TEXAS · WELLS · STARR COUNTY · THOMAS-RIFE GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-427-33478 · DISTRICT 04
Thomas-Rife Gas Unit #15
Starr County · Rincon N. (Vicksburg Cons.) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Thomas-Rife Gas Unit #15 (API 42-427-33478) is a well in Starr County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed May 1, 2006 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in June 1, 2017.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 2, 2002, permitted to 8,800 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 29.9K barrels of oil and 1.76M mcf of gas since August 2002, with no volume in the three years through 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 Jan 2019 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&PMay 2, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 2, 2002
- last permit issued
- May 1, 2006
- completed
- 29.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.76M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2002 THROUGH Jan 2019
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 1, 2006
- Shut in
- Jun 1, 2017
- 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-4-190834 | Rincon, N. (Vicksburg Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 29.9K | 1.76M | Aug 2002 – Jan 2019 |
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.
- 1Shell Western E&PAug 2002 → Apr 2011
- 2OXY USA Inc.May 2011 → Mar 2017
- 3Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → Jan 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 519613-99 | Drill | Shell Western E&P | May 2, 2002 | May 2, 2002 | May 18, 2002 | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2006 | Thomas-Rife Gas Unit G-4-190834 | Rincon N. (Vicksburg Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jun 1, 2017 | 8,800 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,064 | 7,072 | Perforated |
| 7,119 | 7,122 | Perforated |
| 7,124 | 7,134 | Perforated |
| 7,170 | 7,176 | Perforated |
| 7,226 | 7,232 | Perforated |
| 7,680 | 7,700 | Perforated |
| 7,880 | 7,890 | Perforated |
| 8,015 | 8,021 | Perforated |
| 8,050 | 8,070 | Perforated |
| 8,088 | 8,092 | Perforated |
| 8,128 | 8,130 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 1,092 | 20 | 740 S |
| 11.75 | 1,944 | 14.75 | 175 S |
| 9.625 | 6,910 | 11.75 | 760 S |
| 2.875 | 8,795 | 6.5 | 1,035 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 | Feb 6, 2007 | May 18, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Dec 3, 2002 | Sep 18, 2002 | — |
| 00 | Nov 5, 2002 | Sep 18, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 10, 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 42-427-33478 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-33478 → 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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