TEXAS · WELLS · STARR COUNTY · API 42-427-33457 · DISTRICT 04
Sandia C #5
Starr County · Bob West (L-5-10) field · Producing · Directional
Sandia C #5 (API 42-427-33457) is a well in Starr County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed July 6, 2004 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 21, 2002, permitted to 12,500 ft.
It was permitted by El Paso Production Oil & Gas CO. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Lz-1, Lz-8, L-3, L-14.
Its 3 leases have reported 28 barrels of oil and 981K mcf of gas since September 2002, last reporting volume in April 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.; 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 | El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Feb 21, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 21, 2002
- last permit issued
- Jul 6, 2004
- completed
- 28
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 981K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2002 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 6, 2004
- 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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia "C" G-4-191249 | Bob West (L-5-10) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 28 | 981K | Sep 2002 – Apr 2026 |
| Sandia "C" G-4-191250 | Bob West (L-1-4) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Sep 2002 – — |
| Sandia "C" G-4-191251 | Bob West (L-12, 13, 14, 15) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Sep 2002 – — |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 8,569 · prior 12 9,299(-8%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Sep 2002 → Jul 2006
- 2El Paso E & P Company, L. P.Aug 2006 → Jul 2012
- 3EP Energy E&P Company, L.P.Aug 2012 → Oct 2013
- 4Cantera Operating, LLCNov 2013 → Nov 2017
- 5Merit Energy CompanyDec 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 517772-99 | Drill | El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Feb 21, 2002 | Feb 21, 2002 | Jul 28, 2002 | 14,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 2004 | Sandia C G-4-191249 | Bob West (L-5-10) | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 12,500 |
| Sep 16, 2002 | Sandia C G-4-191251 | Bob West (L-12 13 14 15) | Merit Energy Company | SWR-10-Well · shut in Sep 1, 2002 | 12,500 |
| Sep 16, 2002 | Sandia C G-4-191250 | Bob West (L-1-4) | Merit Energy Company | SWR-10-Well · shut in Sep 1, 2002 | 12,500 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 310 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| LZ-1 | 7,452 | -7,142 |
| LZ-8 | 8,799 | -8,489 |
| L-3 | 9,659 | -9,349 |
| L-14 | 11,891 | -11,581 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,158 | 9,184 | Perforated |
| 9,158 | 9,322 | Perforated |
| 9,274 | 9,322 | Perforated |
| 9,537 | 9,547 | Perforated |
| 9,537 | 9,650 | Perforated |
| 9,625 | 9,650 | Perforated |
| 10,148 | 10,202 | Perforated |
| 10,523 | 11,104 | Perforated |
| 11,080 | 11,104 | Perforated |
| 11,134 | 11,146 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,230 | 17.5 | 1,590 S |
| 13.375 | 2,330 | 17.5 | 1,590 S |
| 9.625 | 8,597 | 12.25 | 835 S |
| 4.5 | 13,970 | 8.5 | 1,340 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 | Apr 5, 2005 | Jan 14, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Dec 3, 2002 | Oct 8, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 7, 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 42-427-33457 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-33457 → 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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