TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · GUERRA "L" LEASE · API 42-505-31750 · DISTRICT 04
Guerra L #3
Zapata County · Roleta (7483) field · Producing · Vertical
Guerra L #3 (API 42-505-31750) is a well in Zapata County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed February 24, 1984 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in August 1, 2026.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 19, 1983, permitted to 8,240 ft.
It was permitted by Txo Production Corp. 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 TXO Production Corp.; 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 | TXO Production Corp.Dec 19, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,240
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 19, 1983
- last permit issued
- Feb 24, 1984
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 850K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 24, 1984
- Shut in
- Aug 1, 2026
- 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 lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guerra "L" G-4-109429 | Roleta (7483) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 850K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 6,276 · prior 12 6,629(-5%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Bridge Oil Production Co., Inc.Jan 1993 → Jun 1993
- 2Bridge Oil Company, L. P.Jul 1993 → Sep 1994
- 3Parker & Parsley Development L.POct 1994 → Jan 1995
- 4Parker & Parsley Producing L.P.Feb 1995 → Oct 1997
- 5Pioneer Resources Producing, L.PNov 1997 → Jun 1999
- 6Prize Operating CompanyJul 1999 → Mar 2002
- 7Gruy Petroleum Management Co.Apr 2002 → Nov 2002
- 8Peoples Energy Prod.-TX, L.P.Dec 2002 → Sep 2007
- 9Coronado Energy E&P Company, LLCOct 2007 → Dec 2010
- 10El Paso E & P Company, L. P.Jan 2011 → Jul 2012
- 11EP Energy E&P Company, L.P.Aug 2012 → Oct 2013
- 12Cantera Operating, LLCNov 2013 → Nov 2017
- 13Merit Energy CompanyDec 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 224038-99 | Drill | TXO Production Corp. | Dec 14, 1983 | Dec 19, 1983 | Dec 23, 1983 | 8,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 1984 | Guerra L G-4-109429 | Roleta (7483) | Merit Energy Company | Producing · shut in Aug 1, 2026 | 8,240 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,510 | 7,562 | Perforated |
| 7,596 | 7,605 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 680 | 12.25 | 350 S |
| 7 | 6,500 | 8.75 | 400 S |
| 4.5 | 8,240 | 6 | 250 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 27, 1984 | Mar 12, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Mar 17, 1984 | Mar 12, 1984 | — |
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 42-505-31750 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-31750 → 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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