WELL · 42-215-01353 · DISTRICT 4
Pharr Fieldwide Unit #17
Hidalgo County · Pharr (Reichert) field · Vertical
Pharr Fieldwide Unit #17 (API 42-215-01353) is a plugged well in Hidalgo County, plugged September 30, 1984, last operated by Tenneco Oil CO..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 7, 1995, permitted to 10,000 ft.
It was permitted by Fina Oil & Chemical Company and has since transferred to Tenneco Oil CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Pharr (8500).
Operator of record
Permitted by Fina Oil & Chemical Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 5, 2016 · 863 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Tenneco Oil Co. |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyFeb 7, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 7, 1995
- last permit issued
- Aug 1, 1963
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 691K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1995 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 1, 1963
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 30, 1984
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 lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pharr Fieldwide Unit G-4-157553 | Pharr(hanson) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 691K | May 1995 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 5,798 · prior 12 5,638(+3%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyMay 1995 → Dec 2000
- 2Totalfinaelf E&P USA IncJan 2001 → Aug 2003
- 3Total E&P USA, Inc.Sep 2003 → Jan 2006
- 4Shell Western E&PFeb 2006 → Apr 2011
- 5OXY USA Inc.May 2011 → Apr 2017
- 6Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 432541-99 | Reenter | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Feb 3, 1995 | Feb 7, 1995 | Jan 13, 1995 | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-157553 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 109 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pharr (8500) | 8,422 | -8,313 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,317 | 9,333 | Perforated |
| 9,512 | 9,522 | Perforated |
| 9,526 | 9,577 | Perforated |
| 11,875 | 11,888 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,335 | — | — |
| 13.375 | 1,357 | 18.5 | 900 S |
| 7 | 3,666 | — | — |
| 7 | 3,667 | 8.5 | 725 S |
| 9.625 | 8,605 | 12.25 | 1,000 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 | Feb 18, 1999 | Nov 13, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Jun 10, 1996 | Jan 22, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 11, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 14, 1966 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-215-01353 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-01353 → 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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