WELL · 42-215-31777 · DISTRICT 4

Woods Christian #30

Woods Christian #30 (API 42-215-31777) is a permitted well in Hidalgo County filed by Merit Energy Company; no completion report is on file yet.

The RRC has issued 5 drilling permits between 1987 and 2024, permitted to 13,000 ft.

Completion filings report one formation top, including Vicksburg.

Operator of record

Merit Energy Company

Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 1,049 permits on file · (972) 628-1559

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore schedule	none
Production reports	Merit Energy Companythrough Feb 2022
Latest permit	Merit Energy CompanyFeb 5, 2024

13,000: total depth, ft
5: permits on file
Feb 5, 2024: last permit issued
—: completed
0: cumulative oil, bbl
4.61M: cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule: OFF SCHEDULE
Completed: —
Shut in: —
Plugged: —

Surface location

26.622194, -98.326553

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Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Hidalgo County.

Lease production

PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026

Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

Lease	Field	Reporting operator	Wells	Gas, mcf	Reported
Woods Christian G-4-281121	McAllen Ranch (Vicksburg N)	Merit Energy Company	1	281K	Aug 2016 – Jul 2026
Woods Christian G-4-126012	McAllen Ranch (Vksbg P-V,s Cons)	OXY USA Inc.	1	3.61M	Jan 1993 – Aug 2016
Woods, Christian G-4-172593	McAllen Ranch (Vicksburg N)	Shell Western E&P	1	723K	Mar 1999 – Oct 2000

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 → Jan 2000
2Shell Western E&POct 2000 → Apr 2011
3OXY USA Inc.May 2011 → Jul 2017
4Merit Energy CompanyAug 2017 → Feb 2022

Permits

Permit	Type	Operator	Received	Issued	Spud	Depth
896781-99	Recompletion	Merit Energy Company	Jan 23, 2024	Feb 5, 2024	—	11,130
804114-99	Recompletion	OXY USA Inc.	Feb 25, 2015	Mar 27, 2015	Jun 29, 2016	11,130
496786-99	Recompletion · sidetrack	Shell Western E&P	Jun 30, 2000	Jun 30, 2000	Jan 6, 2000	11,130
482702-99	Recompletion	Shell Western E&P Inc.	Feb 16, 1999	Feb 16, 1999	Feb 10, 1999	11,130
333690-99	Drill	Shell Western E&P Inc.	Jul 29, 1987	Jul 30, 1987	—	13,000

Completions

Completed	Lease	Field	Operator	Status	Depth
—	— G-4-126012	—	—	—	—
—	— G-4-172593	—	—	—	—
—	— G-4-281121	—	—	—	—

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 200 ft elevation.Download CSV →

Formation	MD ft	Subsea
Vicksburg	7,204	-7,004
VicksburgVICKSBURG K	8,292	-8,092
VicksburgVICKSBURG N	10,014	-9,814
VicksburgVICKSBURG P	10,720	-10,520
VicksburgVICKSBURG P	10,734	-10,534

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

From	To	Type
9,557	9,720	Perforated
10,034	10,098	Perforated
10,035	10,101	Perforated
10,746	10,797	Perforated
10,746	10,835	Perforated
10,807	10,835	Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing in	Set at	Hole in	Cement
13.375	1,702	17.5	1,200 S
9.625	8,190	12.25	1,077 S
2.875	10,650	4.5	70 S
2.875	10,650	—	70 S
5	11,130	6.5	410 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 →

Filed	W-2 / G-1 date	Logs referenced
Jun 25, 2021	May 25, 2021	—
Oct 26, 2016	Oct 5, 2016	—
Jan 12, 2001	Nov 9, 2000	—
May 10, 1999	Apr 22, 1999	Yes
Apr 30, 1999	—	—
Feb 19, 1988	Jan 4, 1988	Yes
Jan 12, 1988	—	—

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 42-215-31777 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
Completion packets for 42-215-31777 → 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.

Nearby wells and their tops

NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM

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This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.

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Woods Christian42-215-32952

0.1 KM · Shell Western E&P · Section with this well →

Vicksburg	—
Vicksburg	—
Vicksburg	—

Woods Christian42-215-32449

0.5 KM · Shell Western E&P Inc. · Section with this well →

Vicksburg	8,363	-8,168
Vicksburg	9,300	-9,105
Vicksburg	9,650	-9,455
P	10,595	-10,400
Vicksburg	10,595	-10,400

Woods Christian42-215-33328

0.7 KM · Shell Western E&P · Section with this well →

Vicksburg	8,586	-8,393
Vicksburg	9,312	-9,119
Vicksburg	9,625	-9,432
Vicksburg	10,201	-10,008
Vicksburg	10,830	-10,637
Vicksburg	11,060	-10,867

Woods Christian42-215-31822

1.0 KM · Shell Western E&P Inc. · Section with this well →

Vicksburg	9,402	-9,207
Vicksburg	9,966	-9,771
Vicksburg	10,785	-10,590

McAllen, A.A. 'B'42-215-34161

9.1 KM · Merit Energy Company · Section with this well →

Catahoula	2,700
Catahoula	3,470
Vicksburg	8,900
Miocene (undifferentiated)	—
Jackson	—

McAllen, A.A. 'B'42-215-34166

9.1 KM · Merit Energy Company · Section with this well →

Catahoula	2,724
Catahoula	3,492
Vicksburg	8,770
Miocene (undifferentiated)	—
Jackson	—

Olivarez Unit B42-215-33712

9.8 KM · Hilcorp Energy Company · Section with this well →

Catahoula	3,973	-3,768
Frio	3,973	-3,768
Vicksburg	6,917	-6,712
Vicksburg	6,917	-6,712
Catahoula	—
Miocene (undifferentiated)	—
Jackson	—

McAllen, A.A. 'B'42-215-34160

9.8 KM · Merit Energy Company · Section with this well →

Catahoula	2,760	-2,643
Catahoula	3,540	-3,423
Vicksburg	8,750	-8,633
Miocene (undifferentiated)	—
Jackson	—

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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