WELL · 42-427-34354 · DISTRICT 4
Guerra-USA Gas Unit "D" #16
Starr County · Vertical
Guerra-USA Gas Unit "D" #16 (API 42-427-34354) is a permitted well in Starr County filed by El Paso E & P Company, L. P.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 2008 and 2009, permitted to 18,000 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including L38, L40, L47.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- May 8, 2012
- Permits on file
- 582
- Phone
- (713) 420-7557
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.Feb 6, 2009 |
- 18,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Feb 6, 2009
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.27M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2008 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guerra-USA Gas Unit "D" G-4-245532 | Bob West (L-12, 13, 14, 15) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.27M | Oct 2008 – Jul 2026 |
| Guerra-USA Gas Unit "D" G-4-245533 | Bob West (L-34-47) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Oct 2008 – Jul 2026 |
| Guerra-USA Gas Unit "D" G-4-245534 | Bob West (L-18, 20, 21, 22) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Oct 2008 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 320 · prior 12 3,365(-90%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.Oct 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 677841-99 | Recompletion | EL Paso E & P Company, L. P. | Jan 26, 2009 | Feb 6, 2009 | — | 18,000 |
| 667587-98 | Drill | EL Paso E & P Company, L. P. | Dec 3, 2008 | Aug 14, 2008 | Aug 26, 2008 | 18,000 |
| 667587-99 | Drill | EL Paso E & P Company, L. P. | Jul 25, 2008 | Aug 14, 2008 | — | 18,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-245532 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-245533 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-245534 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 313 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| L38 | 14,335 | -14,022 |
| L40 | 14,585 | -14,272 |
| L47 | 15,235 | -14,922 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 13,244 | 13,300 | Perforated |
| 14,266 | 14,320 | Perforated |
| 14,462 | 14,480 | Perforated |
| 15,541 | 15,696 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,519 | 14.75 | 805 S |
| 7.625 | 9,010 | 9.875 | 300 S |
| 4.5 | 16,100 | 6.75 | 805 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 26, 2009 | Dec 31, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 11, 2009 | — | — |
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 42-427-34354 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-34354 → 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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