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USA #13

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Starr County · Bob West (L-1-4) field · Producing  · Directional

USA #13 (API 42-427-33196) is a well in Starr County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed July 26, 2006 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.

The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued September 27, 1999, permitted to 11,971 ft.

It was permitted by Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report one formation top, including See Attachment "B".

Its 4 leases have reported 5 barrels of oil and 3.12M mcf of gas since May 2000, last reporting volume in April 2026. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.

Operator of record

Merit Energy Company

Permitted by Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation; 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
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SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleMerit Energy Company
Production reportsMerit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026
Latest permitCoastal Oil & Gas CorporationSep 27, 1999

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

11,971
total depth, ft
3
permits on file
Sep 27, 1999
last permit issued
Jul 26, 2006
completed
5
cumulative oil, bbl
3.12M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2000 THROUGH Apr 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completed
Jul 26, 2006
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 4 leases this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
USA G-4-178109Bob West (L-1-4)Merit Energy Company153.12MMay 2000 – Apr 2026
USA G-4-178110Bob West (L-18, 20, 21, 22)Merit Energy Company100Jun 2000 – —
USA G-4-178117Bob West (L-5-10)Merit Energy Company100Jun 2000 – —
USA G-4-178118Bob West (L-12, 13, 14, 15)Merit Energy Company100May 2000 – —

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 45,385 · prior 12 46,099(-2%)

02K4K6K202420252026

Chain of custody

Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.

  1. 1Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationJun 2000 → 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.Aug 2012 → Oct 2013
  5. 5Cantera Operating, LLCNov 2013 → Nov 2017
  6. 6Merit Energy CompanyDec 2017 → Apr 2026

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
487943-97DrillCoastal Oil & Gas CorporationMar 23, 2000Sep 27, 1999Mar 25, 200013,000
487943-98DrillCoastal Oil & Gas CorporationFeb 22, 2000Sep 27, 1999—13,000
487943-99DrillCoastal Oil & Gas CorporationSep 27, 1999Sep 27, 1999—13,000

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
Jul 26, 2006USA G-4-178109Bob West (L-1-4)Merit Energy CompanyProducing11,971
Jun 4, 2000USA G-4-178110Bob West (L-18 20 21 22)Merit Energy CompanySWR-10-Well · shut in Oct 1, 200011,971
Jun 2, 2000USA G-4-178117Bob West (L-5-10)Merit Energy CompanySWR-10-Well · shut in Oct 1, 200011,971
May 27, 2000USA G-4-178118Bob West (L-12 13 14 15)Merit Energy CompanySWR-10-Well · shut in Oct 1, 200011,971

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 328 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
See Attachment "B"——

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
8,2328,304Perforated
8,23211,354Perforated
8,4928,564Perforated
9,0329,400Perforated
9,2109,282Perforated
9,76010,635Perforated
9,77010,119Perforated
10,47911,242Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
13.3751,53517.5962 S
9.6258,10012.25912 S
4.511,8988.51,060 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 →

SuffixRRC record dateW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Mar 12, 2007Aug 10, 2006—
00Oct 25, 2000Aug 7, 2000—
00Oct 23, 2000Aug 7, 2000—
00Oct 13, 2000Jun 29, 2000Yes
00Oct 11, 2000Jun 29, 2000—
00Oct 3, 2000Jun 29, 2000—
00Aug 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.

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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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