TEXAS · WELLS · STARR COUNTY · COATES 553 LEASE · API 42-427-33499 · DISTRICT 04
Coates 553 #5
Starr County · Rincon N. (Vicksburg Cons.) field · Producing · Vertical
- Fields on the latest permit · any of 2
- La Copita (Vicksburg Cons.) · Rincon, N. (Vicksburg Cons.)
- Not one formation; the well must be completed in one of them, and no target formation is stated.
Coates 553 #5 (API 42-427-33499) is a permitted well in Starr County filed by Samson Lone Star LP; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 21, 2002, permitted to 9,400 ft.
It was permitted by Samson Lone Star LP and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Frio, Vkbg, Mvkbg.J, Vxbg Ii.
Its lease has reported 5.79K barrels of oil and 151K mcf of gas since December 2002, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Samson Lone Star LP; 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 | Samson Lone Star LPJun 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.
- 9,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 21, 2002
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 5.79K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 151K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2002 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- 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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coates 553 G-4-192642 | Rincon, N. (Vicksburg Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 5.79K | 151K | Dec 2002 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 2,780 · prior 12 3,706(-25%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Samson Lone Star LPDec 2002 → Jun 2007
- 2Samson Lone Star, LLCJul 2007 → Apr 2008
- 3Pogo Producing Company LLCMay 2008 → Aug 2011
- 4Plains Exploration & Prod. Co.Oct 2011 → Dec 2011
- 5OXY USA Inc.Mar 2012 → Jun 2016
- 6Merit Energy CompanyMay 2022 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 521279-99 | Drill | Samson Lone Star LP | Jun 21, 2002 | Jun 21, 2002 | Oct 2, 2002 | 9,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Coates 553 G-4-192642 | Rincon N. (Vicksburg Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 9,400 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 433 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| FrioFRIO M | 4,577 | -4,144 |
| Vkbg | 5,627 | -5,194 |
| Mvkbg.j | 6,716 | -6,283 |
| Vxbg II | 7,950 | -7,517 |
| Wvkbg 90 | 8,655 | -8,222 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,062 | 8,072 | Perforated |
| 8,086 | 8,102 | Perforated |
| 8,275 | 8,295 | Perforated |
| 8,714 | 8,827 | Perforated |
| 8,888 | 8,994 | Perforated |
| 8,888 | 8,996 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,496 | 12.25 | 990 S |
| 7 | 7,791 | 8.75 | 280 S |
| 4.5 | 9,398 | 6.25 | 195 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 | Nov 18, 2004 | Sep 17, 2004 | — |
| 00 | Jul 8, 2003 | Jun 2, 2003 | — |
| 00 | Mar 13, 2003 | Jan 22, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 6, 2003 | — | — |
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 42-427-33499 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-33499 → 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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