TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · DIXIE MORTGAGE-PAWELEK GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-215-31004 · DISTRICT 04
Dixie Mortgage-Pawelek Gas Unit #3
Hidalgo County · Javelina (Vicksburg Cons.) field · Producing · Vertical
Dixie Mortgage-Pawelek Gas Unit #3 (API 42-215-31004) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed September 24, 2014 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1980 and 1985, permitted to 14,227 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 2 formation tops, including Vicksburg, Vicksburg11,300.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
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 23, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,227
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 23, 1985
- last permit issued
- Sep 24, 2014
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.89M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 24, 2014
- 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 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-Pawelek Gas Unit G-4-120743 | McCook, E. (Vicksburg 11,300) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.89M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 23,415 · prior 12 18,816(+24%)
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 → Apr 2017
- 4Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 275961-99 | Recompletion | Shell Western E&P Inc. | May 22, 1985 | May 23, 1985 | — | 14,227 |
| 70438-99 | Drill | Shell Oil Company | Jan 22, 1980 | Jan 22, 1980 | Feb 5, 1980 | 14,227 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2014 | Dixie Mortgage-Pawelek Gas Unit G-4-120743 | Javelina (Vicksburg Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 14,227 |
| Jul 28, 1980 | Dixie Mortgage-Pawelek Gas Unit G-4-90030 | McCook E. (Vicksburg Lo. V) | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 328 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,966 | 9,972 | Perforated |
| 9,969 | 10,660 | Perforated |
| 10,004 | 10,010 | Perforated |
| 11,156 | 11,377 | Perforated |
| 11,793 | 11,799 | Perforated |
| 11,848 | 11,860 | Perforated |
| 11,863 | 11,879 | Perforated |
| 11,883 | 11,898 | Perforated |
| 11,902 | 11,919 | Perforated |
| 11,993 | 12,167 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,284 | 17.5 | 750 S |
| 9.625 | 7,766 | 12.25 | 1,205 S |
| 2.875 | 10,870 | 4.5 | 138 S |
| 2.875 | 11,960 | — | — |
| 5 | 12,326 | 6.75 | 910 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 | Mar 4, 2015 | Jan 22, 2015 | — |
| 00 | Oct 13, 2004 | Aug 30, 2004 | — |
| 00 | Apr 29, 1986 | Apr 8, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 19, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 7, 1985 | Jul 29, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 26, 1980 | — |
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 42-215-31004 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-31004 → 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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