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Final Completion

SOUTHWEST FARM & RANCH-STATE

STARR County · District 4 · SHELL WESTERN E&P · HINDE WEST (MARKER III SD.)

Permits

Max Depth

9,500 ft

First Permit

1997-11-06

Latest Activity

2005-10-27

Lifespan

8 yrs

Regulatory Status

Schedule

OFF SCHEDULE

Completion

1997-12-05

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: TOTAL E&P USA, INC.

Resolved via: production → MERIT ENERGY COMPANY

Production Summary

Cum Oil

— bbl

Cum Gas

— mcf

First Production

1997-12

Last Production

2026-07

Operator History

Chain of Custody

FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANY 1997-2000→ TOTALFINAELF E&P USA INC 2001-2003→ TOTAL E&P USA, INC. 2003-2005→ SHELL WESTERN E&P 2005-2011→ 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 (5) Elevation 387 ft (GL)

CSV

Formation	Top Depth (MD)	Subsea (+above / −below SL)
FRIO1	4,100 ft	-3,713 ft
VKSBG5B	6,050 ft	-5,663 ft
VKSBG 6	7,079 ft	-6,692 ft
VKSBG7	7,604 ft	-7,217 ft
MARKER III	7,740 ft	-7,353 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 (7)

Interval	Type
7,258–7,266 ft	Perforated
7,274–7,284 ft	Perforated
7,484–7,498 ft	Perforated
8,184–8,194 ft	Perforated
8,203–8,220 ft	Perforated
8,228–8,244 ft	Perforated
8,248–8,254 ft	Perforated

Casing (3)

Size	Set Depth	Cement
10.75"	1,500 ft	870 sx
7.625"	6,920 ft	400 sx
3.5"	8,900 ft	365 sx

Permit History (2)

#608569 Recompletion Final Completion

SOUTHWEST FARM & RANCH-STATE · 9,500 ft

2005-10-27

Spud 2005-08-20

#469764 Drill Final Completion

SOUTHWEST FARM & RANCH-STATE · 9,500 ft

1997-11-06

Spud 1997-11-10

Applications (2)

#608569 A TOTAL E&P USA, INC.

received 2005-10-27

#469764 A FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANY

received 1997-11-06

Records & Logs

4 completion filings on record · 2 with log images at RRC.

W-2/G-1 2005-11-09 log on file

W-2/G-1 2006-06-12

W-2/G-1 1998-06-26 log on file

W-2/G-1 1998-07-01

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: 11
Max Depth: 9,500 ft
Drill Type: Vertical
County: STARR
District: 4
Operator: SHELL WESTERN E&P
Completed: 1997-12-05

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