TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · API 42-215-01888 · DISTRICT 04
McAllen Fieldwide Unit #38
Hidalgo County · McAllen-Pharr (Consolidated) field · Producing · Vertical
Mcallen Fieldwide Unit #38 (API 42-215-01888) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed November 4, 1993 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1992 and 1993, permitted to 9,800 ft.
It was permitted by Fina Oil & Chemical Company and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including 6900 Sand, Card Sand, Grissom Sand.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Fina Oil & Chemical Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 7, 2025
- Permits on file
- 1,049
- Phone
- (972) 701-8377
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Fina Oil & Chemical Company |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyNov 4, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,800
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Nov 4, 1993
- last permit issued
- Nov 4, 1993
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.03M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 4, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McAllen Fieldwide Unit G-4-147682 | McAllen-Pharr (Consolidated) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.02M | Nov 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| McAllen Fieldwide Unit G-4-143365 | McAllen (Graham 8500) | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | 1 | 0 | 11.7K | Jan 1993 – Nov 1993 |
| McAllen Fieldwide Unit G-4-37972 | McAllen (Hansen) | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Feb 1993 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 6,494 · prior 12 6,756(-4%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyJan 1993 → 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 417766-99 | Recompletion | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Nov 2, 1993 | Nov 4, 1993 | Sep 30, 1993 | 9,800 |
| 404550-98 | Recompletion | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Dec 14, 1992 | Oct 16, 1992 | Jul 28, 1992 | 9,700 |
| 404550-99 | Recompletion | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Oct 12, 1992 | Oct 16, 1992 | — | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 1993 | McAllen Fieldwide Unit G-4-147682 | McAllen-Pharr (Consolidated) | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 9,800 |
| Nov 1, 1992 | McAllen Fieldwide Unit G-4-143365 | McAllen (Graham 8500) | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Not on Schedule | — |
| Jan 15, 1966 | McAllen Fieldwide Unit G-4-37972 | McAllen (Hansen) | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft |
|---|---|
| 6900 Sand | 6,695 |
| Card Sand | 7,203 |
| Grissom Sand | 7,718 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,551 | 8,561 | Perforated |
| 9,384 | 9,528 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,495 | 17.5 | 1,270 S |
| 13.375 | 2,495 | — | — |
| 9.875 | 9,227 | 12.25 | 850 S |
| 9.625 | 9,227 | — | — |
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 8, 1994 | Jan 10, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 13, 1994 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 3, 1993 | Dec 9, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 6, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 24, 1966 | — |
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 42-215-01888 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-01888 → 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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