TEXAS · WELLS · STARR COUNTY · API 42-427-33412 · DISTRICT 04

Slick T. B. Estate #136

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Starr County · Hinde (Vicksburg Consolidated) field · Abandoned  · Vertical

Slick T. B. Estate #136 (API 42-427-33412) is a well in Starr County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed April 9, 2008 and listed as abandoned on the RRC schedule.

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 2001 and 2002, permitted to 10,750 ft.

It was permitted by Totalfinaelf E&P USA Inc and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including T-2, Vicksburg, T-3, T-4.

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

Operator of record

Merit Energy Company

Permitted by Totalfinaelf E&P USA 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 scheduleShell Western E&P
Production reportsOXY USA Inc.through Aug 2013
Latest permitTotalfinaelf E&P USA IncMar 27, 2002

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

10,750
total depth, ft
3
permits on file
Mar 27, 2002
last permit issued
Apr 9, 2008
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
96.1K
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2001 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completed
Apr 9, 2008
Shut in
—
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 →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Slick, T. B. Estate G-4-188281Hinde (Vicksburg Consolidated)Merit Energy Company1088.5KJan 2002 – Jul 2026
Slick, T. B. Estate G-4-187345El Ebanito (Vicksburg 11)Shell Western E&P107.53KDec 2001 – Dec 2006

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.

  1. 1Totalfinaelf E&P USA IncDec 2001 → Aug 2003
  2. 2Total E&P USA, Inc.Sep 2003 → Jan 2006
  3. 3Shell Western E&PFeb 2006 → Feb 2011
  4. 4OXY USA Inc.Jun 2011 → Aug 2013

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
518617-99RecompletionTotalfinaelf E&P USA IncMar 27, 2002Mar 27, 2002Feb 8, 200211,000
514076-98DrillTotalfinaelf E&P USA IncFeb 1, 2002Oct 1, 2001—11,000
514076-99DrillTotalfinaelf E&P USA IncOct 1, 2001Oct 1, 2001—11,000

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
Apr 9, 2008Slick T. B. Estate G-4-188281Hinde (Vicksburg Consolidated)Merit Energy CompanyAbandoned10,750
Dec 9, 2001Slick T. B. Estate G-4-187345El Ebanito (LWR Vicksburg Cons)Shell Western E&PNot on Schedule—

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 370 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
T-24,768-4,398
VicksburgVICKSBURG T-24,768-4,398
T-35,510-5,140
VicksburgVICKSBURG T-35,510-5,140
VicksburgVICKSBURG T-46,010-5,640
T-46,551-6,181
T-56,551-6,181
VicksburgVICKSBURG T-56,551-6,181

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
7,1517,162Perforated
7,4617,468Perforated
7,5467,553Perforated
8,1238,134Perforated
8,1588,182Perforated
8,3238,329Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
10.751,51814.75920 S
7.6256,2169.875925 S
3.510,7496.75985 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
00Aug 7, 2008Apr 17, 2008—
00Jun 6, 2002Apr 19, 2002—
00Jun 3, 2002Feb 19, 2002Yes
00May 1, 2002——
00Mar 8, 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.

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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