WELL · 42-215-30768 · DISTRICT 4
Dixie Mortgage-Hopkins Gas Unit #2
Hidalgo County · Javelina (Vicksburg Cons.) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Dixie Mortgage-Hopkins Gas Unit #2 (API 42-215-30768) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed August 28, 2002 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 21, 1977, permitted to 14,380 ft.
It was permitted by Shell Oil Company and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Shell Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 1,049 permits on file · (972) 628-1559
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Sep 2018 |
| Latest permit | Shell Oil CompanySep 21, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,380
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 21, 1977
- last permit issued
- Aug 28, 2002
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.65M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 28, 2002
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dixie Mortgage-Hopkins Gas Unit G-4-72785 | McCook, E. (Vicksburg, Lo.) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 2.65M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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 → Feb 2011
- 3OXY USA Inc.Jun 2011 → Apr 2017
- 4Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → Sep 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 326-99 | Drill | Shell Oil Company | Sep 21, 1977 | Sep 21, 1977 | Jun 14, 1977 | 14,380 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-72785 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,785 | 10,805 | Perforated |
| 12,076 | 12,288 | Perforated |
| 12,304 | 12,324 | Perforated |
| 12,525 | 12,563 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,229 | 17.5 | 750 S |
| 9.625 | 7,844 | 9.625 | 1,175 S |
| 9.625 | 7,844 | 12.25 | 1,175 S |
| 5 | 14,351 | 6.75 | 1,900 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 | Oct 17, 2002 | Sep 3, 2002 | — |
| 00 | Sep 20, 1999 | Aug 17, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Oct 23, 1991 | Sep 6, 1991 | — |
| 00 | Nov 9, 1989 | Sep 1, 1989 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 16, 1977 | — |
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 42-215-30768 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-30768 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- —
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000105446 | H-1 Injection | Not activated | 7,500 | 2,665 | 5,330–6,325 |
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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