TEXAS · WELLS · STARR COUNTY · VILLARREAL LEASE · API 42-427-33488 · DISTRICT 04
Villarreal #4
Starr County · Alvarado (Vicksburg) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Villarreal #4 (API 42-427-33488) is a well in Starr County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed July 8, 2002 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in August 1, 2014.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 24, 2002, permitted to 9,020 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 5 formation tops, including Vicksburg, N Sd, O Sd, P Sd.
Its lease has reported 11.9K barrels of oil and 1.02M mcf of gas since July 2002, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
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 | Merit Energy Companythrough Jan 2018 |
| 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.
- 9,020
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 24, 2002
- last permit issued
- Jul 8, 2002
- completed
- 11.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.02M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2002 THROUGH Jan 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 8, 2002
- Shut in
- Aug 1, 2014
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villarreal G-4-189694 | Alvarado (Vicksburg) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 11.9K | 1.02M | Jul 2002 – Jan 2018 |
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.
- 1Peoples Energy Prod.-TX, L.P.Jul 2002 → Sep 2007
- 2Coronado Energy E&P Company, LLCOct 2007 → Dec 2010
- 3El Paso E & P Company, L. P.Jan 2011 → Jul 2012
- 4EP Energy E&P Company, L.P.Aug 2012 → Oct 2013
- 5Cantera Operating, LLCNov 2013 → Aug 2015
- 6Merit Energy CompanyDec 2017 → Jan 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 520360-99 | Drill | Peoples Energy Prod.-TX, L.P. | May 24, 2002 | May 24, 2002 | Jun 14, 2002 | 11,350 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2002 | Villarreal G-4-189694 | Alvarado (Vicksburg) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Aug 1, 2014 | 9,020 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 218 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Vicksburg1ST VICKSBURG | 6,586 | -6,368 |
| N SD | 7,266 | -7,048 |
| O SD | 7,575 | -7,357 |
| P SD | 7,946 | -7,728 |
| Q SD | 8,988 | -8,770 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,518 | 8,536 | Perforated |
| 8,712 | 8,745 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,280 | 12.25 | 675 S |
| 4.5 | 8,985 | 8.75 | 510 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 | Aug 22, 2002 | Jul 29, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 5, 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 42-427-33488 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-33488 → 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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