TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · MCALLEN, A.A. LEASE · API 42-215-30877 · DISTRICT 04
McAllen A.A. #57
Hidalgo County · McAllen Ranch (Vksbg P-V S Cons) field · Vertical
Mcallen A.A. #57 (API 42-215-30877) is a plugged well in Hidalgo County, plugged March 17, 2006, last operated by Shell Western E&P.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 11, 1978, permitted to 13,000 ft.
It was permitted by Shell Oil Company 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 Oil Company; 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 Sep 2003 |
| Latest permit | Shell Oil CompanySep 11, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 11, 1978
- last permit issued
- Jun 24, 1987
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.08M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2006
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 24, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 17, 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-4-81976 | McAllen Ranch (Vksbg P-V,s Cons) | Shell Western E&P | 1 | 0 | 2.08M | Jan 1993 – Mar 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 → Sep 2003
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32241-99 | Drill | Shell Oil Company | Sep 11, 1978 | Sep 11, 1978 | Oct 13, 1978 | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 1987 | McAllen A.A. G-4-81976 | McAllen Ranch (Vksbg P-V S Cons) | Shell Western E&P | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 182 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| VicksburgVICKSBURG S | 11,710 | -11,528 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,736 | 11,778 | Perforated |
| 11,824 | 11,884 | Perforated |
| 11,976 | 12,092 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,767 | 17.5 | 1,000 S |
| 9.625 | 8,406 | 12.25 | 1,270 S |
| 2.875 | 11,050 | — | — |
| 5 | 12,215 | 6.75 | 530 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 | Jun 28, 2002 | Apr 29, 2002 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 2001 | Nov 8, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 4, 1979 | — |
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 42-215-30877 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-30877 → 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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