TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · MCALEN, A.A. LEASE · API 42-215-30817 · DISTRICT 04
McAlen A.A. #18
Hidalgo County · McAllen Ranch (Vicksburg Y) field · Vertical
Mcalen A.A. #18 (API 42-215-30817) is a plugged well in Hidalgo County, plugged August 25, 2006, last operated by Forest Oil Corporation.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1977 and 1992, permitted to 15,650 ft.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 6, 2016
- Permits on file
- 1,861
- Phone
- (832) 242-9600
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Forest Oil Corporation |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Forest Oil Corp.Aug 5, 1992 |
- 15,650
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 5, 1992
- last permit issued
- Apr 14, 1978
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2006
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 14, 1978
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 25, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McAlen, A.A. G-4-76377 | McAllen Ranch (Vicksburg Y) | Forest Oil Corporation | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Aug 2006 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401191-99 | Recompletion | Forest Oil Corp. | Jul 28, 1992 | Aug 5, 1992 | — | 12,750 |
| 14448-99 | Drill | Forest Oil Corp. | Dec 21, 1977 | Dec 21, 1977 | Dec 30, 1977 | 15,650 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 1978 | McAlen A.A. G-4-76377 | McAllen Ranch (Vicksburg Y) | Forest Oil Corporation | Plugged | — |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 1,733 | 20 | 720 S |
| 10.75 | 9,204 | 14.75 | 1,000 S |
| 7.625 | 14,000 | 9.5 | 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 12, 1978 | — |
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 42-215-30817 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-30817 → 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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