WELL · 42-427-34041 · DISTRICT 4
Slick T.B. Estate #2D
Starr County · Hinde (Vicksburg Consolidated) field · Injection · Vertical
Slick T.B. Estate #2D (API 42-427-34041) is a well in Starr County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed January 31, 2007 and listed as injection on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 25, 2006, permitted to 8,579 ft.
It was permitted by Shell Western E&P and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 33.7K barrels of oil and 242K mcf of gas since July 2004, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit, with 388K barrels injected in the 12 months reported through July 2025.
Operator of record
Permitted by Shell Western E&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 | Shell Western E&PSep 25, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,579
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 25, 2006
- last permit issued
- Jan 31, 2007
- completed
- 33.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 242K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2004 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 31, 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 lease 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 O-4-13243 | Hinde (Vicksburg Consolidated) | Merit Energy Company | 2 | 33.7K | 242K | Jul 2004 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 7,155 · prior 12 7,486(-4%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 7,370 · prior 12 6,181(+19%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Total E&P USA, Inc.Jul 2004 → Jan 2006
- 2Shell Western E&PFeb 2006 → Dec 2006
- 3OXY USA Inc.May 2012 → Mar 2016
- 4Merit Energy CompanyOct 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 626374-99 | Drill | Shell Western E&P | Sep 21, 2006 | Sep 25, 2006 | Dec 26, 2006 | 8,579 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-4-13243 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,068 | 5,098 | Perforated |
| 5,372 | 5,402 | Perforated |
| 5,522 | 5,552 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,051 | 11 | 267 S |
| 5.5 | 6,095 | 7.875 | 642 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 | Nov 7, 2008 | Jan 30, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Mar 17, 2008 | Mar 13, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 7, 2008 | — | — |
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 42-427-34041 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-34041 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 388K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 13.2M
- bbl, all reported
- Jul 2025
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000097195 | H-1 Injection | Active | 6,000 | 2,050 | 4,100–5,800 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 387,810 · prior 12 666,000(-42%)
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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