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Final Completion

MCALLEN A.A.

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

Permits

Max Depth

13,500 ft

First Permit

1981-03-10

Latest Activity

1989-03-02

Lifespan

8 yrs

Regulatory Status

Schedule

OFF SCHEDULE

Completion

1981-11-12

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 (1) Elevation 194 ft (DF)

CSV

Formation	Top Depth (MD)	Subsea (+above / −below SL)
VICKSBURG R-3 (Vicksburg)	11,265 ft	-11,071 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
11,282–11,398 ft	Perforated
11,976–12,087 ft	Perforated

Casing (3)

Size	Set Depth	Cement
16"	2,005 ft	850 sx
11.75"	8,619 ft	3,330 sx
5"	12,190 ft	190 sx

Permit History (2)

#356545 Recompletion Final Completion

MCALLEN, A. A. · 12,448 ft

1989-03-02

#111464 Drill Final Completion

MC ALLEN, A. A. · 13,500 ft

1981-03-10

Spud 1981-05-25

Applications (2)

#356545 A SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.

received 1989-03-01

#111464 A SHELL OIL COMPANY

received 1981-03-10

Records & Logs

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

W-2/G-1 1989-06-13

W-2/G-1 1989-04-10 log on file

W-2/G-1 1989-04-20

W-2/G-1 1982-02-01

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: 72
Max Depth: 13,500 ft
Drill Type: Vertical
County: HIDALGO
District: 4
Operator: SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.
Completed: 1981-11-12

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