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Final Completion

DIXIE MORTGAGE-PAWELEK GAS UNIT

HIDALGO County · District 4 · SHELL WESTERN E&P INC. · MCCOOK E. (VICKSBURG LO. V)

Permits

Max Depth

14,227 ft

First Permit

1980-01-22

Latest Activity

1985-05-23

Lifespan

5 yrs

Regulatory Status

Schedule

OFF SCHEDULE

Completion

1980-07-28

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.

Gas

production & DCA →

Formation Tops (5) Elevation 328 ft (GR)

CSV

Formation	Top Depth (MD)	Subsea (+above / −below SL)
VICKSBURG	10,001 ft	-9,673 ft
VICKSBURG 10,000 (Vicksburg)	10,001 ft	-9,673 ft
VICKSBURG 11,300 (Vicksburg)	11,117 ft	-10,789 ft
VICKSBURG11,300	11,117 ft	-10,789 ft
LOWER VICKSBURG V (Vicksburg)	11,993 ft	-11,665 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 (10)

Interval	Type
9,966–9,972 ft	Perforated
9,969–10,660 ft	Perforated
10,004–10,010 ft	Perforated
11,156–11,377 ft	Perforated
11,793–11,799 ft	Perforated
11,848–11,860 ft	Perforated
11,863–11,879 ft	Perforated
11,883–11,898 ft	Perforated
11,902–11,919 ft	Perforated
11,993–12,167 ft	Perforated

Casing (5)

Size	Set Depth	Cement
13.375"	1,284 ft	750 sx
9.625"	7,766 ft	1,205 sx
2.875"	10,870 ft	138 sx
2.875"	11,960 ft	—
5"	12,326 ft	910 sx

Permit History (2)

#275961 Recompletion Final Completion

DIXIE MORTGAGE-PAWELEK GAS UNIT · 14,227 ft

1985-05-23

#70438 Drill Final Completion

DIXIE MORTGAGE-PAWELEK GAS UNIT · 14,227 ft

1980-01-22

Spud 1980-02-05

Applications (2)

#275961 A SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.

received 1985-05-22

#70438 A SHELL OIL COMPANY

received 1980-01-22

Records & Logs

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

W-2/G-1 2015-01-22

W-2/G-1 2004-08-30

W-2/G-1 1986-04-08 log on file

W-2/G-1 1986-04-19

W-2/G-1 1985-07-29

W-2/G-1 1980-11-26

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: 3
Max Depth: 14,227 ft
Drill Type: Vertical
County: HIDALGO
District: 4
Operator: SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.
Completed: 1980-07-28

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