TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · API 42-505-33123 · DISTRICT 04
Ramirez Gas Unit #1
Zapata County · Bob West (L-1-4) field · Producing · Directional
Ramirez Gas Unit #1 (API 42-505-33123) is a well in Zapata County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed September 1, 2000 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in August 1, 2008.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1993 and 2000, permitted to 12,539 ft.
It was permitted by Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Queen City, Wilcox, Top Lopeno Series.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation; 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 | El Paso E & P Company, L. P.through Jul 2008 |
| Latest permit | Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationAug 25, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,539
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 25, 2000
- last permit issued
- Sep 1, 2000
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.54M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 1994 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 1, 2000
- Shut in
- Aug 1, 2008
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramirez G-4-150567 | Bob West (L-5-10) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.48M | Jun 1994 – Jul 2026 |
| Ramirez Gas Unit G-4-178981 | Bob West (L-1-4) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 57K | Sep 2000 – 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.
- 1Sanchez-O'Brien Oil & Gas Corp.Jun 1994 → May 1998
- 2Sanchez Oil & Gas CorporationJun 1998 → May 1999
- 3Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationJun 1999 → Jun 2001
- 4El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Jul 2001 → Jul 2006
- 5El Paso E & P Company, L. P.Aug 2006 → Jul 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 498852-99 | Recompletion | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Aug 25, 2000 | Aug 25, 2000 | Aug 25, 2000 | 12,000 |
| 418587-99 | Drill | Sanchez-O'Brien Oil & Gas Corp. | Nov 23, 1993 | Nov 23, 1993 | Nov 27, 1993 | 12,750 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2000 | Ramirez Gas Unit G-4-178981 | Bob West (L-1-4) | Merit Energy Company | Producing · shut in Aug 1, 2008 | 12,539 |
| Jun 1, 1994 | Ramirez G-4-150567 | Bob West (L-5-10) | Merit Energy Company | Partial Plug · shut in Oct 1, 2000 | 12,539 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 311 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen CityTOP QUEEN CITY | 1,872 | -1,561 |
| WilcoxTOP WILCOX | 5,406 | -5,095 |
| Top Lopeno Series | 7,860 | -7,549 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,047 | 8,054 | Perforated |
| 8,117 | 8,140 | Perforated |
| 8,400 | 8,428 | Perforated |
| 9,548 | 9,557 | Perforated |
| 9,640 | 9,647 | Perforated |
| 9,659 | 9,670 | Perforated |
| 9,978 | 10,006 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,558 | 17.5 | 880 S |
| 5.5 | 8,150 | 9.625 | 100 S |
| 9.625 | 8,440 | 12.25 | 1,150 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 | Aug 13, 2001 | Jun 28, 2001 | — |
| 00 | Feb 27, 2001 | Sep 8, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Oct 16, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 4, 1995 | Feb 2, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Sep 19, 1994 | Jun 20, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 26, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-505-33123 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-33123 → 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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