TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · HOLLAND, W.H. ET AL LEASE · API 42-215-31866 · DISTRICT 04

Holland W.H. et Al #1R

Shut in

Hidalgo County · McAllen Ranch (Vicksburg N) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical

Holland W.H. ET AL #1R (API 42-215-31866) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed September 10, 2001 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in December 1, 2005.

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1989 and 2001, permitted to 11,000 ft.

It was permitted by Shell Western E&P and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.

Its lease has reported 113K barrels of oil and 9.76M mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.

Operator of record

Merit Energy Company

Permitted by Shell Western E&P; 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

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SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore schedule	Merit Energy Company
Production reports	Merit Energy Companythrough May 2017
Latest permit	Shell Western E&PMay 17, 2001

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

11,000: total depth, ft
3: permits on file
May 17, 2001: last permit issued
Sep 10, 2001: completed
113K: cumulative oil, bbl
9.76M: cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2017

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule: ON SCHEDULE
Completed: Sep 10, 2001
Shut in: Dec 1, 2005
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
Holland, W.H. et Al G-4-132642	McAllen Ranch (Vicksburg N)	Merit Energy Company	1	113K	9.76M	Jan 1993 – May 2017

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 → Feb 2000
2Shell Western E&PMar 2000 → Nov 2005
3Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → May 2017

Permits

Permit	Type	Operator	Received	Issued	Spud	Depth
509093-99	Recompletion	Shell Western E&P	May 17, 2001	May 17, 2001	May 29, 2001	11,000
361104-98	Drill	Shell Western E&P Inc.	Nov 6, 1989	Jul 6, 1989	—	10,700
361104-99	Drill	Shell Western E&P Inc.	Jul 3, 1989	Jul 6, 1989	—	11,500

Completions

Completed	Lease	Field	Operator	Status	Depth
Sep 10, 2001	Holland W.H. et Al G-4-132642	McAllen Ranch (Vicksburg N)	Merit Energy Company	Temp Abandoned · shut in Dec 1, 2005	11,000
Sep 10, 2001	Holland W.H. et Al G-4-132642	McAllen Ranch (Vicksburg N)	Merit Energy Company	Temp Abandoned · shut in Dec 1, 2005	11,000

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

From	To	Type
9,250	9,262	Perforated
9,847	9,867	Perforated
9,847	9,924	Perforated
9,848	9,853	Perforated
9,859	9,869	Perforated
9,916	9,924	Perforated
10,004	10,008	Perforated
10,004	10,065	Perforated
10,004	10,158	Perforated
10,006	10,010	Perforated
10,047	10,065	Perforated
10,058	10,066	Perforated
10,112	10,114	Perforated
10,116	10,158	Perforated
10,154	10,158	Perforated
10,249	10,251	Perforated
10,252	10,256	Perforated
10,252	10,256	Open hole
10,355	10,452	Perforated
10,355	10,452	Open hole

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing in	Set at	Hole in	Cement
13.375	1,704	17.5	1,150 S
9.625	8,048	12.25	975 S
9.625	8,050	12.25	975 S
9.625	8,050	14.25	975 S
2.875	10,347	3.875	51 S
5	10,826	6.5	385 S
5	10,827	6.5	358 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 →

RRC record date	W-2 / G-1 date	Logs referenced
Oct 24, 2001	Sep 27, 2001	—
Oct 17, 2001	Sep 7, 2001	—
Apr 24, 1998	Apr 2, 1998	—
Apr 20, 1998	Mar 30, 1998	—
Oct 5, 1995	—	—
Mar 9, 1992	Feb 10, 1992	—
Mar 21, 1990	Jan 17, 1990	—
Jan 4, 1990	Nov 6, 1989	Yes
Dec 13, 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 42-215-31866 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
Completion packets for 42-215-31866 → scanned completion filings

Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.

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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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