WELL · 42-215-32233 · DISTRICT 4
Woods Christian #38
Hidalgo County · McAllen Ranch (Vicksburg L) field · Vertical
Woods Christian #38 (API 42-215-32233) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Shell Western E&P Inc., completed August 2, 1995.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 3, 1995, permitted to 10,500 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Vicksburg, Vicsburg, Vicksburgk, Vicksburgl.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 16, 1999
- Permits on file
- 2,528
- Phone
- (281) 544-3215
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Shell Western E&P Inc. |
| Production reports | Shell Western E&Pthrough Mar 2006 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&P Inc.May 3, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 3, 1995
- last permit issued
- Aug 2, 1995
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.25M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1995 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 2, 1995
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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-4-157406 | McAllen Ranch (Vicksburg K Cons) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 3.03M | Feb 1996 – Jul 2026 |
| Woods Christian G-4-155246 | McAllen Ranch (Vicksburg L) | Shell Western E&P Inc. | 1 | 0 | 1.22M | Aug 1995 – May 1996 |
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.Aug 1995 → Feb 2000
- 2Shell Western E&PMar 2000 → Mar 2006
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 435459-99 | Drill | Shell Western E&P Inc. | May 3, 1995 | May 3, 1995 | Jun 25, 1995 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-155246 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-157406 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 196 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,638 | 8,644 | Perforated |
| 8,638 | 8,658 | Perforated |
| 8,646 | 8,658 | Perforated |
| 9,130 | 9,138 | Perforated |
| 9,302 | 9,312 | Perforated |
| 9,331 | 9,340 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,753 | 17.5 | 1,218 S |
| 9.625 | 8,389 | 12.25 | 1,464 S |
| 3.5 | 9,649 | 8.5 | 565 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. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jan 4, 2007 | Apr 3, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Apr 23, 2001 | Feb 20, 2001 | — |
| 00 | May 22, 1996 | Mar 7, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Mar 28, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 7, 1995 | Aug 24, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 12, 1995 | — | — |
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 42-215-32233 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-32233 → 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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