WELL · 42-427-33281 · DISTRICT 4

Martinez F. F. 546 #4B

Y

Starr County · Rincon N. (Vicksburg Cons.) field · Producing  · Vertical

Martinez F. F. 546 #4B (API 42-427-33281) is a well in Starr County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed December 2, 2000 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.

The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued October 6, 2000, permitted to 8,500 ft.

It was permitted by Texas Independent Explor., Inc. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg, First Rincon, Vx Iii.

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

Operator of record

Merit Energy Company

Permitted by Texas Independent Explor., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.

Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 1,049 permits on file · (972) 628-1559

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleMerit Energy Company
Production reportsMerit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026
Latest permitTexas Independent Explor., Inc.Oct 6, 2000

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
2
permits on file
Oct 6, 2000
last permit issued
Dec 2, 2000
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
574K
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2000 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completed
Dec 2, 2000
Shut in
—
Plugged
—

Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active

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 →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Martinez, F. F. 546 G-4-181124Rincon, N. (Vicksburg Cons.)Merit Energy Company10574KDec 2000 – Jul 2026

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 1,207 · prior 12 0

0200400600202420252026

Chain of custody

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

  1. 1Texas Independent Explor., Inc.Dec 2000 → Jan 2002
  2. 2Samson Lone Star LPFeb 2002 → Jun 2007
  3. 3Samson Lone Star, LLCJul 2007 → Apr 2008
  4. 4Pogo Producing Company LLCMay 2008 → Aug 2011
  5. 5Plains Exploration & Prod. Co.Sep 2011 → Jan 2012
  6. 6OXY USA Inc.Mar 2012 → Mar 2016
  7. 7Merit Energy CompanyJan 2026 → Apr 2026

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
500521-98DrillTexas Independent Explor., Inc.Feb 15, 2001Oct 6, 2000Oct 15, 20008,500
500521-99DrillTexas Independent Explor., Inc.Oct 6, 2000Oct 6, 2000—8,500

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— G-4-181124————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 335 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Frio4,280-3,945
VicksburgUPPER VICKSBURG4,800-4,465
First Rincon5,900-5,565
VX III7,310-6,975

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
7,0417,158Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
8.6252,47812.251,005 S
4.57,6507.875660 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Apr 25, 2001Feb 20, 2001Yes
00Mar 9, 2001——

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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