TEXAS · WELLS · STARR COUNTY · API 42-427-34213 · DISTRICT 04
Ramirez-USA GU E #15
Starr County · Bob West (L-12 13 14 15) field · SWR-10-Well · Vertical
Ramirez-USA GU E #15 (API 42-427-34213) is a well in Starr County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed July 26, 2008 and listed as swr-10-well on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued December 19, 2007, permitted to 12,000 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 4 formation tops, including L5, L12, L15, L18.
Its 2 leases have reported 28 barrels of oil and 2.49M mcf of gas since July 2008, last reporting volume in April 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by El Paso E & P Company, L. 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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | El Paso E & P Company, L. P.Dec 19, 2007 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Dec 19, 2007
- last permit issued
- Jul 26, 2008
- completed
- 28
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.49M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2008 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 26, 2008
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramirez-USA GU "E" G-4-243489 | Bob West (L-18, 20, 21, 22) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 28 | 2.49M | Jul 2008 – Apr 2026 |
| Ramirez-USA GU "E" G-4-243495 | Bob West (L-12, 13, 14, 15) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jul 2008 – — |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 45,759 · prior 12 62,250(-26%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1El Paso E & P Company, L. P.Jul 2008 → 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 651332-97 | Drill | El Paso E & P Company, L. P. | Sep 18, 2008 | Dec 19, 2007 | Jun 19, 2008 | 14,000 |
| 651332-98 | Drill | El Paso E & P Company, L. P. | Apr 2, 2008 | Dec 19, 2007 | Jun 19, 2008 | 14,000 |
| 651332-99 | Drill | El Paso E & P Company, L. P. | Dec 13, 2007 | Dec 19, 2007 | — | 14,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2008 | Ramirez-USA GU E G-4-243495 | Bob West (L-12 13 14 15) | Merit Energy Company | SWR-10-Well · shut in Jul 1, 2008 | 12,000 |
| Jul 26, 2008 | Ramirez-USA GU E G-4-243489 | Bob West (L-18 20 21 22) | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 12,000 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 310 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| L5 | 8,000 | -7,690 |
| L12 | 9,080 | -8,770 |
| L15 | 9,510 | -9,200 |
| L18 | 10,060 | -9,750 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,812 | 8,914 | Perforated |
| 9,042 | 9,052 | Perforated |
| 9,244 | 9,336 | Perforated |
| 9,424 | 9,498 | Perforated |
| 9,924 | 9,966 | Perforated |
| 10,412 | 10,530 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,480 | 14.75 | 810 S |
| 7.625 | 7,285 | 9.875 | 300 S |
| 4.5 | 12,000 | 6.75 | 565 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 | Jan 15, 2009 | Sep 2, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 7, 2009 | — | — |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Aug 8, 2011. 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 L5, L12, L15, L18 | TIFF | 7,282 to 12,012 | Aug 8, 2011run Jul 6, 2008 | 1.06 |
"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 42-427-34213 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-34213 → 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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