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Woods Christian #33

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Hidalgo County · McAllen Ranch (Vksbg P-V S Cons) field · Producing  · Vertical

Woods Christian #33 (API 42-215-31770) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed March 8, 2018 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.

The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits between 1987 and 2012, permitted to 13,000 ft.

It was permitted by Oxy USA Inc. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report one formation top, including Vicksburg.

No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.

Operator of record

Merit Energy Company

Permitted by OXY USA 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 scheduleMerit Energy Company
Production reportsMerit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026
Latest permitOXY USA Inc.May 17, 2012

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

13,000
total depth, ft
4
permits on file
May 17, 2012
last permit issued
Mar 8, 2018
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
1.56M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completed
Mar 8, 2018
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 →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Woods Christian G-4-143544McAllen Ranch (Vksbg P-V,s Cons)Merit Energy Company101.56MJan 1993 – Jul 2026
Woods, Christian G-4-125252McAllen Ranch (Vicksburg S)Shell Western E&P100Jan 1993 – Mar 2002

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 6,877 · prior 12 8,853(-22%)

01K2K202420252026

Chain of custody

Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.

  1. 1Shell Western E&P Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 2000
  2. 2Shell Western E&PMar 2000 → Oct 2004
  3. 3Merit Energy CompanyFeb 2018 → Apr 2026

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
740185-99RecompletionOXY USA Inc.May 8, 2012May 17, 2012—12,600
448550-99RecompletionShell Western E&P Inc.May 24, 1996May 24, 1996May 15, 199613,000
406779-99RecompletionShell Western E&P Inc.Dec 3, 1992Dec 3, 1992Dec 19, 199213,000
332474-99DrillShell Western E&P Inc.Jul 3, 1987Jul 6, 1987—14,000

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
Mar 8, 2018Woods Christian G-4-143544McAllen Ranch (Vksbg P-V S Cons)Merit Energy CompanyProducing13,000
Mar 8, 2018Woods Christian G-4-143544McAllen Ranch (Vksbg P-V S Cons)Merit Energy CompanyProducing13,000
Sep 11, 1987Woods Christian G-4-125252McAllen Ranch (Vicksburg S)Shell Western E&PNot on Schedule—

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 195 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Vicksburg7,165-6,970
VicksburgVICKSBURG L9,800-9,605
VicksburgVICKSBURG L.9,800-9,605
VicksburgVICKSBURG P10,626-10,431
VicksburgVICKSBURG Q10,821-10,626
Vicksburg12,362-12,167
VicksburgVICKSBURG S.12,362-12,167
VicksburgVICKSBURG S12,495-12,300

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
8,4478,467Perforated
10,62610,699Perforated
10,82110,970Perforated
12,49512,603Perforated
12,49512,638Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
161,903201,300 S
11.758,29014.751,105 S
11.758,92014.751,105 S
513,00010.6252,300 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00May 9, 2018Mar 26, 2018—
00Mar 20, 2018Mar 1, 2018—
00Jul 30, 2002Apr 18, 2002—
00Sep 24, 1996Aug 12, 1996—
00Aug 10, 1994Jul 18, 1994—
00Mar 30, 1993Feb 19, 1993—
00Feb 4, 1993Jan 12, 1993Yes
00Jan 14, 1993——
00Dec 9, 1987Dec 2, 1987Yes
00Oct 29, 1987Oct 2, 1987Yes
00Oct 10, 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.

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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