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Final Completion

BRIGHT & SCHIFF HAMMAN GAS UNIT

HIDALGO County · District 4 · MERIT ENERGY COMPANY · MONTE CHRISTO (43-57 CONS.)

Permits

Max Depth

14,000 ft

First Permit

1980-01-15

Latest Activity

2008-09-19

Lifespan

29 yrs

Regulatory Status

Schedule

OFF SCHEDULE

Completion

2008-09-29

Shut-In

—

Plugged

2026-03-30

EWA / Production operator mismatch

Scheduling: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY ≠ Production: CANTERA OPERATING, LLC (reported 2016-05)

EWA / Permit operator mismatch

Scheduling: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY ≠ Permit: EL PASO E & P COMPANY, L. P.

Resolved via: scheduling → MERIT ENERGY COMPANY

Production Summary

Cum Oil

— bbl

Cum Gas

— mcf

First Production

1993-01

Last Production

2026-02

Operator History

Chain of Custody

SHELL WESTERN E&P INC. 1993-1993→ RMS MONTE CHRISTO, LLC 1996-1996→ COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATION 1998-1999→ EL PASO PRODUCTION OIL & GAS CO. 2006-2006→ EL PASO E & P COMPANY, L. P. 2006-2012→ EP ENERGY E&P COMPANY, L.P. 2012-2013→ CANTERA OPERATING, LLC 2013-2016

Lease Production

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

Formation Tops (1) Elevation 218 ft (KB)

CSV

Formation	Top Depth (MD)	Subsea (+above / −below SL)
3	—	—

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 (8)

Interval	Type
8,150–8,170 ft	Perforated
8,180–8,202 ft	Perforated
9,230–9,270 ft	Perforated
9,396–9,414 ft	Perforated
9,414–9,421 ft	Perforated
9,428–9,524 ft	Perforated
9,555–9,708 ft	Perforated
13,223–13,235 ft	Perforated

Casing (5)

Size	Set Depth	Cement
13.375"	1,755 ft	996 sx
9.625"	8,915 ft	4,245 sx
2.875"	9,300 ft	—
2.875"	13,082 ft	—
5"	13,534 ft	680 sx

Permit History (3)

#670449 Recompletion Final Completion

BRIGHT SCHIFF GAS UNIT · 8,770 ft

2008-09-19

Spud 2008-09-19

#99738 Recompletion Final Completion

BRIGHT & SCHIFF HAMMAN GAS UNIT · 14,000 ft

1980-11-19

#69763 Drill N

BRIGHT & SCHIFF HAMMAN GAS UNIT · 14,000 ft

1980-01-15

Spud 1980-03-10

Applications (3)

#670449 A EL PASO E & P COMPANY, L. P.

received 2008-09-03

#99738 A SHELL OIL COMPANY

received 1980-11-19

#69763 A SHELL OIL COMPANY

received 1980-01-15

Records & Logs

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

W-2/G-1 2008-10-20 log on file

W-2/G-1 2008-11-19

W-2/G-1 2006-11-07

W-2/G-1 1994-12-01

W-2/G-1 1981-01-29

W-2/G-1 1980-08-04

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: 1
Max Depth: 14,000 ft
Drill Type: Vertical
County: HIDALGO
District: 4
Operator: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY
Completed: 2008-09-29

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