WELL · 42-215-31119 · DISTRICT 4

Christian Woods #25

Plugged

Hidalgo County · McAllen Ranch (Vicksburg S) field  · Vertical

Christian Woods #25 (API 42-215-31119) is a plugged well in Hidalgo County, plugged June 19, 2000, last operated by Shell Western E&P.

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 1998, permitted to 14,730 ft.

It was permitted by Shell Western E&P Inc. and has since transferred to Shell Western E&P on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Vicksburg, Eocene.

Operator of record

Shell Western E&P

Permitted by Shell Western E&P Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.

Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 1,756 permits on file · (713) 454-3197

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleShell Western E&P
Production reportsShell Western E&P Inc.through Jan 2000
Latest permitShell Western E&P Inc.Dec 11, 1998

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

14,730
total depth, ft
2
permits on file
Dec 11, 1998
last permit issued
Sep 22, 1994
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
443K
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2000

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Sep 22, 1994
Shut in
—
Plugged
Jun 19, 2000

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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Christian, Woods G-4-96191McAllen Ranch (Vicksburg S)Shell Western E&P10428KJan 1993 – Jun 2000
Woods Christian G-4-176198McAllen Ranch (Vicksburg R-3)Shell Western E&P1014.7KDec 1998 – Jun 2000

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.

  1. 1Shell Western E&P Inc.Jan 1993 → Jan 2000

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
481453-99RecompletionShell Western E&P Inc.Dec 11, 1998Dec 11, 1998Dec 15, 199812,356
112203-99DrillShell Oil CompanyMar 13, 1981Mar 13, 1981Jun 26, 198114,730

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— G-4-96191————
—— G-4-176198————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 203 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Vicksburg11,246-11,043
VicksburgVICKSBURG S11,951-11,748
VicksburgVICKSBURG T13,090-12,887
VicksburgVICKSBURG U13,882-13,679
Eocene14,713-14,510

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
11,75411,758Perforated
12,00612,104Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
13.3751,75017.51,004 S
9.6258,00812.251,535 S
2.87511,700——
512,4416.75760 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Apr 17, 2000Feb 5, 2000Yes
00Mar 28, 2000——
00Mar 3, 1995Jan 6, 1995—
00Jan 12, 1984Nov 9, 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.

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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