WELL · 42-427-34430 · DISTRICT 4
Guerra-USA Gas Unit D #18
Starr County · Bob West (L-5-10) field · SWR-10-Well · Vertical
Guerra-USA Gas Unit D #18 (API 42-427-34430) is a well in Starr County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed March 24, 2009 and listed as swr-10-well on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 2008 and 2010, 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.
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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.Sep 10, 2010 |
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
- 3
- permits on file
- Sep 10, 2010
- last permit issued
- Mar 24, 2009
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 26.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2009 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 24, 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guerra-USA Gas Unit "D" G-4-248407 | Bob West (L-12, 13, 14, 15) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 26.2K | Mar 2009 – Jul 2026 |
| Guerra-USA Gas Unit "D" G-4-257354 | Bob West (L-5-10) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Mar 2009 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 598 · prior 12 2,940(-80%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.Mar 2009 → Jan 2012
- 2Cantera Operating, LLCSep 2014 → Mar 2015
- 3Merit Energy CompanyOct 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701982-99 | Recompletion | EL Paso E & P Company, L. P. | Sep 9, 2010 | Sep 10, 2010 | Jan 26, 2009 | 18,000 |
| 676374-98 | Drill | EL Paso E & P Company, L. P. | Jan 14, 2009 | Dec 19, 2008 | Jan 26, 2009 | 18,000 |
| 676374-99 | Drill | EL Paso E & P Company, L. P. | Dec 15, 2008 | Dec 19, 2008 | — | 18,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-248407 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-257354 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,700 | 12,712 | Perforated |
| 13,500 | 13,560 | Perforated |
| 13,782 | 13,800 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,500 | 14.75 | 970 S |
| 7.625 | 8,990 | 9.875 | 1,350 S |
| 4.5 | 16,640 | 6.75 | 945 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 | Sep 29, 2010 | Sep 15, 2010 | — |
| 00 | Sep 17, 2010 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 17, 2009 | Apr 27, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 25, 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 42-427-34430 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-34430 → 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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