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STARR County · District 4 · MERIT ENERGY COMPANY · LA COPITA (VICKSBURG CONS.)
Permits
3
Max Depth
10,700 ft
First Permit
1979-04-12
Latest Activity
1989-11-20
Lifespan
11 yrs
Regulatory Status
Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completion
2009-08-18
Shut-In
—
Plugged
—
P-5 Org Status: X
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EWA / Production operator mismatch
Scheduling: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY ≠ Production: SHELL WESTERN E&P (reported 2005-12)
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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
2026-03
Operator History
Chain of Custody
Lease Production
Production is reported at the lease level. View production data, decline curves, and history on the lease page.
Permit History (3)
Permit Applications (3)
#366457 A SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.
received 1989-11-14
#99765 A SHELL OIL COMPANY
received 1980-11-19
#46191 A SHELL OIL COMPANY
received 1979-04-12
Well Details
- Well Number
- 11
- Max Depth
- 10,700 ft
- Drill Type
- Vertical
- County
- STARR
- District
- 4
- Operator
- MERIT ENERGY COMPANY
- Completed
- 2009-08-18
Operator
- Name
- MERIT ENGY CO
- Location
- DALLAS
- P-5 Status
- Y (filed 2025-09-04)
- Cum Oil (all leases)
- 61,295,428 bbl
- Cum Gas (all leases)
- 662,992,144 mcf
- Activities
- CSGD/G, CSGD/P, G/PUR, GTHS/G, OPRS/G, OPRS/O
- Total Permits
- 1,048