WELL · 42-427-33487 · DISTRICT 4
Guerra R.A. #8
Starr County · LA Reforma (Frio 6200) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Guerra R.A. #8 (API 42-427-33487) is a well in Starr County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed June 20, 2002 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 24, 2002, permitted to 7,500 ft.
It was permitted by Peoples Energy Prod.-TX, L.P. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Frio, 1st Viksburg.
Its lease has reported 179K barrels of oil and 164K mcf of gas since January 1999, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Peoples Energy Prod.-TX, L.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 | Coronado Energy E&P Company, LLCthrough Apr 2009 |
| Latest permit | Peoples Energy Prod.-TX, L.P.May 24, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 24, 2002
- last permit issued
- Jun 20, 2002
- completed
- 179K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 164K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1999 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 20, 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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guerra, R.A. O-4-12832 | LA Reforma (Frio 6200) | Merit Energy Company | 2 | 179K | 164K | Jan 1999 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1M. J. G., Inc.Jan 1999 → Jun 2001
- 2Peoples Energy Prod.-TX, L.P.Jul 2001 → Sep 2007
- 3Coronado Energy E&P Company, LLCOct 2007 → Apr 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 520359-99 | Drill | Peoples Energy Prod.-TX, L.P. | May 24, 2002 | May 24, 2002 | Jun 5, 2002 | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-4-12832 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 227 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| FrioFRIO (6200) | 6,269 | -6,042 |
| 1ST Viksburg | 6,374 | -6,147 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,278 | 6,300 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,515 | 12.25 | 360 S |
| 4.5 | 6,672 | 6.75 | 580 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 | Aug 7, 2002 | Jul 11, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 18, 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 42-427-33487 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-33487 → 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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