TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · API 42-215-30271 · DISTRICT 04
McAllen A. A. #43
Hidalgo County · McAllen Ranch (Vksbg L-V N Cons field · Producing · Vertical
- Permitted field
- McAllen Ranch (Vicksburg R)
Mcallen A. A. #43 (API 42-215-30271) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed March 27, 1996 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1984 and 1990, permitted to 14,271 ft.
It was permitted by Shell Western E&P Inc. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Vicksburg.
Its 2 leases have reported 52.8K barrels of oil and 2.87M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Shell Western E&P Inc.; 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 | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&P Inc.May 14, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,271
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 14, 1990
- last permit issued
- Mar 27, 1996
- completed
- 52.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.87M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 27, 1996
- 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 2 leases 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-4-134912 | McAllen Ranch (Vksbg L-V, N Cons | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 52.8K | 2.87M | Jan 1993 – Apr 2026 |
| — G-4-114116 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 5,402 · prior 12 1,574(+243%)
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 → Apr 2011
- 3OXY USA Inc.May 2011 → Jul 2017
- 4Merit Energy CompanyAug 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 373142-99 | Recompletion | Shell Western E&P Inc. | May 10, 1990 | May 14, 1990 | — | 14,271 |
| 244397-99 | Recompletion | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Jul 5, 1984 | Jul 6, 1984 | — | 14,271 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 1996 | McAllen A. A. G-4-134912 | McAllen Ranch (Vksbg L-V N Cons | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 14,271 |
| Nov 8, 1984 | McAllen A. A. G-4-114116 | McAllen Ranch (Vicksburg R-1) | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Not on Schedule | — |
| — | McAllen A. A. -B- G-4-63418 | McAllen Ranch (Vicksburg S N.) | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 150 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,800 | 10,820 | Perforated |
| 11,176 | 11,353 | Perforated |
| 11,556 | 11,559 | Perforated |
| 11,570 | 11,580 | Perforated |
| 11,619 | 11,629 | Perforated |
| — | 11,592 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,740 | 17.5 | 900 S |
| 9.625 | 9,450 | 12.25 | 2,300 S |
| 5.5 | 13,356 | 6.75 | 1,425 S |
| 5 | 13,356 | 6.75 | 1,425 S |
| 5.5 | 18,356 | 6.75 | 1,425 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Dec 12, 1997 | Nov 14, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Dec 11, 1997 | Nov 10, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Nov 5, 1990 | Aug 28, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Aug 3, 1990 | Jun 19, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 29, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 22, 1985 | Dec 27, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 8, 1985 | Nov 26, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 8, 1975 | — |
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 42-215-30271 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-30271 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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