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Final Completion

MARTINEZ-STATE

STARR County · District 4 · SHELL WESTERN E&P INC. · RINCON NORTH (VICKSBURG BB)

Permits

Max Depth

9,449 ft

First Permit

1981-05-06

Latest Activity

1987-07-23

Lifespan

6 yrs

Regulatory Status

Schedule

OFF SCHEDULE

Completion

1981-06-15

Shut-In

—

Plugged

—

EWA / Production operator mismatch

Scheduling: SHELL WESTERN E&P INC. ≠ Production: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY (reported 2026-02)

Resolved via: scheduling → SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.

Production Summary

Cum Oil

— bbl

Cum Gas

— mcf

First Production

1993-01

Last Production

2026-07

Operator History

Chain of Custody

SHELL WESTERN E&P INC. 1993-1996→ SHELL WESTERN E&P 2004-2011→ OXY USA INC. 2011-2017→ MERIT ENERGY COMPANY 2017-2026

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) Elevation 428 ft (GR)

CSV

Formation	Top Depth (MD)	Subsea (+above / −below SL)
VICKSBURG B (Vicksburg)	6,480 ft	-6,052 ft
VICKSBURG OP (Vicksburg)	8,140 ft	-7,712 ft
VICKSBURG Y2 (Vicksburg)	8,918 ft	-8,490 ft

As reported by operators on W-2/G-1 completion filings (RRC wellbore records). Depths are measured depth; names appear as filed. Subsea = reported elevation − measured depth (negative = below sea level; vertical wellbores only). View filings & logs at RRC ↗

Perforations (5)

Interval	Type
8,235–8,238 ft	Perforated
8,256–8,259 ft	Perforated
8,310–8,313 ft	Perforated
8,922–8,955 ft	Perforated
9,235–9,373 ft	Perforated

Casing (4)

Size	Set Depth	Cement
10.75"	1,215 ft	640 sx
2.875"	2,880 ft	—
7.625"	7,304 ft	1,135 sx
5"	9,413 ft	750 sx

Permit History (2)

#333145 Recompletion Final Completion

MARTINEZ-STATE · 9,449 ft

1987-07-23

#118382 Drill Long String Casing

MARTINEZ-STATE · 9,440 ft

1981-05-06

Spud 1981-05-07

Applications (2)

#333145 A SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.

received 1987-07-20

#118382 A SHELL OIL COMPANY

received 1981-05-06

Records & Logs

5 completion filings on record · 1 with log images at RRC.

W-2/G-1 2023-05-01

W-2/G-1 1988-01-29

W-2/G-1 1987-10-22 log on file

W-2/G-1 1987-10-31

W-2/G-1 1981-07-20

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: 9,449 ft
Drill Type: Vertical
County: STARR
District: 4
Operator: SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.
Completed: 1981-06-15

Operator

Name: SHELL WESTERN E&P INC
Location: HOUSTON
P-5 Status: Inactive (filed 1999-09-16)
Cum Oil (all leases): 103,539,803 bbl
Cum Gas (all leases): 1,149,777,929 mcf
Total Permits: 2,528