
- last permit issued
- Feb 21, 1999
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 645K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 21, 1999
- Shut in
- Sep 1, 2004
- 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Farm & Ranch-State G-4-170219 | Borosa, South (Vicksburg 7600) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 91.1K | Nov 1997 – Jul 2026 |
| Southwest Farm & Ranch-State G-4-172944 | Hinde (Vicksburg Consolidated) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 554K | Feb 1999 – Jul 2026 |
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 CompanyNov 1997 → Dec 2000
- 2Totalfinaelf E&P USA IncJan 2001 → Aug 2003
- 3Total E&P USA, Inc.Sep 2003 → Aug 2004
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 484480-99 | Recompletion | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | May 12, 1999 | May 14, 1999 | Feb 15, 1999 | 6,990 |
| 467386-99 | Drill | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Sep 10, 1997 | Sep 11, 1997 | Sep 21, 1997 | 9,050 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 1999 | Southwest Farm & Ranch-State G-4-172944 | Hinde (Vicksburg Consolidated) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Sep 1, 2004 | 8,100 |
| Nov 1, 1997 | Southwest Farm & Ranch-State G-4-170219 | Borosa South (Vicksburg 7600) | Merit Energy Company | Partial Plug · shut in Oct 1, 2000 | 8,100 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 396 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,555 | 6,561 | Perforated |
| 6,608 | 6,614 | Perforated |
| 6,673 | 6,681 | Perforated |
| 7,842 | 7,854 | Perforated |
| 7,864 | 7,882 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,530 | 14.75 | 900 S |
| 7.625 | 6,784 | 9.875 | 320 S |
| 3.5 | 8,100 | 6.75 | 325 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 14, 1999 | May 24, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Jun 4, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 26, 1998 | Sep 17, 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 42-427-33041 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-33041 → 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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