WELL · 42-215-30205 · DISTRICT 4
McAllen A. A. #37
Hidalgo County · McAllen Ranch (Vicksburg S S.) field · Vertical
Mcallen A. A. #37 (API 42-215-30205) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Shell Western E&P Inc., completed May 22, 1997.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 31, 1996, permitted to 14,100 ft.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 16, 1999
- Permits on file
- 2,528
- Phone
- (281) 544-3215
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Shell Western E&P Inc. |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&P Inc.Jul 31, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,100
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 31, 1996
- last permit issued
- May 22, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.55M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 22, 1997
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McAllen, A. A. G-4-160521 | McAllen Ranch (Vksbg P-V,s Cons) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.47M | Oct 1996 – Jul 2026 |
| McAllen, A. A. G-4-55456 | McAllen Ranch (Vicksburg S, S.) | Shell Western E&P Inc. | 1 | 0 | 88.2K | Jan 1993 – Dec 1996 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 4,502 · prior 12 1,258(+258%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Shell Western E&P Inc.May 1993 → Feb 2000
- 2Shell Western E&PMar 2000 → Apr 2011
- 3OXY USA Inc.May 2011 → Jul 2017
- 4Merit Energy CompanyAug 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 450988-99 | Recompletion | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Jul 31, 1996 | Jul 31, 1996 | Oct 22, 1996 | 14,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-55456 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-160521 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,110 | 11,146 | Perforated |
| 11,808 | 11,899 | Perforated |
| 11,808 | 11,930 | Perforated |
| 11,808 | 11,983 | Perforated |
| 11,974 | 11,983 | Perforated |
| 11,981 | 11,993 | Perforated |
| 12,001 | 12,023 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 40 | — | — |
| 13.375 | 1,718 | 17.5 | 900 S |
| 9.625 | 8,800 | 12.25 | 700 S |
| 5.5 | 12,836 | 8.75 | 1,100 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 | Jul 10, 2002 | Apr 16, 2002 | — |
| 00 | Jun 15, 2000 | Apr 28, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Nov 25, 1996 | Nov 8, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 14, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 2, 1996 | Aug 29, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Dec 23, 1986 | Dec 5, 1986 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 22, 1973 | — |
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 42-215-30205 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-30205 → 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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