TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · BRIGHT & SCHIFF HAMMAN GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-215-31384 · DISTRICT 04
Bright & Schiff Hamman Gas Unit #6
Hidalgo County · Monte Christo (43-57 Cons.) field · Producing · Vertical
Bright & Schiff Hamman Gas Unit #6 (API 42-215-31384) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed November 15, 1983 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in April 1, 2001.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 27, 1983, permitted to 8,580 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 3 formation tops, including Frio, 50-A, South, 50-B, South.
Its lease has reported 691 barrels of oil and 199K 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 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 Oct 2008 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&P Inc.Sep 27, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,580
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 27, 1983
- last permit issued
- Nov 15, 1983
- completed
- 691
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 199K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 2008
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 15, 1983
- Shut in
- Apr 1, 2001
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bright & Schiff Hamman Gas Unit G-4-111447 | Monte Christo (43-57 Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 691 | 199K | Jan 1993 – Oct 2008 |
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 1996
- 2RMS Monte Christo, LLCJul 1996 → Oct 1997
- 3Anr Production CompanyNov 1997 → Nov 1997
- 4Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationDec 1997 → Mar 2001
- 5El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Dec 2002 → Jul 2006
- 6El Paso E & P Company, L. P.Aug 2006 → Oct 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 215122-99 | Drill | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Jun 27, 1984 | Sep 27, 1983 | Oct 5, 1983 | 8,580 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 1983 | Bright & Schiff Hamman Gas Unit G-4-111447 | Monte Christo (43-57 Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | Producing · shut in Apr 1, 2001 | 8,580 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 194 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,290 | 8,294 | Perforated |
| 8,299 | 8,302 | Perforated |
| 8,306 | 8,310 | Perforated |
| 8,330 | 8,334 | Perforated |
| 8,346 | 8,350 | Perforated |
| 8,392 | 8,396 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 500 | 12.25 | 200 sx |
| 5 | 8,580 | 8.75 | 720 sx |
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 | Jul 27, 1984 | Jun 27, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jul 21, 1984 | Jun 27, 1984 | — |
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 42-215-31384 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-31384 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here 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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