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Final Completion

CHRISTIAN WOODS

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

Permits

Max Depth

13,500 ft

First Permit

1979-10-03

Latest Activity

1993-04-16

Lifespan

14 yrs

Regulatory Status

Schedule

OFF SCHEDULE

Completion

1980-06-20

Shut-In

—

Plugged

—

EWA / Production operator mismatch

Scheduling: SHELL WESTERN E&P INC. ≠ Production: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY (reported 2026-04)

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 2000-2011→ 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 (4) Elevation 211 ft (GR)

CSV

Formation	Top Depth (MD)	Subsea (+above / −below SL)
VICKSBURG J (Vicksburg)	7,910 ft	-7,699 ft
VICKSBURG K (Vicksburg)	8,560 ft	-8,349 ft
VICKSBURG K-1 (Vicksburg)	9,110 ft	-8,899 ft
VICKSBURG Q (Vicksburg)	11,265 ft	-11,054 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 (3)

Interval	Type
8,606–8,613 ft	Perforated
8,662–8,698 ft	Perforated
11,272–11,290 ft	Perforated

Casing (4)

Size	Set Depth	Cement
13.375"	1,730 ft	900 sx
9.625"	7,996 ft	1,610 sx
2.875"	11,200 ft	—
5"	11,636 ft	715 sx

Permit History (2)

#410756 Recompletion Final Completion

WOODS CHRISTIAN · 13,319 ft

1993-04-16

Spud 1993-04-28

#59644 Drill Final Completion

CHRISTIAN, WOODS · 13,500 ft

1979-10-03

Spud 1979-10-05

Applications (2)

#410756 A SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.

received 1993-04-15

#59644 A SHELL OIL COMPANY

received 1979-10-03

Records & Logs

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

W-2/G-1 1993-06-23 log on file

W-2/G-1 1993-06-30

W-2/G-1 1980-07-17

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: 21
Max Depth: 13,500 ft
Drill Type: Vertical
County: HIDALGO
District: 4
Operator: SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.
Completed: 1980-06-20

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