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WELL · 42-215-32343 · DISTRICT 4

McAllen Fieldwide Unit #51ST

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

Mcallen Fieldwide Unit #51ST (API 42-215-32343) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed November 4, 2010 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.

The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended 6 times) between 1996 and 2006, permitted to 11,420 ft.

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

Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Hansen Base, Marks Upper, Marks Lower.

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

Operator of record

Merit Energy Company

Permitted by Shell Western E&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
Watch this operatorWatch Hidalgo County

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleShell Western E&P
Production reportsMerit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026
Latest permitShell Western E&POct 16, 2006

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

11,420
total depth, ft
9
permits on file
Oct 16, 2006
last permit issued
Nov 4, 2010
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
5.3M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completed
Nov 4, 2010
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
McAllen Fieldwide Unit G-4-166058McAllen-Pharr (Consolidated)Merit Energy Company102.85MFeb 1997 – Jul 2026
McAllen Fieldwide Unit G-4-229289McAllen-Pharr (Consolidated)Merit Energy Company10151KApr 2007 – Jul 2026
McAllen Fieldwide Unit G-4-185710McAllen (Hansen)Shell Western E&P102.3MNov 2000 – Apr 2007

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 4,767 · prior 12 913(+422%)

05001K202420252026

Chain of custody

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

  1. 1Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyMar 1997 → Oct 1999
  2. 2Totalfinaelf E&P USA IncNov 2000 → Aug 2003
  3. 3Total E&P USA, Inc.Sep 2003 → Jan 2006
  4. 4Shell Western E&PFeb 2006 → Mar 2009
  5. 5Merit Energy CompanyMar 2025 → Apr 2026

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
627499-97RecompletionShell Western E&PFeb 23, 2007Oct 16, 2006Oct 6, 200611,600
627499-98RecompletionShell Western E&PNov 29, 2006Oct 16, 2006—11,000
627499-99RecompletionShell Western E&POct 13, 2006Oct 16, 2006—11,000
494625-96RecompletionTotalfinaelf E&P USA IncOct 10, 2001May 9, 2000Sep 8, 200011,550
494625-97RecompletionFina Oil & Chemical CompanyAug 22, 2000May 9, 2000—11,550
494625-98RecompletionFina Oil & Chemical CompanyJul 31, 2000May 9, 2000—9,000
494625-99RecompletionFina Oil & Chemical CompanyMay 1, 2000May 9, 2000—9,001
452293-98DrillFina Oil & Chemical CompanySep 8, 1997Sep 12, 1996Oct 5, 199611,980
452293-99DrillFina Oil & Chemical CompanySep 5, 1996Sep 12, 1996—11,000

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
Nov 4, 2010McAllen Fieldwide Unit G-4-229289McAllen-Pharr (Consolidated)Merit Energy CompanyProducing11,420
Nov 15, 2000McAllen Fieldwide Unit G-4-166058McAllen-Pharr (Consolidated)Merit Energy CompanyPartial Plug · shut in Oct 1, 200011,420
Nov 8, 2000McAllen Fieldwide Unit G-4-185710McAllen (Hansen)Shell Western E&PNot on Schedule—

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 118 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Hansen Base10,750-10,632
Marks Upper11,140-11,022
Marks Lower11,240-11,122

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
8,95411,980Perforated
9,94110,737Perforated
11,15611,172Perforated
11,25611,269Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
2.8751,1344.125106 S
13.3752,02517.51,065 S
13.6252,02817.51,065 S
13.3752,02817.51,065 S
9.6255,40012.25765 S
9.6257,28412.25765 S
9.6257,38412.25765 S
2.87511,3344.125106 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
00Jan 26, 2011Dec 16, 2010—
00Sep 11, 2007May 21, 2007Yes
00Sep 6, 2007——
00May 2, 2002Feb 15, 2002—
00Feb 20, 2002Oct 8, 2001—
00Dec 19, 2001Oct 22, 2001Yes
00Nov 30, 2001——
00Feb 9, 1998Apr 14, 1997Yes
00Jan 28, 1998——

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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