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HIDALGO County · District 4 · MERIT ENERGY COMPANY · MCALLEN RANCH (VKSBG L-V N CONS
Permits
3
Max Depth
16,000 ft
First Permit
1988-04-19
Latest Activity
1988-04-19
Lifespan
< 1 yr
Regulatory Status
Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completion
1990-06-06
Shut-In
—
Plugged
—
P-5 Org Status: Active
EWA / Permit operator mismatch
Scheduling: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY ≠ Permit: SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.
Resolved via: production → MERIT ENERGY COMPANY
Production Summary Production data is a work in progress — still being validated against RRC filings. Spot something off or have questions? [email protected]
Cum Oil
— bbl
Cum Gas
— mcf
First Production
1993-01
Last Production
2026-07
Operator History
Chain of Custody
Lease Production
Production is reported at the lease level. View production data, decline curves, and history on the lease page.
Formation Tops (5) Elevation 114 ft (GR)
CSV| Formation | Top Depth (MD) | Subsea (+above / −below SL) |
|---|---|---|
| VICKSBURG R (Vicksburg) | 11,710 ft | -11,596 ft |
| VICKSBURG S (Vicksburg) | 12,648 ft | -12,534 ft |
| VICKSBURG T (Vicksburg) | 13,387 ft | -13,273 ft |
| VICKSBURG T (Vicksburg) | 13,422 ft | -13,308 ft |
| VICKSBURG U (Vicksburg) | 14,129 ft | -14,015 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 (4)
| Interval | Type |
|---|---|
| 12,648–12,714 ft | Perforated |
| 12,830–13,061 ft | Perforated |
| 13,387–13,498 ft | Perforated |
| 14,129–14,248 ft | Perforated |
Casing (3)
| Size | Set Depth | Cement |
|---|---|---|
| 13.375" | 1,738 ft | 1,120 sx |
| 9.625" | 9,036 ft | 1,230 sx |
| 5" | 14,820 ft | 1,660 sx |
Permit History (3)
Applications (3)
Records & Logs
5 completion filings on record · 1 with log images at RRC.
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
Well Details
- Well Number
- 16
- Max Depth
- 16,000 ft
- Drill Type
- Vertical
- County
- HIDALGO
- District
- 4
- Operator
- MERIT ENERGY COMPANY
- Completed
- 1990-06-06
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