TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · API 42-215-31918 · DISTRICT 04
Woods Christian #36
Hidalgo County · Wildcat field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Woods Christian #36 (API 42-215-31918) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed June 29, 2008 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in June 1, 2008.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1990 and 2008, permitted to 10,812 ft.
It was permitted by Shell Western E&P and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Vicksburg.
Its 2 leases have reported 58.8K barrels of oil and 4.91M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting volume in June 2023. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
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
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Jun 2023 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&PMay 30, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,812
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- May 30, 2008
- last permit issued
- Jun 29, 2008
- completed
- 58.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.91M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 29, 2008
- Shut in
- Jun 1, 2008
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woods Christian G-4-251196 | Wildcat | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 213 | Jun 2008 – Jun 2023 |
| Christian, Woods G-4-139433 | McAllen Ranch (Vicksburg N) | Shell Western E&P | 1 | 58.8K | 4.91M | Jan 1993 – Oct 2008 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Shell Western E&P Inc.Jan 1993 → Jan 1999
- 2Shell Western E&PMar 2000 → Oct 2008
- 3Merit Energy CompanySep 2022 → Jun 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 661742-99 | Recompletion | Shell Western E&P | May 12, 2008 | May 30, 2008 | Jun 26, 2008 | 14,000 |
| 511860-99 | Recompletion | Shell Western E&P | Jul 25, 2001 | Jul 25, 2001 | — | 14,000 |
| 369690-99 | Drill | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Feb 9, 1990 | Feb 14, 1990 | Jun 13, 1991 | 14,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 2008 | Woods Christian G-4-251196 | Wildcat | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jun 1, 2008 | 10,812 |
| Mar 8, 2000 | Christian Woods G-4-139433 | McAllen Ranch (Vicksburg N) | Shell Western E&P | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 200 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Vicksburg | 10,464 | -10,264 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,250 | 9,252 | Perforated |
| 9,250 | 9,270 | Perforated |
| 9,256 | 9,266 | Perforated |
| 9,782 | 9,786 | Perforated |
| 9,782 | 9,873 | Perforated |
| 9,822 | 9,832 | Perforated |
| 9,848 | 9,854 | Perforated |
| 9,866 | 9,872 | Perforated |
| 10,049 | 10,071 | Perforated |
| 10,464 | 10,484 | Perforated |
| 10,464 | 10,522 | Perforated |
| 10,510 | 10,522 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,822 | 17.5 | 1,230 S |
| 9.625 | 8,387 | 12.25 | 1,045 S |
| 2.875 | 9,944 | 4.25 | 75 S |
| 5 | 10,805 | 8.5 | 815 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 | Nov 5, 2009 | Apr 24, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 29, 2009 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 26, 2000 | Mar 27, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Oct 9, 1998 | Sep 28, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Apr 20, 1998 | Mar 30, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Feb 4, 1992 | Jan 24, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Nov 27, 1991 | Oct 3, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 8, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-215-31918 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-31918 → 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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