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PRODUCING

HMC-TIE LA BRISA

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

Permits

Max Depth

8,000 ft

First Permit

1994-02-10

Latest Activity

2000-07-17

Lifespan

6 yrs

Regulatory Status

Schedule

ON SCHEDULE

Completion

—

Shut-In

—

Plugged

—

P-5 Org Status: Active

EWA / Permit operator mismatch

Scheduling: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY ≠ Permit: TEXAS INDEPENDENT EXPLOR., INC.

Resolved via: production → MERIT ENERGY COMPANY

Production Summary

Cum Oil

— bbl

Cum Gas

— mcf

First Production

1994-03

Last Production

2026-07

Operator History

Chain of Custody

TEXAS INDEPENDENT EXPLOR., INC. 1994-2002→ SAMSON LONE STAR LP 2002-2007→ SAMSON LONE STAR, LLC 2007-2008→ POGO PRODUCING COMPANY LLC 2008-2011→ PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO. 2011-2012→ OXY USA INC. 2012-2017→ 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 (2) Elevation 385 ft (GL)

CSV

Formation	Top Depth (MD)	Subsea (+above / −below SL)
FRIO	3,500 ft	-3,115 ft
VICKSBURG	5,800 ft	-5,415 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 (3)

Interval	Type
6,734–6,755 ft	Perforated
6,788–6,810 ft	Perforated
7,178–7,311 ft	Perforated

Casing (2)

Size	Set Depth	Cement
8.625"	2,520 ft	890 sx
4.5"	7,777 ft	500 sx

Permit History (2)

#498004 Field Transfer Final Completion

HMC/TIE LABBRISA · 7,800 ft

2000-07-17

Spud 1994-02-17

#421032 Drill Final Completion

HMC/TIE-LA BRISA · 8,000 ft

1994-02-10

Spud 1994-02-17

Applications (3)

#421032 X TEXAS INDEPENDENT EXPLOR., INC.

received 2000-07-12

#498004 A TEXAS INDEPENDENT EXPLOR., INC.

received 2000-07-12

#421032 A TEXAS INDEPENDENT EXPLOR., INC.

received 1994-02-10

Records & Logs

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

W-2/G-1 2006-08-30

W-2/G-1 2005-03-23

W-2/G-1 2005-02-22

W-2/G-1 2004-12-27

W-2/G-1 2000-05-26

W-2/G-1 1994-05-02

+2 more filings

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: 4
Max Depth: 8,000 ft
Drill Type: Vertical
County: STARR
District: 4
Operator: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY

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