TEXAS · WELLS · STARR COUNTY · SLICK, T. B. ESTATE LEASE · API 42-427-34081 · DISTRICT 04
Slick T. B. Estate #178
Starr County · Hinde (Vicksburg Consolidated) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Slick T. B. Estate #178 (API 42-427-34081) is a well in Starr County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed April 2, 2007 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in September 1, 2018.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued January 12, 2007, permitted to 11,700 ft.
It was permitted by Shell Western E&P and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Vicksburg.
Its lease has reported 15K barrels of oil and 323K mcf of gas since April 2007, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
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 | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Aug 2018 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&PJan 12, 2007 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,700
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 12, 2007
- last permit issued
- Apr 2, 2007
- completed
- 15K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 323K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2007 THROUGH Aug 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 2, 2007
- Shut in
- Sep 1, 2018
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slick, T. B. Estate G-4-230175 | Hinde (Vicksburg Consolidated) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 15K | 323K | Apr 2007 – Aug 2018 |
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.
- 1Shell Western E&PApr 2007 → Apr 2011
- 2OXY USA Inc.May 2011 → Apr 2013
- 3Merit Energy CompanyMay 2018 → Aug 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 631788-98 | Drill | Shell Western E&P | Jan 24, 2007 | Jan 12, 2007 | Feb 25, 2007 | 13,000 |
| 631788-99 | Drill | Shell Western E&P | Jan 10, 2007 | Jan 12, 2007 | — | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2007 | Slick T. B. Estate G-4-230175 | Hinde (Vicksburg Consolidated) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Sep 1, 2018 | 11,700 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 345 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,986 | 7,000 | Perforated |
| 7,548 | 7,558 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,810 | 13.5 | 959 S |
| 7 | 7,295 | 8.75 | 303 S |
| 2.875 | 11,650 | 6 | 598 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jul 15, 2008 | Aug 16, 2007 | — |
| 00 | Oct 25, 2007 | May 7, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 22, 2007 | — | — |
Well logs
2 logs loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Mar 8, 2012. Resistivity. These are the logs loaded into Petrora from the Railroad Commission's inventories, not necessarily every log run on the well. The RRC holds the files; each opens from its log search for the well. The kind is the RRC's description of the log; the interval is the one filed for it.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗| Logas described | Files | Intervalft, as filed | Datereceived | SizeMB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RESISTIVITYSpans Vicksburg | TIFF | 1,814 to 11,700 | Mar 8, 2012run Mar 15, 2007 | 2.24 |
| RESISTIVITYSpans Vicksburg | TIFF | 1,814 to 11,700 | Mar 2, 2010run Mar 15, 2007 | 0.89 |
"Spans" is by this well's own filed formation tops: a formation runs from its top to the next deeper top filed, and the deepest runs to the bottom of the log. Depths are measured along the wellbore, so on a horizontal the lateral counts in the formation it was landed in.
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 42-427-34081 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-34081 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search for it.
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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