WELL · 42-215-01492 · DISTRICT 4
McAllen Fieldwide Unit #17
Hidalgo County · McAllen (9400) field · Vertical
Mcallen Fieldwide Unit #17 (API 42-215-01492) is a plugged well in Hidalgo County, plugged January 15, 2002, last operated by Totalfinaelf E&P USA Inc.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1995 and 1998, permitted to 10,200 ft.
It was permitted by Fina Oil & Chemical Company and has since transferred to Totalfinaelf E&P USA Inc on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Fina Oil & Chemical Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 18, 2002
- Permits on file
- 138
- Phone
- (713) 647-3559
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Totalfinaelf E&P USA Inc |
| Production reports | Totalfinaelf E&P USA Incthrough Jan 2002 |
| Latest permit | Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyOct 22, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,200
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Oct 22, 1998
- last permit issued
- May 7, 1998
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 291K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1996 THROUGH Jan 2002
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 7, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 15, 2002
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McAllen Fieldwide Unit G-4-171028 | McAllen (9400) | Totalfinaelf E&P USA Inc | 1 | 0 | 196K | May 1998 – Jan 2002 |
| McAllen Fieldwide Unit G-4-162800 | McAllen (Hansen) | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | 1 | 0 | 94.7K | Feb 1996 – May 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.
- 1Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyMar 1996 → Dec 2000
- 2Totalfinaelf E&P USA IncJan 2001 → Jan 2002
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 480311-99 | Recompletion | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Oct 20, 1998 | Oct 22, 1998 | Mar 15, 1998 | 10,200 |
| 439812-98 | Reenter | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Apr 7, 1997 | Sep 18, 1995 | Oct 1, 1995 | 10,200 |
| 439812-99 | Reenter | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Sep 12, 1995 | Sep 18, 1995 | — | 10,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-162800 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-171028 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,196 | 8,208 | Perforated |
| 9,386 | 9,572 | Perforated |
| 9,770 | 10,000 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,285 | 13 | 675 S |
| 7.625 | 8,428 | 9.875 | 510 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 26, 1999 | Nov 6, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 11, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | May 28, 1997 | Apr 7, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | May 14, 1997 | — | — |
| 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 42-215-01492 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-01492 → 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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