WELL · 42-215-30879 · DISTRICT 4
Christian Woods #18
Hidalgo County · McAllen Ranch (Vicksburg N) field · Vertical
Christian Woods #18 (API 42-215-30879) is a plugged well in Hidalgo County, plugged March 2, 1998, last operated by Shell Western E&P Inc..
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1978 and 1996, permitted to 10,500 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Vicksburg, ''''.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 16, 1999
- Permits on file
- 2,528
- Phone
- (281) 544-3215
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Shell Western E&P Inc. |
| Production reports | Shell Western E&P Inc.through Jan 1997 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&P Inc.Mar 14, 1996 |
- 10,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Mar 14, 1996
- last permit issued
- Aug 12, 1993
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 164K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 1998
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 12, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 2, 1998
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woods Christian G-4-158836 | McAllen Ranch (Vicksburg K Cons) | Shell Western E&P Inc. | 1 | 0 | 32.2K | May 1996 – Mar 1998 |
| Woods Christian G-4-152218 | McAllen Ranch (Vicksburg L) | Shell Western E&P Inc. | 1 | 0 | 64.3K | Nov 1994 – May 1996 |
| Christian Woods G-4-80762 | McAllen Ranch (Vicksburg N) | Shell Western E&P Inc. | 1 | 0 | 68K | Jan 1993 – Nov 1994 |
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.Apr 1993 → Jan 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 445926-99 | Recompletion | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Mar 14, 1996 | Mar 14, 1996 | Mar 22, 1996 | 10,212 |
| 430458-99 | Recompletion | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Nov 29, 1994 | Nov 29, 1994 | Oct 25, 1994 | 9,250 |
| 34392-99 | Drill | Shell Oil Company | Oct 10, 1978 | Oct 10, 1978 | Oct 24, 1978 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-80762 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-152218 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-158836 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 193 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,760 | 8,790 | Perforated |
| 9,078 | 9,170 | Perforated |
| 9,258 | 9,270 | Perforated |
| 10,001 | 10,066 | Perforated |
| 10,037 | 10,096 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,755 | 17.5 | 1,000 S |
| 9.625 | 8,136 | 12.25 | 1,150 S |
| 2.875 | 9,900 | — | — |
| 5 | 10,205 | 6.75 | 325 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 | Aug 16, 1996 | Jul 3, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 12, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 3, 1995 | Dec 21, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 10, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 20, 1994 | Jul 28, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 26, 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 42-215-30879 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-30879 → 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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