WELL · 42-215-00125 · DISTRICT 4
Christian Woods #1
Hidalgo County · McAllen Ranch (Vicksburg P Q) field · Vertical
Christian Woods #1 (API 42-215-00125) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Shell Western E&P, completed November 17, 1960.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 17, 1998, permitted to 10,600 ft.
It was permitted by Shell Western E&P Inc. and has since transferred to Shell Western E&P on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Vicksburg.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Shell Western E&P Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 1,756 permits on file · (713) 454-3197
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Shell Western E&P |
| Production reports | OXY USA Inc.through Sep 2015 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&P Inc.Nov 17, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 17, 1998
- last permit issued
- Nov 17, 1960
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.2M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 17, 1960
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woods Christian G-4-176835 | McAllen Ranch (Vicksburg N) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 986K | Nov 1998 – Jul 2026 |
| Christian, Woods G-4-11968 | McAllen Ranch (Vicksburg P, Q) | Shell Western E&P Inc. | 1 | 0 | 217K | Jan 1993 – Nov 1998 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Shell Western E&P Inc.Jan 1993 → Nov 1998
- 2Shell Western E&PMar 2001 → Apr 2011
- 3OXY USA Inc.May 2011 → Sep 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 480944-99 | Recompletion | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Nov 17, 1998 | Nov 17, 1998 | Nov 6, 1998 | 10,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-11968 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-176835 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 207 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| VicksburgVICKSBURG L | 9,346 | -9,139 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,010 | 10,014 | Perforated |
| 10,032 | 10,040 | Perforated |
| 10,176 | 10,182 | Perforated |
| 10,190 | 10,194 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,178 | — | — |
| 13.375 | 2,203 | 17.5 | 1,250 S |
| 9.625 | 7,978 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 8,000 | 12.25 | 300 S |
| 9.625 | 8,000 | 12.5 | 300 S |
| 2.875 | 10,304 | — | 70 S |
| 5.5 | 11,213 | 6 | 160 S |
| 5.5 | 11,213 | 60 | 160 S |
Completion filings
W-2 and G-1 reports on record in the RRC wellbore file, newest first. The suffix identifies the wellbore or completion event. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jun 20, 2001 | Apr 11, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 15, 2000 | Apr 14, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | May 12, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 15, 1960 | — |
The source documents
Petrora holds the structured record. The scanned filings live at the RRC; these links open its search already filled in for this API.
- Wellbore filings for 42-215-00125 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-00125 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.
About this data
Permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wellbore and operator of record from the EWA schedule, weekly; completions, formation tops, casing, and perforations from the dbf900 wellbore file; production from PDQ lease reports, which lag two to three months; injection from UIC permits, H-10 reports, and TexNet daily volumes; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog.
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