TEXAS · WELLS · STARR COUNTY · VILLARREAL LEASE · API 42-427-33549 · DISTRICT 04
Villarreal #8
Starr County · Alvarado (Vicksburg) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Villarreal #8 (API 42-427-33549) is a well in Starr County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed December 11, 2002 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in October 1, 2023.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 28, 2002, permitted to 9,280 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 Sand, O Sand, P Sand.
Its lease has reported 12.7K barrels of oil and 985K mcf of gas since December 2002, last reporting volume in September 2023.
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 Sep 2023 |
| Latest permit | Peoples Energy Prod.-TX, L.P.Oct 28, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,280
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 28, 2002
- last permit issued
- Dec 11, 2002
- completed
- 12.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 985K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2002 THROUGH Sep 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 11, 2002
- Shut in
- Oct 1, 2023
- 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-4-192175 | Alvarado (Vicksburg) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 12.7K | 985K | Dec 2002 – Sep 2023 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Peoples Energy Prod.-TX, L.P.Dec 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 → Nov 2017
- 6Merit Energy CompanyDec 2017 → Sep 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 525035-99 | Drill | Peoples Energy Prod.-TX, L.P. | Oct 28, 2002 | Oct 28, 2002 | Nov 8, 2002 | 10,250 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 2002 | Villarreal G-4-192175 | Alvarado (Vicksburg) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Oct 1, 2023 | 9,280 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 215 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Vicksburg1ST VICKSBURG | 6,578 | -6,363 |
| N Sand | 7,350 | -7,135 |
| O Sand | 7,656 | -7,441 |
| P Sand | 8,026 | -7,811 |
| Q Sand | 8,900 | -8,685 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,654 | 8,674 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,243 | 14.75 | 1,150 S |
| 4.5 | 9,257 | 9.875 | 810 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 13, 2003 | Jan 3, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 10, 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 42-427-33549 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-33549 → 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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