42-215-32552
PRODUCINGBRIGHT & SCHIFF HAMMAN GAS UNIT
HIDALGO County · District 4 · MERIT ENERGY COMPANY · MONTE CHRISTO (VX-ECKART-EE CNS)
Permits
2
Max Depth
17,000 ft
First Permit
1998-05-21
Latest Activity
2003-04-22
Lifespan
5 yrs
Regulatory Status
Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completion
2003-05-03
Shut-In
—
Plugged
—
P-5 Org Status: Active
EWA / Permit operator mismatch
Scheduling: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY ≠ Permit: EL PASO PRODUCTION OIL & GAS CO.
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
1998-08
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 (7) Elevation 24 ft (KB)
CSV| Formation | Top Depth (MD) | Subsea (+above / −below SL) |
|---|---|---|
| VICKSBURG EE (Vicksburg) | 10,222 ft | -10,198 ft |
| VICKSBURG GG (Vicksburg) | 11,820 ft | -11,796 ft |
| VICKSBURG JJ (Vicksburg) | 12,263 ft | -12,239 ft |
| VICKSBURGJJ | 12,263 ft | -12,239 ft |
| VICKSBURG NN (Vicksburg) | 13,883 ft | -13,859 ft |
| VICKSBURG OO (Vicksburg) | 14,308 ft | -14,284 ft |
| VICKSBURG PP (Vicksburg) | 15,078 ft | -15,054 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 (6)
| Interval | Type |
|---|---|
| 9,501–9,554 ft | Perforated |
| 9,574–9,646 ft | Perforated |
| 9,663–9,772 ft | Perforated |
| 13,950–14,009 ft | Perforated |
| 14,309–14,436 ft | Perforated |
| 15,081–15,102 ft | Perforated |
Casing (3)
| Size | Set Depth | Cement |
|---|---|---|
| 13.375" | 3,000 ft | 2,350 sx |
| 9.625" | 10,271 ft | 915 sx |
| 4.5" | 15,500 ft | 606 sx |
Permit History (2)
Applications (2)
Records & Logs
8 completion filings on record · 2 with log images at RRC.
+2 more 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
Well Details
- Well Number
- 13
- Max Depth
- 17,000 ft
- Drill Type
- Vertical
- County
- HIDALGO
- District
- 4
- Operator
- MERIT ENERGY COMPANY
- Completed
- 2003-05-03
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