42-215-32620
NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ALLOWABLEHAMMAN RANCH
HIDALGO County · District 4 · MERIT ENERGY COMPANY · MONTE CHRISTO (VKSBG GG)
Permits
2
Max Depth
18,000 ft
First Permit
1999-01-12
Latest Activity
2005-05-12
Lifespan
6 yrs
Regulatory Status
Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completion
2005-08-01
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
1999-03
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 (6) Elevation 209 ft (GR)
CSV| Formation | Top Depth (MD) | Subsea (+above / −below SL) |
|---|---|---|
| FRIO X (Frio) | 7,702 ft | -7,493 ft |
| FRIO 57 (Frio) | 8,566 ft | -8,357 ft |
| VKSBG ECKART | 9,124 ft | -8,915 ft |
| VKSBG GG | 11,324 ft | -11,115 ft |
| VKSBG JJ | 11,540 ft | -11,331 ft |
| VKSBG MM | 13,147 ft | -12,938 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 |
|---|---|
| 11,338–11,380 ft | Perforated |
| 11,426–11,484 ft | Perforated |
| 11,620–11,691 ft | Perforated |
| 13,154–13,273 ft | Perforated |
| 13,370–13,432 ft | Perforated |
Casing (4)
| Size | Set Depth | Cement |
|---|---|---|
| 20" | 50 ft | — |
| 13.375" | 3,017 ft | 2,000 sx |
| 9.625" | 9,960 ft | 1,235 sx |
| 4.5" | 14,800 ft | 1,340 sx |
Permit History (2)
Applications (2)
Records & Logs
5 completion filings on record · 2 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
- 47
- Max Depth
- 18,000 ft
- Drill Type
- Vertical
- County
- HIDALGO
- District
- 4
- Operator
- MERIT ENERGY COMPANY
- Completed
- 2005-08-01
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