WELL · 42-215-31644 · DISTRICT 4
Roper Unit #1
Hidalgo County · Monte Christo (58 59 Cons.) field · Vertical
Roper Unit #1 (API 42-215-31644) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Texaco E & P Inc., completed November 25, 1985.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1985 and 1992, permitted to 10,500 ft.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 22, 2003
- Permits on file
- 3,332
- Phone
- (281) 561-3713
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Texaco E & P Inc. |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Texaco E & P Inc.Aug 3, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 3, 1992
- last permit issued
- Nov 25, 1985
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.41M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 25, 1985
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roper Unit G-4-142521 | Monte Christo (56-a, N) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 2.41M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| — G-4-119884 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3,478 · prior 12 2,393(+45%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Texaco E & P Inc.Jan 1993 → Jun 2000
- 2Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationJul 2000 → Jun 2001
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401727-99 | Recompletion | Texaco E & P Inc. | Jul 28, 1992 | Aug 3, 1992 | Aug 10, 1992 | 10,095 |
| 282255-99 | Drill | Tana Oil & Gas Corp. | Aug 12, 1985 | Aug 12, 1985 | Aug 14, 1985 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-119884 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-142521 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,490 | 8,552 | Perforated |
| 8,602 | 8,612 | Perforated |
| 8,612 | 8,676 | Perforated |
| 9,455 | 9,497 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,890 | 14.75 | 1,325 S |
| 7.625 | 8,398 | 9.875 | 725 S |
| 5 | 10,093 | 6.75 | 385 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 30, 1992 | Oct 9, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 13, 1992 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 27, 1986 | Dec 17, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 8, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-215-31644 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-31644 → 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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