TEXAS · WELLS · STARR COUNTY · API 42-427-33355 · DISTRICT 04
Slick T. B. Estate #132
Starr County · Hinde (Vicksburg Consolidated) field · Producing · Vertical
Slick T. B. Estate #132 (API 42-427-33355) is a well in Starr County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed June 30, 2017 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in November 1, 2018.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended twice) between 2001 and 2009, permitted to 14,000 ft.
It was permitted by Shell Western E&P and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 12 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Catahoula, Vicksburg, T-4.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Shell Western E&P; 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 | Shell Western E&P |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Nov 2025 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&PDec 3, 2009 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,000
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Dec 3, 2009
- last permit issued
- Jun 30, 2017
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.61M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2001 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 30, 2017
- Shut in
- Nov 1, 2018
- 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slick, T. B. Estate G-4-259310 | Hinde (Vicksburg Consolidated) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 226K | Jan 2011 – Jul 2026 |
| Slick, T. B. Estate G-4-191583 | El Ebanito (Yegua) | Shell Western E&P | 1 | 0 | 2.38M | Aug 2001 – Jan 2011 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 139 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Totalfinaelf E&P USA IncAug 2001 → Aug 2003
- 2Total E&P USA, Inc.Sep 2003 → Jan 2006
- 3Shell Western E&PFeb 2006 → Apr 2011
- 4OXY USA Inc.May 2011 → Apr 2017
- 5Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → Nov 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 688141-98 | Recompletion | Shell Western E&P | Aug 10, 2010 | Dec 3, 2009 | Sep 15, 2010 | 15,000 |
| 688141-99 | Recompletion | Shell Western E&P | Dec 2, 2009 | Dec 3, 2009 | — | 15,000 |
| 507748-98 | Drill | Totalfinaelf E&P USA Inc | Apr 26, 2001 | Apr 12, 2001 | Apr 22, 2001 | 15,000 |
| 507748-99 | Drill | Totalfinaelf E&P USA Inc | Apr 12, 2001 | Apr 12, 2001 | — | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2017 | Slick T. B. Estate G-4-259310 | Hinde (Vicksburg Consolidated) | Merit Energy Company | Producing · shut in Nov 1, 2018 | 14,000 |
| Aug 9, 2001 | Slick T. B. Estate G-4-191583 | El Ebanito (Yegua) | Shell Western E&P | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 363 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE-LAGARTO-OAKVILLE - INJEC | 650 | -287 |
| CatahoulaCATAHOULA-ANAHUAC - INJECTION/DI | 970 | -607 |
| CatahoulaCATAHOULA-FRIO - INJECTION/DISPO | 1,200 | -837 |
| VicksburgVICKSBURG - INJECTION/DISPOSAL; | 5,350 | -4,987 |
| T-4 | 5,920 | -5,557 |
| T-5 | 6,590 | -6,227 |
| T-8 | 6,990 | -6,627 |
| T-11 | 8,242 | -7,879 |
| Cook Mountain | — | — |
| JacksonJACKSON - INJECTION/DISPOSAL | — | — |
| Queen CityQUEEN CITY - INJECTION/DISPOSAL | — | — |
| T-11 | — | — |
| T-5 | — | — |
| T-8 | — | — |
| Wilcox | — | — |
| Yegua | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,400 | 5,410 | Perforated |
| 7,458 | 10,004 | Perforated |
| 11,992 | 12,106 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,527 | 17.5 | 1,140 S |
| 9.625 | 6,416 | 12.25 | 1,295 S |
| 3.5 | 12,406 | 6.5 | 515 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 →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Sep 27, 2017 | Jul 19, 2017 | — |
| 00 | Mar 25, 2011 | Feb 24, 2011 | — |
| 00 | Feb 6, 2003 | Mar 1, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 4, 2002 | — | — |
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 42-427-33355 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-33355 → scanned completion filings
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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