WELL · 42-215-31164 · DISTRICT 4
P Van Scherpe Gas Unit "B" #3
Hidalgo County · Sidetrack
P Van Scherpe Gas Unit "B" #3 (API 42-215-31164) is a permitted well in Hidalgo County filed by El Paso E & P Company, L. P.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended once) between 1981 and 2007, permitted to 13,800 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Sullivan, J-1, K-1, L.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 6, 2015 · 582 permits on file · (713) 420-2600
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.Sep 24, 2007 |
- 13,800
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Sep 24, 2007
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.3M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- 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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Van Scherpe "B" G-4-96009 | Jeffress (Vicksburg V) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 935K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Van Scherpe "B" G-4-169020 | Jeffress (Vicksburg U) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 365K | Jun 1998 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3,899 · prior 12 4,003(-3%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationJan 1993 → Jun 2001
- 2Greenbrier Oper. Co.Oct 1996 → Dec 1999
- 3EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Jul 2001 → Jul 2006
- 4EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.Aug 2006 → Jul 2012
- 5EP Energy E&P Company, L.P.Aug 2012 → Oct 2013
- 6Cantera Operating, LLCNov 2013 → Nov 2017
- 7Merit Energy CompanyDec 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 641343-99 | Recompletion | EL Paso E & P Company, L. P. | Jun 25, 2007 | Sep 24, 2007 | — | 13,093 |
| 474938-98 | Recompletion | Greenbrier Oper. Co. | Apr 23, 1998 | Apr 1, 1998 | May 6, 1998 | 11,212 |
| 474938-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Greenbrier Oper. Co. | Apr 1, 1998 | Apr 1, 1998 | — | 12,000 |
| 127613-99 | Drill | Border Exploration Co. | Jul 29, 1981 | Jul 29, 1981 | — | 13,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-96009 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-169020 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 258 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Sullivan | 4,520 | -4,262 |
| J-1 | 5,931 | -5,673 |
| K-1 | 6,365 | -6,107 |
| L | 6,720 | -6,462 |
| O | 7,178 | -6,920 |
| S | 8,830 | -8,572 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,104 | 11,179 | Perforated |
| 11,381 | 11,576 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,504 | 17.5 | 920 S |
| 9.625 | 6,269 | 12.25 | 720 S |
| 2.875 | 11,000 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 11,910 | 6.75 | 310 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 3, 2005 | May 10, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Jul 31, 1998 | Jun 24, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 29, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 10, 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 42-215-31164 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-31164 → 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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