TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · WIESEHAN-WALKER GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-215-32098 · DISTRICT 04
Wiesehan-Walker Gas Unit #7
Hidalgo County · Javelina (Vicksburg Cons.) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Wiesehan-Walker Gas Unit #7 (API 42-215-32098) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed April 16, 1993 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in November 1, 2022.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued October 14, 1992, permitted to 13,197 ft.
It was permitted by Shell Western E&P Inc. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 26.5K barrels of oil and 7.16M mcf of gas since April 1993, with no volume in the three years through 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 Oct 2022 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&P Inc.Oct 14, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,197
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 14, 1992
- last permit issued
- Apr 16, 1993
- completed
- 26.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 7.16M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1993 THROUGH Oct 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 16, 1993
- Shut in
- Nov 1, 2022
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wiesehan-Walker Gas Unit G-4-145836 | Javelina (Vicksburg Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 26.5K | 7.16M | Apr 1993 – Oct 2022 |
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.May 1993 → Feb 2000
- 2Shell Western E&PMar 2000 → Mar 2011
- 3OXY USA Inc.Jul 2011 → Jan 2017
- 4Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → Oct 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 404644-98 | Drill | Shell Western E&P Inc. | May 14, 1993 | Oct 14, 1992 | Nov 24, 1992 | 14,500 |
| 404644-99 | Drill | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Oct 14, 1992 | Oct 14, 1992 | — | 14,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 1993 | Wiesehan-Walker Gas Unit G-4-145836 | Javelina (Vicksburg Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Nov 1, 2022 | 13,197 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,724 | 10,756 | Perforated |
| 11,983 | 12,136 | Perforated |
| 12,205 | 12,436 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 3,024 | 17.5 | 1,690 S |
| 9.625 | 9,304 | 12.25 | 1,335 S |
| 5 | 12,907 | 6.5 | 590 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 | Aug 9, 1993 | Jun 14, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 22, 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 42-215-32098 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-32098 → 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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