TEXAS · WELLS · STARR COUNTY · SLICK 230 " A " LEASE · API 42-427-33551 · DISTRICT 04
Slick 230 A #6
Starr County · Rincon N. (Vicksburg Cons.) field · Temp Abandoned · 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.
Slick 230 A #6 (API 42-427-33551) is a well in Starr County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed February 28, 2003 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in April 1, 2023.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued October 29, 2002, permitted to 9,800 ft.
It was permitted by Samson Lone Star LP and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Vx "Tu", Vx "W", Vx "W-Lower", Vx "X-Y".
Its lease has reported 5.88K barrels of oil and 924K mcf of gas since February 2003, with no volume in the three years through 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 Mar 2023 |
| Latest permit | Samson Lone Star LPOct 29, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,800
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 29, 2002
- last permit issued
- Feb 28, 2003
- completed
- 5.88K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 924K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2003 THROUGH Mar 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 28, 2003
- Shut in
- Apr 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slick 230 " a " G-4-194399 | Rincon, N. (Vicksburg Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 5.88K | 924K | Feb 2003 – Mar 2023 |
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.
- 1Samson Lone Star LPMar 2003 → Jun 2007
- 2Samson Lone Star, LLCJul 2007 → Apr 2008
- 3Pogo Producing Company LLCMay 2008 → Aug 2011
- 4Plains Exploration & Prod. Co.Sep 2011 → Feb 2012
- 5OXY USA Inc.Mar 2012 → Mar 2017
- 6Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → Mar 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 525071-98 | Drill | Samson Lone Star LP | Nov 12, 2002 | Oct 29, 2002 | Jan 5, 2003 | 10,500 |
| 525071-99 | Drill | Samson Lone Star LP | Oct 29, 2002 | Oct 29, 2002 | — | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2003 | Slick 230 A G-4-194399 | Rincon N. (Vicksburg Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Apr 1, 2023 | 9,800 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 412 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| VX "TU" | 8,430 | -8,018 |
| VX "W" | 8,656 | -8,244 |
| VX "W-Lower" | 8,813 | -8,401 |
| VX "X-Y" | 8,934 | -8,522 |
| VX "Nimmo" | 9,250 | -8,838 |
| VX "71" | 9,515 | -9,103 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,665 | 8,472 | Perforated |
| 8,814 | 8,844 | Perforated |
| 8,937 | 8,992 | Perforated |
| 9,221 | 9,256 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,515 | 12.25 | 890 S |
| 7 | 7,784 | 8.75 | 200 S |
| 4.5 | 9,796 | 6.25 | 175 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 | Jul 14, 2003 | Jun 23, 2003 | — |
| 00 | Jun 3, 2003 | Apr 7, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | May 23, 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 42-427-33551 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-33551 → 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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