TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · MCALLEN, A. A. LEASE · API 42-215-31223 · DISTRICT 04
McAllen A. A. #77
Hidalgo County · McAllen Ranch (Vksbg P-V S Cons) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Mcallen A. A. #77 (API 42-215-31223) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed March 9, 2004 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in November 1, 2005.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1982 and 2003, permitted to 12,885 ft.
It was permitted by Shell Western E&P and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 32.2K barrels of oil and 1.16M mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Shell Western E&P; 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 May 2017 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&PAug 7, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,885
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 7, 2003
- last permit issued
- Mar 9, 2004
- completed
- 32.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.16M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2017
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 9, 2004
- Shut in
- Nov 1, 2005
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McAllen, A. A. G-4-101498 | McAllen Ranch (Vksbg P-V,s Cons) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 32.2K | 1.16M | Jan 1993 – May 2017 |
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.Jan 1993 → Feb 2000
- 2Shell Western E&PMar 2000 → Oct 2005
- 3OXY USA Inc.May 2017 → May 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 535047-99 | Recompletion | Shell Western E&P | Aug 7, 2003 | Aug 7, 2003 | Jan 12, 2004 | 14,000 |
| 151188-99 | Drill | Shell Oil Company | Feb 16, 1982 | Feb 16, 1982 | Mar 13, 1982 | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 2004 | McAllen A. A. G-4-101498 | McAllen Ranch (Vksbg P-V S Cons) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Nov 1, 2005 | 12,885 |
| Mar 9, 2004 | McAllen A. A. G-4-101498 | McAllen Ranch (Vksbg P-V S Cons) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Nov 1, 2005 | 12,885 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,677 | 11,851 | Perforated |
| 12,146 | 12,203 | Perforated |
| 12,429 | 12,439 | Perforated |
| 12,465 | 12,471 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,760 | 17.5 | 1,050 S |
| 9.625 | 9,018 | 12.25 | 1,700 S |
| 9.625 | 9,019 | 12.25 | 1,700 S |
| 2.875 | 11,550 | — | — |
| 5 | 12,230 | 6.75 | 650 S |
| 5 | 12,242 | 6.75 | 650 S |
| 2.875 | 12,875 | 4.125 | 30 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jun 18, 2004 | Apr 15, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 23, 1991 | Aug 27, 1991 | — |
| 00 | Jul 9, 1990 | Jun 11, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 7, 1982 | — |
Well logs
2 logs loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Jul 30, 2007. Cased hole, Resistivity, Sonic. These are the logs loaded into Petrora from the Railroad Commission's inventories, not necessarily every log run on the well. The RRC holds the files; each opens from its log search for the well. The kind is the RRC's description of the log; the interval is the one filed for it.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗| Logas described | Files | Intervalft, as filed | Datereceived | SizeMB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surveys Cased HoleTHERMAL DECAY TIME LOG | TIFF | 11,300 to 12,787 | Jul 30, 2007run Feb 12, 2004 | — |
| Acoustic PorosityDUAL INDUCTION - SFL - SONIC | TIFF | 11,605 to 12,242 | Jul 27, 2007run May 3, 1982 | — |
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 42-215-31223 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-31223 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search for it.
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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