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Final Completion

SW FARM & RANCH - STATE OF TX

STARR County · District 4 · SHELL WESTERN E&P · HINDE WEST (VICKSBURG-18)

Permits

Max Depth

9,500 ft

First Permit

1983-10-24

Latest Activity

1995-01-30

Lifespan

11 yrs

Regulatory Status

Schedule

OFF SCHEDULE

Completion

1984-04-27

Shut-In

—

Plugged

—

EWA / Production operator mismatch

Scheduling: SHELL WESTERN E&P ≠ Production: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY (reported 2026-04)

EWA / Permit operator mismatch

Scheduling: SHELL WESTERN E&P ≠ Permit: FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANY

Resolved via: production → MERIT ENERGY COMPANY

Production Summary

Cum Oil

— bbl

Cum Gas

— mcf

First Production

1993-01

Last Production

2026-07

Operator History

Chain of Custody

FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANY 1993-2000→ TOTALFINAELF E&P USA INC 2001-2003→ TOTAL E&P USA, INC. 2003-2006→ SHELL WESTERN E&P 2006-2011→ 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.

Formation Tops (4) Elevation 389 ft (GR)

CSV

Formation	Top Depth (MD)	Subsea (+above / −below SL)
VICKSBURG	4,800 ft	-4,411 ft
MARKER III SHALE	7,170 ft	-6,781 ft
7600 SAND	7,560 ft	-7,171 ft
V-18	7,750 ft	-7,361 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 (4)

Interval	Type
7,560–7,690 ft	Perforated
7,927–7,953 ft	Perforated
8,010–8,037 ft	Perforated
8,197–8,230 ft	Perforated

Casing (3)

Size	Set Depth	Cement
10.75"	1,294 ft	930 sx
7.625"	6,440 ft	600 sx
7.625"	7,222 ft	4,000 sx

Permit History (2)

#432249 Recompletion Final Completion

S.W. FARM & RANCH STATE OF TEXAS · 8,500 ft

1995-01-30

Spud 1994-12-22

#218256 Drill Final Completion

S.W. FARM & RANCH STATE OF TEXAS · 9,500 ft

1983-10-24

Spud 1984-03-10

Applications (2)

#432249 A FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANY

received 1995-01-26

#218256 A TENNECO OIL CO.

received 1983-10-20

Records & Logs

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

W-2/G-1 1999-04-30 log on file

W-2/G-1 1999-05-14

W-2/G-1 1984-05-04

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: 2
Max Depth: 9,500 ft
Drill Type: Vertical
County: STARR
District: 4
Operator: SHELL WESTERN E&P
Completed: 1984-04-27

Operator

Name: SHELL WESTERN E&P
Location: HOUSTON
P-5 Status: Delinquent (filed 2021-01-04)
Cum Oil (all leases): 109,966,284 bbl
Cum Gas (all leases): 1,378,771,265 mcf
Activities: GTHS/C, GTHS/O
Total Permits: 1,756