WELL · 42-427-34378 · DISTRICT 4
Guerra-USA Gas Unit D #17
Starr County · Bob West (L-1-4) field · SWR-10-Well · Vertical
Guerra-USA Gas Unit D #17 (API 42-427-34378) is a well in Starr County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed September 20, 2009 and listed as swr-10-well on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2008 and 2009, permitted to 18,000 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 8 formation tops, including L-1, L-5, L-12, L12.
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.
- 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 Jun 2018 |
| Latest permit | EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.Aug 24, 2009 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 18,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 24, 2009
- last permit issued
- Sep 20, 2009
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.37M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2009 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 20, 2009
- 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 4 leases this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guerra-USA Gas Unit "D" G-4-248099 | Bob West (L-34-47) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.02M | Jan 2009 – Jul 2026 |
| Guerra-USA Gas Unit "D" G-4-248122 | Bob West (L-12, 13, 14, 15) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 354K | Jan 2009 – Jul 2026 |
| Guerra-USA Gas Unit "D" G-4-253789 | Bob West (L-5-10) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Sep 2009 – Jul 2026 |
| Guerra-USA Gas Unit "D" G-4-253790 | Bob West (L-1-4) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Sep 2009 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.Jan 2009 → Jul 2012
- 2EP Energy E&P Company, L.P.Aug 2012 → Oct 2013
- 3Cantera Operating, LLCNov 2013 → Nov 2017
- 4Merit Energy CompanyDec 2017 → Jun 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 684383-99 | Recompletion | EL Paso E & P Company, L. P. | Aug 21, 2009 | Aug 24, 2009 | Aug 18, 2009 | 18,000 |
| 670599-99 | Drill | EL Paso E & P Company, L. P. | Sep 5, 2008 | Sep 24, 2008 | Nov 15, 2008 | 18,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-248099 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-248122 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-253789 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-253790 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 310 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| L-1 | 7,550 | -7,240 |
| L-5 | 8,000 | -7,690 |
| L-12 | 9,080 | -8,770 |
| L-12 | 10,380 | -10,070 |
| L12 | 10,380 | -10,070 |
| L-38 | 10,830 | -10,520 |
| L38 | 10,830 | -10,520 |
| L39 | 11,170 | -10,860 |
| L45 | 12,805 | -12,495 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,161 | 10,167 | Perforated |
| 10,754 | 10,758 | Perforated |
| 10,978 | 10,998 | Perforated |
| 11,604 | 11,628 | Perforated |
| 12,638 | 12,646 | Perforated |
| 13,492 | 13,512 | Perforated |
| 14,539 | 14,630 | Perforated |
| 15,251 | 15,404 | Perforated |
| 15,804 | 15,932 | Perforated |
| 16,036 | 16,042 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,530 | 14.75 | 1,010 S |
| 7.625 | 8,913 | 9.875 | 295 S |
| 4.5 | 16,450 | 6.75 | 920 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 17, 2010 | Dec 18, 2009 | — |
| 00 | Jan 5, 2010 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 7, 2009 | Mar 11, 2009 | — |
| 00 | Jul 15, 2009 | Mar 11, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 16, 2009 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 15, 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 42-427-34378 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-34378 → 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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