TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · API 42-215-31750 · DISTRICT 04
Clemons Gas Unit No. 1 #1
Hidalgo County · Monte Christo (56-a N) field · Producing · Vertical
Clemons Gas Unit NO. 1 #1 (API 42-215-31750) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed December 30, 1994 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1987 and 1994, permitted to 9,140 ft.
It was permitted by Texaco E & P Inc. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Texaco 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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Texaco E & P Inc.Dec 19, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,140
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 19, 1994
- last permit issued
- Dec 30, 1994
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.85M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 30, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clemons Gas Unit No. 1 G-4-124923 | Monte Christo (58,59 Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 208K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Clemons Gas Unit No. 1 G-4-152597 | Monte Christo (56-a, N) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.65M | Dec 1994 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 93 · prior 12 27(+244%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Texaco E & P Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 2000
- 2Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationApr 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 431091-99 | Recompletion | Texaco E & P Inc. | Dec 19, 1994 | Dec 19, 1994 | Dec 19, 1994 | 9,140 |
| 328771-99 | Drill | Tana Oil & Gas Corp. | Apr 8, 1987 | Apr 13, 1987 | — | 9,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 1994 | Clemons Gas Unit No. 1 G-4-152597 | Monte Christo (56-a N) | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 9,140 |
| Aug 20, 1987 | Clemons Gas Unit No. 1 G-4-124923 | Monte Christo (58 59 Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | Partial Plug · shut in Oct 1, 2000 | 9,140 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,504 | 8,700 | Perforated |
| 8,962 | 9,081 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,015 | 12.25 | 745 S |
| 4.5 | 9,125 | 7.875 | 731 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 | Mar 3, 1995 | Jan 30, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 7, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 14, 1987 | Aug 31, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 5, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-215-31750 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-31750 → 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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