WELL · 42-215-31037 · DISTRICT 4
Dixie Mortgage-Hopkins Gas Unit #4
Hidalgo County · McCook East (Vicksburg 12050) field · Vertical
Dixie Mortgage-Hopkins Gas Unit #4 (API 42-215-31037) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Shell Western E&P Inc., completed February 17, 1981.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1980 and 1990, permitted to 13,965 ft.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 7, 2000 · 2,528 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Shell Western E&P Inc. |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&P Inc.Jan 23, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,965
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 23, 1990
- last permit issued
- Feb 17, 1981
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 370K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 17, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 leases 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-4-133819 | McCook, E. (Vicksburg 11000) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 370K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| — G-4-93243 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 32,327 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Shell Western E&P Inc.Feb 1993 → Feb 2000
- 2Shell Western E&PMar 2000 → May 2004
- 3Merit Energy CompanyDec 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 368893-99 | Recompletion | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Jan 22, 1990 | Jan 23, 1990 | — | 13,965 |
| 81745-99 | Drill | Shell Oil Company | May 21, 1980 | May 21, 1980 | Oct 10, 1980 | 13,965 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-93243 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-133819 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,490 | 10,670 | Perforated |
| 10,968 | 10,996 | Perforated |
| 11,052 | 11,068 | Perforated |
| 12,040 | 12,074 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,240 | 17.5 | 750 S |
| 9.625 | 7,491 | 12.25 | 1,545 S |
| 2.875 | 11,800 | — | — |
| 5 | 12,412 | 6.75 | 1,450 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 23, 1991 | Sep 6, 1991 | — |
| 00 | Apr 26, 1990 | Mar 26, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 31, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 7, 1981 | — |
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 42-215-31037 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-31037 → 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000110213 | H-1 Injection | Not activated | 10,000 | 2,620 | 5,240–6,140 |
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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