TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · A.K. JENDRUSCH GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-215-32086 · DISTRICT 04
A.K. Jendrusch Gas Unit #3
Hidalgo County · McCook SE. (LWR Vicksburg Cons) field · Producing · Vertical
A.K. Jendrusch Gas Unit #3 (API 42-215-32086) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed November 4, 1992 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued August 24, 1992, permitted to 16,000 ft.
It was permitted by Shell Western E&P Inc. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Vicksburg.
Its lease has reported 52.9K barrels of oil and 2.9M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Shell Western E&P 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 schedule | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&P Inc.Aug 24, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 16,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 24, 1992
- last permit issued
- Nov 4, 1992
- completed
- 52.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.9M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 4, 1992
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.K. Jendrusch Gas Unit G-4-143705 | McCook, SE. (LWR Vicksburg Cons) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 52.9K | 2.9M | Jan 1993 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 17,638 · prior 12 15,149(+16%)
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 → Apr 2011
- 3OXY USA Inc.May 2011 → Apr 2017
- 4Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 402616-98 | Drill | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Sep 8, 1992 | Aug 24, 1992 | Aug 31, 1992 | 16,500 |
| 402616-99 | Drill | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Aug 24, 1992 | Aug 24, 1992 | — | 16,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 1992 | A.K. Jendrusch Gas Unit G-4-143705 | McCook SE. (LWR Vicksburg Cons) | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 16,000 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 260 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Vicksburg | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 14,394 | 14,675 | Perforated |
| 15,142 | 15,289 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 3,000 | 17.5 | 1,949 S |
| 9.625 | 10,581 | 12.25 | 665 S |
| 5 | 16,000 | 8.5 | 1,325 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 | Feb 22, 1993 | Dec 10, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 2, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-215-32086 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-32086 → 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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