WELL · 42-215-30131 · DISTRICT 4
Van Scherpe Gas Unit 'B' #1
Hidalgo County · Directional · Sidetrack
Van Scherpe Gas Unit 'B' #1 (API 42-215-30131) is a permitted well in Hidalgo County filed by Cantera Operating, LLC; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 5 drilling permits (amended once) between 1997 and 2014, permitted to 12,945 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Vicksburg, Catahoula, Jackson, Miocene (undifferentiated).
Operator of record
The Woodlands, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 7, 2018 · 117 permits on file · (800) 871-1446
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Cantera Operating, LLCNov 26, 2014 |
- 12,945
- total depth, ft
- 6
- permits on file
- Nov 26, 2014
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.18M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- 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 5 leases this well is completed on; they carry 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Van Scherpe "B" G-4-53920 | Jeffress (Vicksburg V) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 147K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Van Scherpe "B" G-4-167794 | Jeffress (Vicksburg U) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 266K | Mar 1998 – Jul 2026 |
| Van Scherpe Gas Unit 'B' G-4-275536 | Jeffress (Vicksburg P) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 122K | Oct 2014 – Jul 2026 |
| Van Scherpe Gas Unit 'B' G-4-275421 | Jeffress, E. (Vicksburg K) | Cantera Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 49.7K | Aug 2014 – Nov 2014 |
| Scherpe, Van Gas Unit "B" G-4-195062 | Jeffress (Vicksburg T) | Cantera Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 599K | Aug 2001 – Sep 2014 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3,574 · prior 12 3,631(-2%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationJan 1993 → Jun 2001
- 2Greenbrier Oper. Co.Oct 1996 → Dec 1999
- 3EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Jul 2001 → Jul 2006
- 4EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.Aug 2006 → May 2010
- 5Cantera Operating, LLCAug 2014 → Nov 2017
- 6Merit Energy CompanyDec 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 800866-99 | Recompletion | Cantera Operating, LLC | Nov 25, 2014 | Nov 26, 2014 | Sep 18, 2014 | 12,673 |
| 793601-99 | Recompletion | Cantera Operating, LLC | Aug 7, 2014 | Sep 2, 2014 | Aug 1, 2014 | 12,673 |
| 507463-99 | Recompletion | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Apr 5, 2001 | Apr 5, 2001 | Aug 1, 2001 | 12,945 |
| 474045-99 | Recompletion | Greenbrier Oper. Co. | Mar 4, 1998 | Mar 9, 1998 | Mar 10, 1998 | 11,450 |
| 462017-98 | Recompletion | Greenbrier Oper. Co. | Jun 23, 1997 | May 6, 1997 | — | 12,945 |
| 462017-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Greenbrier Oper. Co. | May 6, 1997 | May 6, 1997 | — | 12,945 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-53920 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-167794 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-195062 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-275421 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-275536 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 275 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| VicksburgVICKSBURG K | 6,340 | -6,065 |
| VicksburgVICKSBURG L | 6,823 | -6,548 |
| VicksburgVICKSBURG O | 7,133 | -6,858 |
| VicksburgVICKSBURG P | 7,920 | -7,645 |
| VicksburgVICKSBURG T | 9,400 | -9,125 |
| CatahoulaCATAHOULA-ANAHUAC - INJECTION/DI | — | — |
| CatahoulaCATAHOULA-FRIO - INJECTION/DISPO | — | — |
| Jackson | — | — |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE-LAGARTO-OAKVILLE - INJEC | — | — |
| VicksburgVICKSBURG - INJECTION/DISPOSAL; | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,340 | 6,360 | Perforated |
| 7,920 | 8,090 | Perforated |
| 9,476 | 9,548 | Perforated |
| 11,272 | 11,402 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,369 | 17.5 | 950 S |
| 13.375 | 1,517 | 17.5 | 950 S |
| 9.625 | 6,215 | 12.25 | 600 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 | Jan 26, 2015 | Dec 2, 2014 | — |
| 00 | Jan 15, 2015 | Oct 2, 2014 | — |
| 00 | Jul 10, 2003 | May 14, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 27, 2003 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 5, 1998 | Apr 30, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | May 7, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 30, 1972 | — |
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 42-215-30131 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-30131 → 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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