TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · SANTA MARIA LEASE · API 42-505-33475 · DISTRICT 04
Santa Maria #1
Zapata County · San Ygnacio (Wilcox) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Santa Maria #1 (API 42-505-33475) is a well in Zapata County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed November 13, 1996 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in March 1, 2022.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 11, 1996, permitted to 9,500 ft.
It was permitted by Samson Lone Star LP and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including San Ygnacio (Wilcox).
Its lease has reported 21 barrels of oil and 1.08M mcf of gas since November 1996, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Samson Lone Star LP; 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 Feb 2022 |
| Latest permit | Samson Lone Star LPSep 11, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 11, 1996
- last permit issued
- Nov 13, 1996
- completed
- 21
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.08M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1996 THROUGH Feb 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 13, 1996
- Shut in
- Mar 1, 2022
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Maria G-4-160745 | San Ygnacio (Wilcox) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 21 | 1.08M | Nov 1996 – Feb 2022 |
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.
- 1Samson Lone Star LPNov 1996 → Jun 2007
- 2Samson Lone Star, LLCJul 2007 → Apr 2008
- 3Pogo Producing Company LLCMay 2008 → Aug 2011
- 4Plains Exploration & Prod. Co.Sep 2011 → Feb 2012
- 5OXY USA Inc.Mar 2012 → Apr 2017
- 6Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → Feb 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 452539-99 | Drill | Samson Lone Star LP | Sep 11, 1996 | Sep 11, 1996 | Sep 17, 1996 | 9,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 1996 | Santa Maria G-4-160745 | San Ygnacio (Wilcox) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Mar 1, 2022 | 9,500 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 494 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San Ygnacio (Wilcox) | 8,998 | -8,504 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,988 | 8,998 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 895 | — | 315 S |
| 7 | 6,344 | — | 200 S |
| 2.875 | 9,500 | — | 585 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jan 9, 1997 | Nov 26, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 9, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-505-33475 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-33475 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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