42-427-31227

Final Completion

BENTSEN BROS. - STATE

STARR County · District 4 · MERIT ENERGY COMPANY · LA COPITA (VICKSBURG CONS.)

Permits

Max Depth

10,400 ft

First Permit

1978-01-20

Latest Activity

1994-12-01

Lifespan

17 yrs

Regulatory Status

Schedule

OFF SCHEDULE

Completion

1995-01-25

Shut-In

—

Plugged

2020-03-03

EWA / Permit operator mismatch

Scheduling: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY ≠ Permit: SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.

Resolved via: scheduling → MERIT ENERGY COMPANY

Production Summary

Cum Oil

— bbl

Cum Gas

— mcf

First Production

1993-01

Last Production

2020-03

Operator History

Chain of Custody

SHELL WESTERN E&P INC. 1993-2000→ SHELL WESTERN E&P 2000-2011→ OXY USA INC. 2011-2017→ MERIT ENERGY COMPANY 2017-2019

Lease Production

Production is reported at the lease level. View production data, decline curves, and history on the lease page.

Gas

production & DCA →

Formation Tops (3)

CSV

Formation	Top Depth (MD)
VICKSBURG W (Vicksburg)	7,858 ft
VICKSBURG LOWER (Vicksburg)	8,750 ft
VICKSBURG Z (Vicksburg)	9,094 ft

As reported by operators on W-2/G-1 completion filings (RRC wellbore records). Depths are measured depth; names appear as filed. View filings & logs at RRC ↗

Perforations (3)

Interval	Type
7,858–7,912 ft	Perforated
8,110–8,480 ft	Perforated
8,750–8,869 ft	Perforated

Casing (4)

Size	Set Depth	Cement
10.75"	1,221 ft	680 sx
7.625"	7,261 ft	690 sx
2.875"	9,047 ft	170 sx
5"	9,574 ft	500 sx

Permit History (2)

#430534 Recompletion Final Completion

BENTSEN BROS. STATE · 8,750 ft

1994-12-01

Spud 1994-12-18

#16823 Drill Long String Casing

BENTSEN-BROS-STATE · 10,400 ft

1978-01-20

Applications (2)

#430534 A SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.

received 1994-12-01

#16823 A SHELL OIL COMPANY

received 1978-01-20

Records & Logs

2 completion filings on record.

W-2/G-1 1995-02-13

W-2/G-1 1978-05-01

Completion packets + logs ↗ Wellbore filings ↗

Completion packets open directly (post-2011 filings include attached logs). Log images can't be deep-linked — clicking copies the API for you to paste.

No GPS coordinates yet

Coordinates come from the RRC GIS backfill and usually appear within days of permit issuance. Located in STARR County.

Well Details

Well Number: 7
Max Depth: 10,400 ft
Drill Type: Vertical
County: STARR
District: 4
Operator: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY
Completed: 1995-01-25

Operator

Name: MERIT ENGY CO
Location: DALLAS
P-5 Status: Active (filed 2025-11-07)
Cum Oil (all leases): 61,412,014 bbl
Cum Gas (all leases): 675,243,840 mcf
Activities: CSGD/G, CSGD/P, G/PUR, GTHS/G, OPRS/G, OPRS/O
Total Permits: 1,049