WELL · 42-427-33431 · DISTRICT 4
Slick, T. B. Estate #135
Starr County · Vertical
Slick, T. B. Estate #135 (API 42-427-33431) is a permitted well in Starr County filed by Shell Western E&P; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 2001 and 2006, permitted to 15,000 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including T-5, T-8, T-11, T-12.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 1,756 permits on file · (713) 454-3197
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&PApr 5, 2006 |
- 15,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Apr 5, 2006
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 5.92M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2002 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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-4-201860 | Hinde (Vicksburg Consolidated) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 4.37M | Jun 2003 – Jul 2026 |
| Slick, T. B. Estate G-4-191405 | EL Ebanito (T-12) | Shell Western E&P | 1 | 0 | 1.55M | Apr 2002 – Dec 2006 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 16,423 · prior 12 16,598(-1%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Totalfinaelf E&P USA IncApr 2002 → Jun 2003
- 2Total E&P USA, Inc.Jul 2003 → Jan 2006
- 3Shell Western E&PFeb 2006 → Apr 2011
- 4OXY USA Inc.May 2011 → Apr 2017
- 5Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 616969-99 | Recompletion | Shell Western E&P | Apr 4, 2006 | Apr 5, 2006 | Feb 5, 2007 | 14,000 |
| 529872-99 | Recompletion | Totalfinaelf E&P USA Inc | Mar 21, 2003 | Mar 21, 2003 | Apr 8, 2003 | 13,300 |
| 516041-99 | Drill | Totalfinaelf E&P USA Inc | Dec 11, 2001 | Dec 11, 2001 | Jan 14, 2002 | 15,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-191405 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-201860 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 362 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| T-5 | 5,935 | -5,573 |
| T-8 | 7,040 | -6,678 |
| T-8 | 7,046 | -6,684 |
| T-11 | 8,060 | -7,698 |
| T-11 | 8,061 | -7,699 |
| T-12 | 8,807 | -8,445 |
| Nicholson | 9,734 | -9,372 |
| Nicholson | 9,738 | -9,376 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,065 | 8,310 | Perforated |
| 8,070 | 8,089 | Perforated |
| 8,168 | 8,178 | Perforated |
| 8,805 | 9,034 | Perforated |
| 9,152 | 9,199 | Perforated |
| 9,736 | 9,762 | Perforated |
| 9,750 | 10,160 | Perforated |
| 10,150 | 10,160 | Perforated |
| 10,176 | 10,206 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,525 | 17.5 | 1,170 S |
| 9.625 | 7,500 | 12.25 | 1,145 S |
| 2.875 | 10,230 | 6.625 | 542 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 | May 7, 2007 | Feb 23, 2007 | — |
| 00 | Aug 4, 2004 | Aug 29, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 5, 2004 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 3, 2002 | Jul 18, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 15, 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 42-427-33431 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-33431 → 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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