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Final Completion

MCALLEN A.A.

HIDALGO County · District 4 · SHELL WESTERN E&P INC. · MCALLEN RANCH (VICKSBURG R-1)

Permits

Max Depth

13,000 ft

First Permit

1978-12-27

Latest Activity

1987-03-09

Lifespan

8 yrs

Regulatory Status

Schedule

OFF SCHEDULE

Completion

1979-03-21

Shut-In

—

Plugged

—

EWA / Production operator mismatch

Scheduling: SHELL WESTERN E&P INC. ≠ Production: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY (reported 2022-10)

Resolved via: scheduling → SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.

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 2000-2011→ OXY USA INC. 2011-2017→ MERIT ENERGY COMPANY 2017-2022

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 (4) Elevation 153 ft (GR)

CSV

Formation	Top Depth (MD)	Subsea (+above / −below SL)
VICKSBURG	7,680 ft	-7,527 ft
VICKSBURG L (Vicksburg)	10,105 ft	-9,952 ft
VICKSBURG P (Vicksburg)	10,780 ft	-10,627 ft
VICKSBURG R (Vicksburg)	11,469 ft	-11,316 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
11,490–11,642 ft	Perforated
12,165–12,322 ft	Perforated

Casing (4)

Size	Set Depth	Cement
10.75"	1,750 ft	850 sx
7.625"	8,893 ft	1,020 sx
2.875"	11,358 ft	—
5"	12,597 ft	850 sx

Permit History (2)

#327385 Recompletion Final Completion

MCALLEN, A. A. · 12,600 ft

1987-03-09

#39643 Drill Final Completion

MC ALLEN, A. A. · 13,000 ft

1978-12-27

Spud 1979-01-13

Applications (2)

#327385 A SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.

received 1987-03-05

#39643 A SHELL OIL COMPANY

received 1978-12-27

Records & Logs

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

W-2/G-1 1987-10-28

W-2/G-1 1987-10-08

W-2/G-1 1987-07-23 log on file

W-2/G-1 1987-08-04

W-2/G-1 1979-05-04

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 HIDALGO County.

Well Details

Well Number: 55
Max Depth: 13,000 ft
Drill Type: Vertical
County: HIDALGO
District: 4
Operator: SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.
Completed: 1979-03-21

Operator

Name: SHELL WESTERN E&P INC
Location: HOUSTON
P-5 Status: Inactive (filed 1999-09-16)
Cum Oil (all leases): 103,539,803 bbl
Cum Gas (all leases): 1,149,777,929 mcf
Total Permits: 2,528