TEXAS · WELLS · STARR COUNTY · THOMAS-RIFE GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-427-33418 · DISTRICT 04
Thomas-Rife Gas Unit #14
Starr County · Rincon N. (Vicksburg Cons.) field · Producing · Vertical
Thomas-Rife Gas Unit #14 (API 42-427-33418) is a well in Starr County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed March 27, 2002 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 26, 2001, permitted to 8,485 ft.
It was permitted by Shell Western E&P and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 133K barrels of oil and 7.39M mcf of gas since December 2001, last reporting volume in April 2026.
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 | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&POct 26, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,485
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 26, 2001
- last permit issued
- Mar 27, 2002
- completed
- 133K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 7.39M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2001 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 27, 2002
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas-Rife Gas Unit G-4-187140 | Rincon, N. (Vicksburg Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 133K | 7.39M | Dec 2001 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 67,895 · prior 12 61,264(+11%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Shell Western E&PDec 2001 → Apr 2011
- 2OXY USA Inc.May 2011 → Apr 2017
- 3Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 514779-99 | Drill | Shell Western E&P | Oct 26, 2001 | Oct 26, 2001 | Nov 24, 2001 | 9,510 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2002 | Thomas-Rife Gas Unit G-4-187140 | Rincon N. (Vicksburg Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 8,485 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,372 | 7,378 | Perforated |
| 7,420 | 7,430 | Perforated |
| 7,498 | 7,508 | Perforated |
| 7,543 | 7,551 | Perforated |
| 7,728 | 7,734 | Perforated |
| 7,780 | 7,840 | Perforated |
| 7,870 | 7,876 | Perforated |
| 7,887 | 7,893 | Perforated |
| 7,918 | 7,924 | Perforated |
| 7,988 | 7,994 | Perforated |
| 8,019 | 8,029 | Perforated |
| 8,068 | 8,073 | Perforated |
| 8,086 | 8,096 | Perforated |
| 8,156 | 8,165 | Perforated |
| 8,156 | 8,166 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,032 | 14.75 | 1,057 S |
| 7.625 | 7,590 | 9.875 | 854 S |
| 2.875 | 8,481 | 6.5 | 565 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 | May 30, 2002 | Apr 4, 2002 | — |
| 00 | Mar 21, 2002 | Jan 11, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 1, 2002 | — | — |
Well logs
The RRC's map lists this well among those with logs online. Its monthly inventories loaded here, which start in July 2006, list none for it, so none are itemized.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗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 42-427-33418 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-33418 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search 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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