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Pharr Fieldwide Unit #26ST

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Hidalgo County · McAllen-Pharr (Consolidated) field · Producing  · Sidetrack

Pharr Fieldwide Unit #26ST (API 42-215-32299) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed November 15, 2016 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended twice) between 1996 and 2001, permitted to 13,300 ft.

It was permitted by Totalfinaelf E&P USA Inc and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including 6500' Sand, Graham, 8500' (Graham) Sand, Hansen.

No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.

Operator of record

Merit Energy Company

Permitted by Totalfinaelf E&P USA 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
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SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleMerit Energy Company
Production reportsMerit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026
Latest permitTotalfinaelf E&P USA IncMay 30, 2001

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

13,300
total depth, ft
4
permits on file
May 30, 2001
last permit issued
Nov 15, 2016
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
12M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completed
Nov 15, 2016
Shut in
—
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Pharr Fieldwide Unit G-4-161059Pharr (Reichert)Merit Energy Company1010.6MJun 1996 – Jul 2026
Pharr Fieldwide Unit G-4-191480Pharr (Hensley)Merit Energy Company101.42MJul 2002 – Jul 2026

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 29,696 · prior 12 34,170(-13%)

02K4K6K202420252026

Chain of custody

Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.

  1. 1Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyJun 1996 → Dec 2000
  2. 2Totalfinaelf E&P USA IncJan 2001 → Aug 2003
  3. 3Total E&P USA, Inc.Sep 2003 → Jan 2006
  4. 4Shell Western E&PFeb 2006 → Apr 2011
  5. 5OXY USA Inc.May 2011 → Apr 2017
  6. 6Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → Apr 2026

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
509624-98Recompletion · sidetrackTotalfinaelf E&P USA IncJan 29, 2002May 30, 2001May 18, 200113,500
509624-99RecompletionTotalfinaelf E&P USA IncMay 30, 2001May 30, 2001—13,500
446308-98DrillFina Oil & Chemical CompanyJan 6, 1997Mar 29, 1996Apr 2, 199613,500
446308-99DrillFina Oil & Chemical CompanyMar 26, 1996Mar 29, 1996—13,500

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
Nov 15, 2016Pharr Fieldwide Unit G-4-191480McAllen-Pharr (Consolidated)Merit Energy CompanyProducing13,300
Jun 26, 1996Pharr Fieldwide Unit G-4-161059McAllen-Pharr (Consolidated)Merit Energy CompanyPartial Plug · shut in Jan 1, 200213,300

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 101 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
6500' Sand6,740-6,639
Graham6,740-6,639
8500' (Graham) Sand8,540-8,439
Hansen9,170-9,069
Hansen Sand9,170-9,069
Marks9,690-9,589
Marks Sand9,690-9,589
Montgomery11,638-11,537
Reichert11,970-11,869
Hensley12,575-12,474

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
11,59911,609Perforated
11,84811,936Perforated
12,01412,076Perforated
12,57812,584Perforated
12,60812,612Perforated
12,67812,682Perforated
12,70612,858Perforated
13,02213,077Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
13.3752,50017.51,885 S
9.6258,98012.251,550 S
3.59,9994.75585 S
7.62510,7638.5725 S
7.62510,9128.5725 S
3.513,2954.75585 S
2.87513,2954.75585 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Aug 1, 2017Dec 19, 2016—
00Aug 29, 2014Jul 10, 2014—
00Dec 19, 2002Oct 21, 2002Yes
00Nov 26, 2002——
00Jan 30, 1997Sep 30, 1996Yes
00Jan 14, 1997——

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.

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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