WELL · 42-427-33191 · DISTRICT 4
Slick T. B. Estate #124
Starr County · EL Ebanito (Margueles) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Slick T. B. Estate #124 (API 42-427-33191) is a well in Starr County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed March 27, 2000 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 21, 1999, permitted to 8,500 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 Frio, 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 | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | Total E&P USA, Inc.through Nov 2004 |
| Latest permit | Fina Oil & Chemical CompanySep 21, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 21, 1999
- last permit issued
- Mar 27, 2000
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.37M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1999 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 27, 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slick, T. B. Estate G-4-175690 | Amore (Vicksburg 5500) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.07M | Oct 1999 – Jul 2026 |
| Slick, T. B. Estate G-4-177799 | EL Ebanito (Margueles) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 302K | Mar 2000 – 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 CompanyOct 1999 → Dec 2000
- 2Totalfinaelf E&P USA IncJan 2001 → Aug 2003
- 3Total E&P USA, Inc.Sep 2003 → Nov 2004
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 487777-99 | Drill | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Sep 21, 1999 | Sep 21, 1999 | Sep 26, 1999 | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-175690 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-177799 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 326 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,711 | 4,717 | Perforated |
| 5,616 | 5,644 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,519 | 11 | 415 S |
| 3.5 | 6,881 | 7.875 | 845 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 | Sep 19, 2000 | Jun 8, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 1, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 1, 2000 | Jan 10, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 16, 2000 | — | — |
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 42-427-33191 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-33191 → 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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