TEXAS · WELLS · STARR COUNTY · GARCIA "B" LEASE · API 42-427-33202 · DISTRICT 04
Garcia B #1
Starr County · Alvarado (Vicksburg) field · Vertical
Garcia B #1 (API 42-427-33202) is a plugged well in Starr County, plugged January 14, 2019, last operated by Merit Energy Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 28, 1999, permitted to 11,000 ft.
It was permitted by M. J. G., Inc. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Rincon, Upper R, Upr R, Lwr R.
Its lease has reported 20.1K barrels of oil and 1.49M mcf of gas since March 2000, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by M. J. G., Inc.; 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 Dec 2018 |
| Latest permit | M. J. G., Inc.Oct 28, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 28, 1999
- last permit issued
- Oct 31, 2001
- completed
- 20.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.49M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2000 THROUGH Dec 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 31, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 14, 2019
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garcia "B" G-4-176661 | Alvarado (Vicksburg) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 20.1K | 1.49M | Mar 2000 – Dec 2018 |
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.
- 1M. J. G., Inc.Mar 2000 → Jun 2001
- 2Peoples Energy Prod.-TX, L.P.Jul 2001 → Sep 2007
- 3Coronado Energy E&P Company, LLCOct 2007 → Dec 2010
- 4El Paso E & P Company, L. P.Jan 2011 → Jul 2012
- 5EP Energy E&P Company, L.P.Aug 2012 → Oct 2013
- 6Cantera Operating, LLCNov 2013 → Feb 2017
- 7Merit Energy CompanyDec 2017 → Dec 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 488488-99 | Drill | M. J. G., Inc. | Oct 14, 1999 | Oct 28, 1999 | Dec 13, 1999 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 2001 | Garcia B G-4-176661 | Alvarado (Vicksburg) | Merit Energy Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 242 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rincon | 8,570 | -8,328 |
| Upper R | 8,800 | -8,558 |
| Upr R | 8,800 | -8,558 |
| LWR R | 9,175 | -8,933 |
| S Sand | 9,600 | -9,358 |
| T Sand | 9,800 | -9,558 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,602 | 8,627 | Perforated |
| 8,796 | 8,821 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,260 | 14.25 | 411 S |
| 7.625 | 8,400 | 9.875 | 455 S |
| 4.5 | 10,300 | 6.5 | 345 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 | Feb 6, 2003 | Nov 18, 2002 | — |
| 00 | Jun 29, 2000 | May 18, 2000 | — |
| 00 | May 12, 2000 | Mar 20, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | May 4, 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 42-427-33202 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-33202 → 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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