TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · MCALLEN FIELDWIDE UNIT LEASE · API 42-215-32324 · DISTRICT 04
McAllen Fieldwide Unit #50
Hidalgo County · McAllen-Pharr (Consolidated) field · Producing · Directional
Mcallen Fieldwide Unit #50 (API 42-215-32324) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed March 10, 2000 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 12, 1996, permitted to 10,377 ft.
It was permitted by Fina Oil & Chemical Company and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including 6500' Sand, 6900' Sand, Card Sand, 8500' Sand.
Its lease has reported 47.1K barrels of oil and 9.5M mcf of gas since November 1996, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Fina Oil & Chemical Company; 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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyAug 12, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,377
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 12, 1996
- last permit issued
- Mar 10, 2000
- completed
- 47.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 9.5M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1996 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 10, 2000
- 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 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 Fieldwide Unit G-4-163912 | McAllen-Pharr (Consolidated) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 47.1K | 9.5M | Nov 1996 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 109 · prior 12 83(+31%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyNov 1996 → Dec 2000
- 2Totalfinaelf E&P USA IncJan 2001 → Aug 2003
- 3Total E&P USA, Inc.Sep 2003 → Jan 2006
- 4Shell Western E&PFeb 2006 → Apr 2011
- 5OXY USA Inc.May 2011 → Apr 2017
- 6Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 449617-99 | Drill | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Jun 24, 1996 | Aug 12, 1996 | Sep 13, 1996 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2000 | McAllen Fieldwide Unit G-4-163912 | McAllen-Pharr (Consolidated) | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 10,377 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft |
|---|---|
| 6500' Sand | 6,591 |
| 6900' Sand | 7,000 |
| Card Sand | 7,530 |
| 8500' Sand | 8,625 |
| Hansen Sand | 9,633 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,755 | 10,238 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,300 | 14.75 | 1,045 S |
| 7.625 | 8,730 | 9.875 | 781 S |
| 3.5 | 10,377 | 6.75 | 268 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 | Apr 17, 2000 | Mar 15, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Aug 22, 1997 | Mar 27, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 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.
- Wellbore filings for 42-215-32324 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-32324 → 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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