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PRODUCING

VILLARREAL

STARR County · District 4 · MERIT ENERGY COMPANY · ALVARADO (VICKSBURG)

Permits

Max Depth

10,750 ft

First Permit

2003-03-14

Latest Activity

2013-11-15

Lifespan

11 yrs

Regulatory Status

Schedule

ON SCHEDULE

Completion

2013-11-16

Shut-In

—

Plugged

—

P-5 Org Status: Active

EWA / Permit operator mismatch

Scheduling: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY ≠ Permit: CANTERA OPERATING, LLC

Resolved via: production → MERIT ENERGY COMPANY

Production Summary

Cum Oil

— bbl

Cum Gas

— mcf

First Production

2003-04

Last Production

2026-07

Operator History

Chain of Custody

PEOPLES ENERGY PROD.-TX, L.P. 2003-2007→ CORONADO ENERGY E&P COMPANY, LLC 2007-2010→ EL PASO E & P COMPANY, L. P. 2011-2012→ EP ENERGY E&P COMPANY, L.P. 2012-2013→ CANTERA OPERATING, LLC 2013-2017→ 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 (5) Elevation 216 ft (GR)

CSV

Formation	Top Depth (MD)	Subsea (+above / −below SL)
1ST VICKSBURG (Vicksburg)	6,561 ft	-6,345 ft
N SAND	7,358 ft	-7,142 ft
O SAND	7,712 ft	-7,496 ft
P SAND	8,238 ft	-8,022 ft
Q SAND	9,454 ft	-9,238 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 (2)

Interval	Type
8,534–8,544 ft	Perforated
9,470–9,590 ft	Perforated

Casing (3)

Size	Set Depth	Cement
10.75"	2,250 ft	1,160 sx
7"	9,100 ft	400 sx
4.5"	9,750 ft	130 sx

Permit History (2)

#773287 Recompletion Final Completion

VILLARREAL · 8,730 ft

2013-11-15

Spud 2013-11-06

#529633 Drill Final Completion

VILLARREAL · 10,750 ft

2003-03-14

Spud 2003-03-22

Applications (2)

#773287 A CANTERA OPERATING, LLC

received 2013-11-06

#529633 A PEOPLES ENERGY PROD.-TX, L.P.

received 2003-03-14

Records & Logs

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

W-2/G-1 2014-01-10

W-2/G-1 2003-05-19 log on file

W-2/G-1 2003-06-04

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: 11
Max Depth: 10,750 ft
Drill Type: Vertical
County: STARR
District: 4
Operator: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY
Completed: 2013-11-16

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