WELL · 42-427-34442 · DISTRICT 4

Slick T. B. Estate #219

Starr County · Hinde (Vicksburg Consolidated) field · Vertical

Slick T. B. Estate #219 (API 42-427-34442) is a well in Starr County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed February 10, 2020.

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2009 and 2021, permitted to 15,000 ft.

Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including T-8, Vicksburg, T-9, T-10.

Its 2 leases have reported 141K barrels of oil and 1.46M mcf of gas since June 2009, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.

Operator of record

Merit Energy Company

Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 1,049 permits on file · (972) 628-1559

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore schedule	Merit Energy Company
Production reports	Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026
Latest permit	Merit Energy CompanyJan 29, 2021

15,000: total depth, ft
2: permits on file
Jan 29, 2021: last permit issued
Feb 10, 2020: completed
141K: cumulative oil, bbl
1.46M: cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2009 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule: OFF SCHEDULE
Completed: Feb 10, 2020
Shut in: —
Plugged: —

Surface location

26.514066, -98.494709

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Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Starr County.

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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

Lease	Field	Reporting operator	Wells	Oil, bbl	Gas, mcf	Reported
Slick, T. B. Estate O-4-14168	Hinde (Vksbg. No. 1, Lo. FB A)	Merit Energy Company	2	141K	85.4K	Jan 2022 – Jul 2026
Slick, T. B. Estate G-4-252039	Hinde (Vicksburg Consolidated)	Merit Energy Company	1	0	1.37M	Jun 2009 – Jan 2022

Oil, barrels lease total

Last 12 months 24,948 · prior 12 23,986(+4%)

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 10,493 · prior 12 6,078(+73%)

Chain of custody

Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.

1Shell Western E&PJun 2009 → Apr 2011
2OXY USA Inc.May 2011 → Apr 2017
3Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → Apr 2026

Permits

Permit	Type	Operator	Received	Issued	Spud	Depth
867361-99	Recompletion	Merit Energy Company	Jan 28, 2021	Jan 29, 2021	Dec 1, 2021	11,650
677328-99	Drill	Shell Western E&P	Jan 13, 2009	Jan 26, 2009	Apr 11, 2009	15,000

Completions

Completed	Lease	Field	Operator	Status	Depth
—	— G-4-252039	—	—	—	—
—	— O-4-14168	—	—	—	—

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 357 ft elevation.Download CSV →

Formation	MD ft	Subsea
T-8	8,642	-8,285
VicksburgVICKSBURG T-8	8,642	-8,285
T-9	8,762	-8,405
VicksburgVICKSBURG T-9	8,762	-8,405
T-10	9,849	-9,492
VicksburgVICKSBURG T-10	9,849	-9,492
VicksburgVICKSBURG G-11	11,012	-10,655

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

From	To	Type
5,414	5,426	Perforated
5,438	5,450	Perforated
6,188	6,200	Perforated
8,646	9,926	Perforated
9,530	9,926	Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing in	Set at	Hole in	Cement
9.625	1,825	13.5	866 S
7	7,909	8.75	448 S
2.875	11,650	6.25	620 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 →

Filed	W-2 / G-1 date	Logs referenced
Feb 24, 2022	Feb 14, 2022	—
Apr 2, 2020	Mar 2, 2020	—
Jan 11, 2018	Dec 19, 2017	—
Jul 2, 2010	Jun 30, 2010	—
Dec 21, 2009	Jul 8, 2009	Yes
Oct 27, 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 42-427-34442 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
Completion packets for 42-427-34442 → 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.

Nearby wells and their tops

NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM

Draw a cross-section

This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.

Open the cross-section →

Slick, T. B. Estate42-427-34380

0.7 KM · Shell Western E&P · Section with this well →

Vicksburg	9,566	-9,213
Vicksburg	9,836	-9,483
Vicksburg	10,224	-9,871

Bentsen Tract I42-427-34786

1.5 KM · Merit Energy Company · Section with this well →

Miocene (undifferentiated)	2,220	-1,852
Catahoula	4,000	-3,632
Catahoula	4,720	-4,352
Vicksburg	6,110	-5,742
Queen City	—
Cook Mountain	—
Jackson	—
Wilcox	—

9 TOPS · FIRST 8

Slick Estate42-427-34818

5.7 KM · Royal Production Company, Inc. · Section with this well →

Miocene (undifferentiated)	1,300	-886
Catahoula	3,470	-3,056
Catahoula	4,180	-3,766
Vicksburg	5,250	-4,836
Queen City	—
Wilcox	—
Cook Mountain	—
Jackson	—

9 TOPS · FIRST 8

Bentsen Bros.-State42-427-33918

5.7 KM · Shell Western E&P · Section with this well →

Vicksburg	8,140	-7,728
Vicksburg	8,890	-8,478
Vicksburg	11,200	-10,788

Yzaguirre42-427-32437

5.8 KM · Texas Independent Explor., Inc. · Section with this well →

Frio	4,300	-4,285
T2	5,320	-5,305
Vicksburg	6,150	-6,135
Same AS Before	—

Slick Estate42-427-34805

5.9 KM · Royal Production Company, Inc. · Section with this well →

Miocene (undifferentiated)	1,300	-879
Miocene (undifferentiated)	1,300	-879
Catahoula	3,470	-3,049
Catahoula	3,470	-3,049
Catahoula	3,760	-3,339
Catahoula	3,760	-3,339
Vicksburg	7,620	-7,199
Vicksburg	7,620	-7,199

13 TOPS · FIRST 8

Valle Grande42-427-34175

7.0 KM · White Oak Operating Company LLC · Section with this well →

Vicksburg	6,530	-6,157
LVG2	10,706	-10,333
LVG 2	10,706	-10,333
LVG 5	11,512	-11,139
Jackson	12,230	-11,857

Jacks, Jay42-427-34391

7.4 KM · White Oak Operating Company LLC · Section with this well →

Frio	5,110	-4,764
Frio	5,110	-4,764
Vicksburg	6,680	-6,334
Vicksburg	6,680	-6,334
Rincon	7,925	-7,579
Top Rincon	7,925	-7,579
VX 25	10,905	-10,559
Top VX 25	10,905	-10,559

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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