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Final Completion

HAMMAN RANCH

HIDALGO County · District 4 · SHELL WESTERN E&P INC. · MONTE CHRISTO (VKSBG JJ)

Permits

Max Depth

16,090 ft

First Permit

1983-11-29

Latest Activity

1987-03-19

Lifespan

3 yrs

Regulatory Status

Schedule

OFF SCHEDULE

Completion

1984-03-31

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

RMS MONTE CHRISTO, LLC 1997-1997→ ANR PRODUCTION COMPANY 1997-1997→ COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATION 1997-2001→ EL PASO PRODUCTION OIL & GAS CO. 2001-2006→ EL PASO E & P COMPANY, L. P. 2006-2012→ EP ENERGY E&P COMPANY, L.P. 2012-2013→ CANTERA OPERATING, LLC 2013-2017→ 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 (10) Elevation 200 ft (GR)

CSV

Formation	Top Depth (MD)	Subsea (+above / −below SL)
FRIO	6,437 ft	-6,237 ft
FRIO 40 (Frio)	7,522 ft	-7,322 ft
FRIO 43 (Frio)	7,670 ft	-7,470 ft
FRIO Z (Frio)	8,150 ft	-7,950 ft
VXDD	9,135 ft	-8,935 ft
VKSBG EE	9,270 ft	-9,070 ft
VXEE	9,270 ft	-9,070 ft
EE	9,349 ft	-9,149 ft
HH	11,170 ft	-10,970 ft
JJ	11,595 ft	-11,395 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 (5)

Interval	Type
9,342–9,428 ft	Perforated
9,590–9,723 ft	Perforated
11,598–11,604 ft	Perforated
11,609–11,617 ft	Perforated
11,628–11,634 ft	Perforated

Casing (4)

Size	Set Depth	Cement
13.375"	1,726 ft	1,050 sx
13.375"	1,731 ft	1,050 sx
9.625"	9,000 ft	3,740 sx
5"	12,019 ft	680 sx

Permit History (2)

#327893 Recompletion Final Completion

HAMMAN RANCH · 16,090 ft

1987-03-19

#221935 Drill Final Completion

HAMMAN RANCH · 16,090 ft

1983-11-29

Spud 1983-12-02

Applications (3)

#327893 A SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.

received 1987-03-18

#221935 A SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.

received 1984-02-13

#221935 A SHELL OIL COMPANY

received 1983-11-21

Records & Logs

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

W-2/G-1 1999-05-04

W-2/G-1 1987-07-13 log on file

W-2/G-1 1987-07-18

W-2/G-1 1984-07-16

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: 22
Max Depth: 16,090 ft
Drill Type: Vertical
County: HIDALGO
District: 4
Operator: SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.
Completed: 1984-03-31

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