WELL · 42-427-33790 · DISTRICT 4
Slick T. B. Estate #159
Starr County · EL Ebanito (Yegua) field · Vertical
Slick T. B. Estate #159 (API 42-427-33790) is a well in Starr County operated by Shell Western E&P, completed April 1, 2005.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2004 and 2005, permitted to 13,500 ft.
It was permitted by Total E&P USA, Inc. and has since transferred to Shell Western E&P on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including T-1, T-2, T-3, T-12.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Total E&P USA, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 1,756 permits on file · (713) 454-3197
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Shell Western E&P |
| Production reports | Shell Western E&Pthrough Jul 2009 |
| Latest permit | Total E&P USA, Inc.Oct 24, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 24, 2005
- last permit issued
- Apr 1, 2005
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 344K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2005 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 1, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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-4-214022 | Hinde (Vicksburg Consolidated) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 271K | Aug 2005 – Jul 2026 |
| Slick, T. B. Estate G-4-210932 | EL Ebanito (Yegua) | Total E&P USA, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 72.8K | Apr 2005 – Jan 2006 |
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.
- 1Total E&P USA, Inc.Apr 2005 → Jan 2006
- 2Shell Western E&PAug 2005 → Jul 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 608330-99 | Recompletion | Total E&P USA, Inc. | Oct 21, 2005 | Oct 24, 2005 | Aug 13, 2005 | 13,500 |
| 554832-99 | Drill | Total E&P USA, Inc. | Dec 14, 2004 | Dec 14, 2004 | Feb 6, 2005 | 13,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-210932 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-214022 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 367 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| T-1 | 4,092 | -3,725 |
| T-2 | 4,720 | -4,353 |
| T-3 | 5,450 | -5,083 |
| T-12 | 8,994 | -8,627 |
| T-13 | 9,488 | -9,121 |
| Nicholson SD | 9,770 | -9,403 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,994 | 9,012 | Perforated |
| 9,033 | 9,043 | Perforated |
| 9,065 | 9,069 | Perforated |
| 9,774 | 9,784 | Perforated |
| 9,850 | 9,860 | Perforated |
| 11,753 | 11,763 | Perforated |
| 12,130 | 12,140 | Perforated |
| 12,168 | 12,188 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,488 | 17.5 | 1,885 S |
| 9.625 | 6,735 | 12.25 | 775 S |
| 3.5 | 12,481 | 6.5 | 1,150 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 | Jun 30, 2008 | Mar 20, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Feb 5, 2007 | Oct 27, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 5, 2006 | Oct 24, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Feb 21, 2006 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 18, 2005 | Jul 25, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 26, 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 42-427-33790 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-33790 → 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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