FIELDS · TEXAS · FIELD 62556532
Monte Christo (56-a, N)
Field · District 04 · Hidalgo County
Monte Christo (56-a, N) is an RRC field with 16 leases on file reported by 12 operators, in Hidalgo County.
In the 12 months reported through August 2026 it produced 18,229 mcf of gas, up 8% on the year before, from 9 leases reporting volume.
Merit Energy Company holds the most, 14 leases and 8.8 million mcf of gas lifetime.
Lifetime, the field has reported 49,459 barrels of oil and 11 million mcf of gas.
- 16
- leases on file
- 9
- leases reporting volume
- 12
- operators, all time
- 13
- active wellbores of 16 · 1 operators today
- 136
- bbl oil, 12 months through Aug 2026 · +325%
- 18,229
- Mcf gas, same 12 months · +8%
- 49,459
- bbl oil, lifetime · 10.6M Mcf gas
Every well completed in it, searchable →
Reported production by month
12 months through Aug 2026 136 · prior 12 32(+325%)
Monte Christo (56-a, N): Oil by month.
Operators
BY LIFETIME OIL ON THEIR LEASES · TOP 3
| Operator | Leases | Oil, bbl | Gas, Mcf | Last reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merit Energy Company | 14 | 37.1K | 8.83M | Aug 2026 |
| El Paso E & P Company, L. P. | 1 | 12.1K | 1.64M | May 2010 |
| Samson Lone Star LP | 1 | 291 | 97.7K | Mar 1995 |
Counties
- Hidalgo County → 16 leases
Latest completions
BY COMPLETION DATE
| Well | Operator | County | Completed | Top perf, ft | Oil, 12 mo | Gas, 12 mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamman Ranch #27 | Merit Energy Company | Hidalgo | Jun 26, 2023 | — | — | — |
| Clemons Gas Unit No. 1 #11 | Merit Energy Company | Hidalgo | Jun 6, 2007 | — | — | — |
| Clemons Gas Unit No. 1 #9 | Merit Energy Company | Hidalgo | Apr 20, 2007 | — | — | — |
| Roper Unit #3 | Merit Energy Company | Hidalgo | Jan 4, 2007 | — | — | — |
| Clemons Gas Unit No. 1 #8 | Merit Energy Company | Hidalgo | Aug 25, 2006 | — | — | — |
| Clemons Gas Unit No. 1 #7 | Merit Energy Company | Hidalgo | Jul 26, 2006 | — | — | — |
| Hamman Ranch #31 | Merit Energy Company | Hidalgo | Jun 20, 2006 | — | — | — |
| Clemons Gas Unit No. 1 #2 | Merit Energy Company | Hidalgo | May 9, 2006 | — | — | — |
| Vannie Cook #5 | Merit Energy Company | Hidalgo | Apr 20, 2006 | — | — | — |
| Clemons Gas Unit No. 1 #6 | Merit Energy Company | Hidalgo | Feb 9, 2006 | — | — | — |
About this data
Field 62556532 from RRC PDQ lease reports: lifetime totals and lease and operator counts from the field summary; the monthly series summed from every lease report naming the field, cut at the statewide reported-through month, Aug 2026. Oil includes condensate from gas leases and gas includes casinghead gas from oil leases, as the RRC totals them. Counties from the wells completed on each lease. Completions are the wellbores the RRC schedule ties to the field. Nothing is estimated.
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