WELL · 42-427-33702 · DISTRICT 4
Slick T. B. Estate #156
Starr County · Hinde (Vicksburg Consolidated) field · Producing · Vertical
Slick T. B. Estate #156 (API 42-427-33702) is a well in Starr County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed October 8, 2010 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 2004 and 2010, permitted to 12,112 ft.
It was permitted by Shell Western E&P and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including T-1, T-2, T-3, Nicholson.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Shell Western E&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 | OXY USA Inc. |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&PAug 12, 2010 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,112
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Aug 12, 2010
- last permit issued
- Oct 8, 2010
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.28M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2004 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 8, 2010
- 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 2 leases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slick, T. B. Estate G-4-259275 | Hinde (Vicksburg Consolidated) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 598K | Oct 2010 – Jul 2026 |
| Slick, T. B. Estate G-4-205382 | EL Ebanito (Yegua) | Shell Western E&P | 1 | 0 | 1.68M | Sep 2004 – Oct 2010 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 5,278 · prior 12 5,986(-12%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Total E&P USA, Inc.Sep 2004 → Jan 2006
- 2Shell Western E&PFeb 2006 → Apr 2011
- 3OXY USA Inc.May 2011 → Sep 2015
- 4Merit Energy CompanyFeb 2018 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 700453-99 | Recompletion | Shell Western E&P | Aug 10, 2010 | Aug 12, 2010 | Sep 1, 2010 | 13,000 |
| 540895-98 | Drill | Total E&P USA, Inc. | May 21, 2004 | Jan 16, 2004 | Jul 5, 2004 | 13,000 |
| 540895-99 | Drill | Total E&P USA, Inc. | Jan 16, 2004 | Jan 16, 2004 | — | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2010 | Slick T. B. Estate G-4-259275 | Hinde (Vicksburg Consolidated) | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 12,112 |
| Sep 13, 2004 | Slick T. B. Estate G-4-205382 | EL Ebanito (Yegua) | OXY USA Inc. | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 362 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,580 | 9,590 | Perforated |
| 11,852 | 11,862 | Perforated |
| 11,889 | 11,896 | Perforated |
| 11,898 | 11,909 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,495 | 17.5 | 1,665 S |
| 9.625 | 6,979 | 12.25 | 747 S |
| 3.5 | 12,086 | 6.5 | 925 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 | Mar 24, 2011 | Feb 17, 2011 | — |
| 00 | Apr 11, 2005 | Oct 21, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 14, 2005 | — | — |
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 42-427-33702 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-33702 → 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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