TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · MCALLEN, A. A. LEASE · API 42-215-30243 · DISTRICT 04
McAllen A. A. #42
Hidalgo County · McAllen Ranch (Vksbg P-V S Cons) field · Vertical
Mcallen A. A. #42 (API 42-215-30243) is a plugged well in Hidalgo County, plugged September 20, 2006, last operated by Shell Western E&P.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1979 and 1984, permitted to 13,370 ft.
It was permitted by Shell Western E&P Inc. and has since transferred to Shell Western E&P on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Vicksburg.
Operator of record
Permitted by Shell Western E&P Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 4, 2021
- Permits on file
- 1,756
- Phone
- (832) 337-0694
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Shell Western E&P |
| Production reports | Shell Western E&Pthrough Mar 2000 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&P Inc.Mar 23, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,370
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 23, 1984
- last permit issued
- May 20, 1992
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.17M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 2006
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 20, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 20, 2006
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McAllen, A. A. G-4-110673 | McAllen Ranch (Vksbg P-V,s Cons) | Shell Western E&P | 1 | 0 | 1.17M | Jan 1993 – Sep 2006 |
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.
- 1Shell Western E&P Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 2000
- 2Shell Western E&PMar 2000 → Mar 2000
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 233432-99 | Recompletion | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Mar 21, 1984 | Mar 23, 1984 | — | 13,370 |
| 49774-99 | Recompletion | Shell Oil Company | May 30, 1979 | May 30, 1979 | — | 13,370 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 1992 | McAllen A. A. G-4-110673 | McAllen Ranch (Vksbg P-V S Cons) | Shell Western E&P | Plugged | — |
| Aug 20, 1979 | McAllen A.A. G-4-84075 | McAllen Ranch (Vicksburg T SE.) | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Plugged | — |
| — | McAllen A. A. G-4-59931 | McAllen Ranch(vicksburg-U-V- SE) | Shell Oil Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 142 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,584 | 11,642 | Perforated |
| 11,775 | 11,882 | Perforated |
| 12,293 | 12,397 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,728 | 15 | 800 S |
| 7.625 | 9,100 | 9.875 | 660 S |
| 2.875 | 11,500 | — | — |
| 5 | 13,370 | 6.75 | 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 | Jul 23, 1992 | Jun 23, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Oct 4, 1984 | Sep 24, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jun 19, 1984 | Sep 24, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jun 5, 1984 | Sep 24, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 24, 1979 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 12, 1974 | — |
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 42-215-30243 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-30243 → 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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