TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · MCALLEN, A.A. LEASE · API 42-215-32134 · DISTRICT 04
McAllen A.A. #84
Hidalgo County · McAllen Ranch (Vksbg P-V S Cons) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Mcallen A.A. #84 (API 42-215-32134) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed March 4, 1994 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in February 1, 2022.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 1, 1993, permitted to 12,050 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 2 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg.
Its lease has reported 205K barrels of oil and 8.73M mcf of gas since March 1994, 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 Jan 2022 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&P Inc.Sep 1, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,050
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 1, 1993
- last permit issued
- Mar 4, 1994
- completed
- 205K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 8.73M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1994 THROUGH Jan 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 4, 1994
- Shut in
- Feb 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McAllen, A.A. G-4-148852 | McAllen Ranch (Vksbg P-V,s Cons) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 205K | 8.73M | Mar 1994 – Jan 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.Mar 1994 → Feb 2000
- 2Shell Western E&PMar 2000 → Apr 2011
- 3OXY USA Inc.May 2011 → Jun 2017
- 4Merit Energy CompanyDec 2018 → Jan 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 415560-99 | Drill | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Sep 1, 1993 | Sep 1, 1993 | Nov 28, 1993 | 14,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 1994 | McAllen A.A. G-4-148852 | McAllen Ranch (Vksbg P-V S Cons) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Feb 1, 2022 | 12,050 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 160 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,426 | 11,447 | Perforated |
| 11,545 | 11,671 | Perforated |
| 11,725 | 11,769 | Perforated |
| 11,811 | 11,903 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,822 | 17.5 | 643 S |
| 9.625 | 9,100 | 12.25 | 1,418 S |
| 3.5 | 12,050 | 6.5 | 680 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 | Jun 9, 1994 | Apr 20, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Apr 28, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-215-32134 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-32134 → 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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