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Final Completion

THEISS ET AL GAS UNIT

HIDALGO County · District 4 · SHELL OIL COMPANY · MCCOOK E. (VICKSBURG 13 700)

Permits

Max Depth

15,000 ft

First Permit

1977-10-18

Latest Activity

1986-08-05

Lifespan

9 yrs

Regulatory Status

Schedule

OFF SCHEDULE

Completion

1977-08-16

Shut-In

—

Plugged

—

EWA / Production operator mismatch

Scheduling: SHELL OIL COMPANY ≠ Production: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY (reported 2026-04)

EWA / Permit operator mismatch

Scheduling: SHELL OIL COMPANY ≠ Permit: SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.

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

SHELL WESTERN E&P INC. 1993-2000→ SHELL WESTERN E&P 2000-2005→ MERIT ENERGY COMPANY 2026-2026

Lease Production

Production is reported at the lease level. View production data, decline curves, and history on the lease page.

Formation Tops (3) Elevation 329 ft (GR)

CSV

Formation	Top Depth (MD)	Subsea (+above / −below SL)
VICKSBURG	7,100 ft	-6,771 ft
VICKSBURG V (Vicksburg)	11,935 ft	-11,606 ft
VICKSBURG X (Vicksburg)	12,248 ft	-11,919 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
12,262–12,596 ft	Perforated
13,846–13,886 ft	Perforated

Casing (5)

Size	Set Depth	Cement
13.375"	1,245 ft	900 sx
13.375"	1,246 ft	750 sx
9.625"	8,300 ft	2,000 sx
5"	14,209 ft	2,050 sx
5"	34,209 ft	2,050 sx

Permit History (2)

#304947 Recompletion Final Completion

THEISS ET AL GAS UNIT · 15,000 ft

1986-08-05

#10073 Recompletion

THEISS ET AL GAS UNIT · 15,000 ft

1977-10-18

Applications (2)

#304947 A SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.

received 1986-08-05

#10073 A SHELL OIL COMPANY

received 1977-10-18

Records & Logs

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

W-2/G-1 1986-11-13

W-2/G-1 1986-09-19 log on file

W-2/G-1 1986-09-30

W-2/G-1 1978-02-17

W-2/G-1 1984-01-12

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 HIDALGO County.

Well Details

Well Number: 2
Max Depth: 15,000 ft
Drill Type: Vertical
County: HIDALGO
District: 4
Operator: SHELL OIL COMPANY
Completed: 1977-08-16

Operator

Name: SHELL WESTERN E&P INC
Location: HOUSTON
P-5 Status: Delinquent (filed 2021-11-04)
Cum Oil (all leases): — bbl
Cum Gas (all leases): — mcf
Activities: GTHS/O
Total Permits: 1,401