TEXAS · WELLS · STARR COUNTY · GUERRA BROS. LEASE · API 42-427-33346 · DISTRICT 04
Guerra Bros. #5
Starr County · Alvarado (Vicksburg) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Guerra Bros. #5 (API 42-427-33346) is a well in Starr County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed November 8, 2008 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in April 1, 2009.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 23, 2001, permitted to 10,400 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, S, S Sand.
Its lease has reported 21.2K barrels of oil and 1.09M mcf of gas since May 2001, 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 Jul 2010 |
| Latest permit | M. J. G., Inc.Mar 23, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 23, 2001
- last permit issued
- Nov 8, 2008
- completed
- 21.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.09M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2001 THROUGH Jul 2010
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 8, 2008
- Shut in
- Apr 1, 2009
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guerra Bros. G-4-182795 | Alvarado (Vicksburg) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 21.2K | 1.09M | May 2001 – Jul 2010 |
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.May 2001 → Jul 2001
- 2Peoples Energy Prod.-TX, L.P.Aug 2001 → Sep 2007
- 3Coronado Energy E&P Company, LLCOct 2007 → Jul 2010
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 506944-99 | Drill | M. J. G., Inc. | Mar 23, 2001 | Mar 23, 2001 | Apr 3, 2001 | 10,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2008 | Guerra Bros. G-4-182795 | Alvarado (Vicksburg) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Apr 1, 2009 | 10,400 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 230 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rincon | 8,340 | -8,110 |
| Upper R | 8,470 | -8,240 |
| S | 8,650 | -8,420 |
| S Sand | 8,650 | -8,420 |
| T | 8,880 | -8,650 |
| T Sand | 8,880 | -8,650 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,286 | 7,294 | Perforated |
| 8,384 | 9,369 | Perforated |
| 9,344 | 9,369 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,255 | 14.75 | 1,055 S |
| 7 | 8,215 | 9.875 | 370 S |
| 4.5 | 10,400 | 6.125 | 325 S |
| 4.5 | 10,400 | 6.2 | 325 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 | Dec 22, 2008 | Nov 19, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Jan 28, 2002 | Dec 27, 2001 | — |
| 00 | Jul 26, 2001 | May 24, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 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.
- Wellbore filings for 42-427-33346 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-33346 → 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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