TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · SALINAS, M. LEASE · API 42-215-32179 · DISTRICT 04
Salinas M. #3
Hidalgo County · Jeffress S.E. (Vicksburg T) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Salinas M. #3 (API 42-215-32179) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed May 3, 2005 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in November 1, 2011.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1994 and 2004, permitted to 12,510 ft.
It was permitted by El Paso Production Oil & Gas CO. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 12 formation tops, including Sullivan, Heard, "K" Marker, "K-1" Sand.
Its lease has reported 299K barrels of oil and 11.8M mcf of gas since September 1994, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.; 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 2018 |
| Latest permit | El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Nov 18, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,510
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 18, 2004
- last permit issued
- May 3, 2005
- completed
- 299K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 11.8M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1994 THROUGH Oct 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 3, 2005
- Shut in
- Nov 1, 2011
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salinas, M. G-4-151400 | Jeffress, S.E. (Vicksburg T) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 299K | 11.8M | Sep 1994 – Oct 2018 |
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.
- 1Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationSep 1994 → Jun 2001
- 2El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Jul 2001 → Jul 2006
- 3El Paso E & P Company, L. P.Aug 2006 → Oct 2011
- 4Cantera Operating, LLCMay 2014 → Nov 2017
- 5Merit Energy CompanyDec 2017 → Oct 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 553714-99 | Recompletion | El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Nov 16, 2004 | Nov 18, 2004 | Mar 29, 2005 | 12,500 |
| 426004-99 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Jul 18, 1994 | Jul 18, 1994 | Jul 21, 1994 | 14,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2005 | Salinas M. G-4-151400 | Jeffress S.E. (Vicksburg T) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Nov 1, 2011 | 12,510 |
| May 3, 2005 | Salinas M. G-4-151400 | Jeffress S.E. (Vicksburg T) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Nov 1, 2011 | 12,510 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 271 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Sullivan | 4,966 | -4,695 |
| Heard | 6,390 | -6,119 |
| "K" Marker | 7,236 | -6,965 |
| "K-1" Sand | 7,770 | -7,499 |
| "L" Sand | 8,323 | -8,052 |
| L Sand | 8,323 | -8,052 |
| "O" Sand | 8,863 | -8,592 |
| O Sand | 8,863 | -8,592 |
| "P" Sand | 9,510 | -9,239 |
| P Sand | 9,510 | -9,239 |
| "T" Sand | 10,568 | -10,297 |
| T Sand | 10,568 | -10,297 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,595 | 12,217 | Perforated |
| 11,618 | 12,314 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,015 | 17.5 | 1,295 S |
| 9.625 | 7,358 | 12.25 | 559 S |
| 5.5 | 12,499 | 6.75 | 150 S |
| 3.5 | 12,509 | 4.5 | 225 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 30, 2005 | Jul 1, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Jan 31, 1995 | Oct 7, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 27, 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 42-215-32179 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-32179 → 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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