WELL · 42-427-33308 · DISTRICT 4

Slick 531 #2

Y

Starr County · Rincon (Vicksburg Cons.) field · Temp Abandoned  · Vertical

Slick 531 #2 (API 42-427-33308) is a permitted well in Starr County filed by Texas Independent Explor., Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.

The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued December 20, 2000, permitted to 6,800 ft.

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

Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg.

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 Dec 2023
Latest permitTexas Independent Explor., Inc.Dec 20, 2000

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

6,800
total depth, ft
2
permits on file
Dec 20, 2000
last permit issued
—
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
710K
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2001 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completed
—
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
Slick 531 G-4-185481Rincon (Vicksburg Cons.)Merit Energy Company10710KFeb 2001 – Jul 2026

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0

05001K202420252026

Chain of custody

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

  1. 1Texas Independent Explor., Inc.Feb 2001 → 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 → Feb 2012
  6. 6OXY USA Inc.Mar 2012 → Apr 2017
  7. 7Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → Dec 2023

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
503317-98DrillTexas Independent Explor., Inc.Jan 31, 2001Dec 20, 2000Dec 30, 20006,800
503317-99DrillTexas Independent Explor., Inc.Dec 20, 2000Dec 20, 2000—6,800

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— G-4-185481————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 413 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
FrioFRIO B3,960-3,547
VicksburgUPPER VICKSBURG5,075-4,662

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
5,7575,844Perforated
6,0456,054Perforated
6,2026,263Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
8.6251,03412.25435 S
4.56,6957.875595 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
00Oct 7, 2004Aug 27, 2004—
00Nov 21, 2003Oct 20, 2003—
00Dec 4, 2001Oct 5, 2001Yes
00Nov 13, 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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