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Guerra-U.S.A. Gas Unit C #15

Shut in

Starr County · Bob West (L-1-4) field · SWR-10-Well  · Directional

Guerra-U.S.A. Gas Unit C #15 (API 42-427-33122) is a well in Starr County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed December 31, 2004 and listed as swr-10-well on the RRC schedule, shut in August 1, 2018.

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1998 and 2004, permitted to 15,100 ft.

It was permitted by El Paso Production Oil & Gas CO. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including L-20, L-21, L-26, L-31.

No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.

Operator of record

Merit Energy Company

Permitted by El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.; 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
Watch this operatorWatch Starr County

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleMerit Energy Company
Production reportsMerit Energy Companythrough Jul 2018
Latest permitEl Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Nov 18, 2004

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

15,100
total depth, ft
2
permits on file
Nov 18, 2004
last permit issued
Dec 31, 2004
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
1.64M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1998 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completed
Dec 31, 2004
Shut in
Aug 1, 2018
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 6 leases this well is completed on; they carry 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Guerra-U.S.A. Gas Unit "C" G-4-171210Bob West (L-34-47)Merit Energy Company101.64MSep 1998 – Jul 2026
Guerra-U.S.A. Gas Unit "C" G-4-172267Bob West (L-24, 25, 26)Merit Energy Company100Sep 1998 – Jul 2026
Guerra-U.S.A. Gas Unit "C" G-4-172268Bob West (L-30, 31, 32, 33)Merit Energy Company100Sep 1998 – Jul 2026
Guerra-U.S.A. Gas Unit "C" G-4-176089Bob West (L-18, 20, 21, 22)Merit Energy Company100Feb 2000 – Jul 2026
Guerra-U.S.A. Gas Unit "C" G-4-210469Bob West (L-12, 13, 14, 15)Merit Energy Company100Dec 2004 – Jul 2026
Guerra-U.S.A. Gas Unit "C" G-4-210471Bob West (L-1-4)Merit Energy Company100Dec 2004 – 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.

  1. 1Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationSep 1998 → Jun 2001
  2. 2El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Jul 2001 → Jul 2006
  3. 3El Paso E & P Company, L. P.Aug 2006 → Jul 2012
  4. 4EP Energy E&P Company, L.P.Oct 2013 → Oct 2013
  5. 5Cantera Operating, LLCNov 2013 → Nov 2017
  6. 6Merit Energy CompanyDec 2017 → Jul 2018

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
553713-99RecompletionEl Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Nov 16, 2004Nov 18, 2004Dec 1, 200415,100
478081-99DrillCoastal Oil & Gas CorporationJul 17, 1998Jul 17, 1998Jan 18, 200015,500

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
Nov 22, 2005Guerra-U.S.A. Gas Unit C G-4-171210Bob West (L-34-47)Merit Energy CompanyTemp Abandoned · shut in Aug 1, 201815,100
Dec 31, 2004Guerra-U.S.A. Gas Unit C G-4-210471Bob West (L-1-4)Merit Energy CompanySWR-10-Well · shut in Dec 1, 200415,100
Dec 31, 2004Guerra-U.S.A. Gas Unit C G-4-210469Bob West (L-12 13 14 15)Merit Energy CompanyNot Eligible for Allowable · shut in Dec 1, 200415,100
Feb 5, 2000Guerra-U.S.A. Gas Unit C G-4-176089Bob West (L-18 20 21 22)Merit Energy CompanySWR-10-Well · shut in Oct 1, 200015,100
Feb 5, 2000Guerra-U.S.A. Gas Unit C G-4-172267Bob West (L-24 25 26)Merit Energy CompanySWR-10-Well · shut in Oct 1, 200015,100
Sep 18, 1998Guerra-U.S.A. Gas Unit C G-4-172268Bob West (L-30 31 32 33)Merit Energy CompanySWR-10-Well · shut in Oct 1, 200015,100

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 344 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
L-2011,568-11,224
L-2111,788-11,444
L-2612,414-12,070
L-3113,288-12,944
L-3213,468-13,124
L-3313,654-13,310
L-3413,800-13,456
L-3714,108-13,764
L-4114,854-14,510

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
10,12410,134Perforated
10,84410,860Perforated
11,46611,500Perforated
11,46611,870Perforated
11,58011,653Perforated
11,58011,870Perforated
11,81211,840Perforated
11,81211,870Perforated
11,85211,870Perforated
12,13012,158Perforated
12,13012,465Perforated
12,27612,294Perforated
12,43812,456Perforated
13,29913,702Perforated
13,29914,878Perforated
14,39414,878Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
2040——
13.3751,52017.5945 S
13.3751,520——
9.6258,40012.25460 S
9.6258,400——
4.515,0988.51,670 S
4.515,098——

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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Aug 7, 2006Dec 16, 2005—
00Nov 7, 2005Jun 15, 2005—
00Sep 8, 2005——
00Dec 14, 2004Sep 9, 2004—
00Apr 6, 2000Feb 17, 2000Yes
00Apr 5, 2000Feb 17, 2000Yes
00Mar 22, 2000——
00May 3, 1999Nov 30, 1998—
00Apr 30, 1999Nov 30, 1998—
00Apr 29, 1999Nov 30, 1998Yes
00Mar 31, 1999——
00Jan 11, 1999——

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.

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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