TEXAS · WELLS · STARR COUNTY · SAGA LEASE · API 42-427-33851 · DISTRICT 04
Saga #1
Starr County · La Copita (Vicksburg Cons.) field · Producing · Vertical
Saga #1 (API 42-427-33851) is a well in Starr County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed September 17, 2005 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 24, 2005, permitted to 10,606 ft.
It was permitted by El Paso Production Oil & Gas CO. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Rincon, V Sand, W Sand.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.; 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 | El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Jun 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.
- 10,606
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 24, 2005
- last permit issued
- Sep 17, 2005
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.11M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2005 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 17, 2005
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saga G-4-212783 | La Copita (Vicksburg Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.11M | Sep 2005 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 14,196 · prior 12 13,160(+8%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Sep 2005 → Jul 2006
- 2El Paso E & P Company, L. P.Aug 2006 → Feb 2008
- 3Smith Production Inc.Mar 2008 → Aug 2009
- 4Sheridan Production Company, LLCSep 2009 → Dec 2013
- 5OXY USA Inc.Jan 2014 → Apr 2017
- 6Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 602469-99 | Drill | El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Jun 23, 2005 | Jun 24, 2005 | Aug 12, 2005 | 15,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2005 | Saga G-4-212783 | La Copita (Vicksburg Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 10,606 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 348 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rincon | 9,032 | -8,684 |
| V Sand | 10,045 | -9,697 |
| W Sand | 10,300 | -9,952 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,556 | 10,481 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,497 | 14.75 | 930 S |
| 7.625 | 8,988 | 9.875 | 662 S |
| 3.5 | 10,606 | 6.5 | 350 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 30, 2006 | Oct 12, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 21, 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 42-427-33851 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-33851 → 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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