TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · API 42-215-32357 · DISTRICT 04
Castillo Deep Gas Unit #2
Hidalgo County · Jeffress E. (Vicksburg S) field · Producing · Vertical
Castillo Deep Gas Unit #2 (API 42-215-32357) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed January 14, 2003 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1996 and 2003, permitted to 14,100 ft.
It was permitted by El Paso Production Oil & Gas CO. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Sullivan, Rincon, Vicksburg, Vicksburgs.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.; 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 | El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Jan 17, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,100
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jan 17, 2003
- last permit issued
- Jan 14, 2003
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.73M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 14, 2003
- 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 →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castillo Deep Gas Unit G-4-164146 | Jeffress, NE. (Vicksburg, Lo.) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.52M | May 1997 – Jul 2026 |
| Castillo Deep Gas Unit G-4-194655 | Jeffress, E. (Vicksburg S) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.21M | Jan 2003 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 7,986 · prior 12 8,709(-8%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Greenbrier Oper. Co.May 1997 → Dec 1997
- 2Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationJan 1998 → Jun 2001
- 3El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Jul 2001 → Jul 2006
- 4El Paso E & P Company, L. P.Aug 2006 → Jul 2012
- 5EP Energy E&P Company, L.P.Aug 2012 → Oct 2013
- 6Cantera Operating, LLCNov 2013 → Nov 2017
- 7Merit Energy CompanyDec 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 527422-98 | Recompletion | El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Mar 7, 2003 | Jan 17, 2003 | Jan 11, 2003 | 15,000 |
| 527422-99 | Recompletion | El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Jan 17, 2003 | Jan 17, 2003 | — | 13,800 |
| 454242-99 | Drill | Greenbrier Oper. Co. | Oct 22, 1996 | Oct 22, 1996 | Jan 28, 1997 | 15,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 2003 | Castillo Deep Gas Unit G-4-194655 | Jeffress E. (Vicksburg S) | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 14,100 |
| May 28, 1997 | Castillo Deep Gas Unit G-4-164146 | Jeffress NE. (Vicksburg Lo.) | Merit Energy Company | Partial Plug · shut in Dec 1, 2002 | 14,100 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 304 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,704 | 11,753 | Perforated |
| 11,808 | 11,817 | Perforated |
| 13,871 | 13,884 | Perforated |
| 13,889 | 13,892 | Perforated |
| 13,898 | 13,900 | Perforated |
| 13,909 | 13,922 | Perforated |
| 13,927 | 13,931 | Perforated |
| 13,935 | 13,944 | Perforated |
| 13,986 | 13,993 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,030 | 17.5 | 1,360 S |
| 9.625 | 7,860 | 12.25 | 790 S |
| 9.625 | 7,860 | 12.5 | 790 S |
| 5.5 | 14,094 | 6.5 | 110 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 | Mar 16, 2004 | Nov 24, 2003 | — |
| 00 | Jun 13, 2003 | May 12, 2003 | — |
| 00 | Jun 4, 2003 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 22, 1997 | Jun 19, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 9, 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 42-215-32357 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-32357 → 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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