TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · VAN SCHERPE,P.GAS UNIT "B" LEASE · API 42-215-31839 · DISTRICT 04
Van Scherpe P.gas Unit B #5
Hidalgo County · Jeffress (Vicksburg V) field · Producing · Vertical
Van Scherpe P.Gas Unit B #5 (API 42-215-31839) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed October 19, 1989 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 29, 1988, permitted to 12,264 ft.
It was permitted by Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Sullivan Sand, Vx. "O" Sand, Vx. "S" Sand, Vx "T" Sand.
Its lease has reported 79.2K barrels of oil and 3.17M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation; 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 | Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationNov 29, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,264
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 29, 1988
- last permit issued
- Oct 19, 1989
- completed
- 79.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.17M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 19, 1989
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Van Scherpe,p.gas Unit "B" G-4-132343 | Jeffress (Vicksburg V) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 79.2K | 3.17M | Jan 1993 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 24,908 · prior 12 22,127(+13%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationJan 1993 → Jun 2001
- 2Greenbrier Oper. Co.Jan 1998 → Dec 1999
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 353691-99 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Nov 28, 1988 | Nov 29, 1988 | — | 13,750 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 1989 | Van Scherpe P.gas Unit B G-4-132343 | Jeffress (Vicksburg V) | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 12,264 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 270 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Sullivan Sand | 4,440 | -4,170 |
| Vx. "O" Sand | 6,875 | -6,605 |
| Vx. "S" Sand | 8,880 | -8,610 |
| VX "T" Sand | 9,885 | -9,615 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,579 | 11,937 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,522 | 17.5 | 838 S |
| 9.625 | 6,133 | 12.25 | 540 S |
| 5.5 | 12,255 | 6.75 | 215 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. 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 | Dec 8, 1989 | Nov 2, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 11, 1989 | — | — |
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 42-215-31839 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-31839 → 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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