TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · HAMMAN RANCH LEASE · API 42-215-32234 · DISTRICT 04
Hamman Ranch #35ST
Hidalgo County · Monte Christo (Vksbg KK) field · Vertical
Hamman Ranch #35ST (API 42-215-32234) is a plugged well in Hidalgo County, plugged March 8, 2023, last operated by Merit Energy Company.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended twice) between 1995 and 2008, permitted to 14,000 ft.
It was permitted by El Paso E & P Company, L. P. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Vicksburg.
Its lease has reported 43.2K barrels of oil and 7.72M mcf of gas since August 1995, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by El Paso E & P Company, L. P.; 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 Mar 2009 |
| Latest permit | El Paso E & P Company, L. P.Aug 2, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,000
- total depth, ft
- 5
- permits on file
- Aug 2, 2008
- last permit issued
- Oct 1, 2008
- completed
- 43.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 7.72M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1995 THROUGH Mar 2009
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 1, 2008
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 8, 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamman Ranch G-4-155445 | Monte Christo (Vksbg KK) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 43.2K | 7.72M | Aug 1995 – Mar 2009 |
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.Sep 1995 → May 1996
- 2RMS Monte Christo, LLCJun 1996 → Oct 1997
- 3Anr Production CompanyNov 1997 → Nov 1997
- 4Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationDec 1997 → Jun 2001
- 5El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Jul 2001 → Jul 2006
- 6El Paso E & P Company, L. P.Aug 2006 → Mar 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 666709-99 | Recompletion | El Paso E & P Company, L. P. | Jul 15, 2008 | Aug 2, 2008 | — | 12,750 |
| 609982-97 | Recompletion | El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Nov 30, 2005 | Nov 23, 2005 | Mar 24, 2006 | 13,000 |
| 609982-98 | Recompletion | El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Nov 29, 2005 | Nov 23, 2005 | — | 13,000 |
| 609982-99 | Recompletion | El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Nov 22, 2005 | Nov 23, 2005 | — | 13,000 |
| 435458-99 | Drill | Shell Western E&P Inc. | May 3, 1995 | May 3, 1995 | May 27, 1995 | 14,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2008 | Hamman Ranch G-4-155445 | Monte Christo (Vksbg KK) | Merit Energy Company | Plugged | — |
| Oct 1, 2008 | Hamman Ranch G-4-155445 | Monte Christo (Vksbg KK) | Merit Energy Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 205 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,702 | 12,749 | Perforated |
| 12,708 | 12,742 | Perforated |
| 12,774 | 12,902 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 3,020 | 17.5 | 1,817 S |
| 9.625 | 10,059 | 12.25 | 1,349 S |
| 3.5 | 12,479 | 6.5 | — |
| 3.5 | 12,654 | 6.5 | 610 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 | Dec 29, 2008 | Oct 10, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Apr 9, 2007 | Oct 16, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Nov 13, 1995 | Sep 26, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 3, 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 42-215-32234 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-32234 → 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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