WELL · 42-427-33936 · DISTRICT 4
USA #1013
Starr County · Bob West (L-18 20 21 22) field · SWR-10-Well · Directional
USA #1013 (API 42-427-33936) is a well in Starr County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed May 23, 2007 and listed as swr-10-well on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued February 14, 2006, permitted to 13,500 ft.
It was permitted by El Paso E & P Company, L. P. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including L-18, L-24.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 1,049 permits on file · (972) 628-1559
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 E & P Company, L. P.Feb 14, 2006 |
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
- Feb 14, 2006
- last permit issued
- May 23, 2007
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.39M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2007 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 23, 2007
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA G-4-228951 | Bob West (L-24, 25, 26) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 2.39M | May 2007 – Jul 2026 |
| USA G-4-228960 | Bob West (L-18, 20, 21, 22) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | May 2007 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 73,931 · prior 12 59,229(+25%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.May 2007 → Jul 2012
- 2EP Energy E&P Company, L.P.Aug 2012 → Oct 2013
- 3Cantera Operating, LLCNov 2013 → Nov 2017
- 4Merit Energy CompanyDec 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 613890-98 | Drill | EL Paso E & P Company, L. P. | Apr 18, 2007 | Feb 14, 2006 | Feb 10, 2007 | 13,500 |
| 613890-99 | Drill | EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Feb 9, 2006 | Feb 14, 2006 | — | 13,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-228951 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-228960 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 314 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| L-18 | 9,776 | -9,462 |
| L-24 | 11,965 | -11,651 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,000 | 10,028 | Perforated |
| 10,380 | 10,410 | Perforated |
| 10,480 | 10,560 | Perforated |
| 10,644 | 10,684 | Perforated |
| 11,244 | 11,310 | Perforated |
| 11,480 | 11,535 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,517 | 17.5 | 900 S |
| 9.625 | 7,984 | 12.25 | 480 S |
| 4.5 | 12,499 | 8.5 | 1,490 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 | Feb 13, 2008 | Nov 16, 2007 | — |
| 00 | Aug 17, 2007 | Aug 13, 2007 | — |
| 00 | Aug 16, 2007 | Aug 7, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 14, 2007 | — | — |
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 42-427-33936 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-33936 → 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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