TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · API 42-215-32397 · DISTRICT 04
De Austin-Castillo Gas Unit #2
Hidalgo County · Jeffress NE. (T Lo.-FB A) field · Producing · Vertical
De Austin-Castillo Gas Unit #2 (API 42-215-32397) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed May 18, 1997 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 4, 1997, permitted to 14,243 ft.
It was permitted by Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 12 formation tops, including K-1 Sd, K-1 Sd., L Sd, L Sd..
Its 2 leases have reported 42.1K barrels of oil and 3.56M mcf of gas since May 1997, last reporting volume in April 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation; 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 | Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationMar 4, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,243
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 4, 1997
- last permit issued
- May 18, 1997
- completed
- 42.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.56M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1997 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 18, 1997
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De Austin-Castillo Gas Unit G-4-163815 | Jeffress, NE. (T, Lo.-Fb,a) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 42.1K | 3.56M | May 1997 – Apr 2026 |
| De Austin-Castillo Gas Unit G-4-163813 | Wildcat | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | May 1997 – — |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 30,372 · prior 12 35,904(-15%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationMay 1997 → Jun 2001
- 2El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Jul 2001 → Jul 2006
- 3El Paso E & P Company, L. P.Aug 2006 → Jul 2012
- 4EP Energy E&P Company, L.P.Aug 2012 → Oct 2013
- 5Cantera Operating, LLCNov 2013 → Nov 2017
- 6Merit Energy CompanyDec 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 459424-99 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Mar 4, 1997 | Mar 4, 1997 | Mar 15, 1997 | 15,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 1997 | De Austin-Castillo Gas Unit G-4-163815 | Jeffress NE. (T Lo.-FB A) | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 14,243 |
| May 12, 1997 | De Austin-Castillo Gas Unit G-4-163813 | Wildcat | Merit Energy Company | SWR-10-Well · shut in Oct 1, 2000 | 14,243 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 310 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| K-1 SD | 8,100 | -7,790 |
| K-1 Sd. | 8,100 | -7,790 |
| L SD | 8,548 | -8,238 |
| L Sd. | 8,548 | -8,238 |
| S SD | 10,500 | -10,190 |
| S Sd. | 10,500 | -10,190 |
| T SD | 11,180 | -10,870 |
| T Sd. | 11,180 | -10,870 |
| U SD | 13,153 | -12,843 |
| U Sd. | 13,153 | -12,843 |
| V SD | 13,922 | -13,612 |
| V Sd. | 13,922 | -13,612 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,994 | 12,239 | Perforated |
| 13,526 | 13,613 | Perforated |
| 13,940 | 14,110 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,016 | 17.5 | 1,230 S |
| 9.625 | 8,000 | 12.25 | 810 S |
| 7.625 | 11,955 | 8.5 | 105 S |
| 4.5 | 14,233 | 6.5 | 275 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 | Sep 3, 1997 | Aug 6, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Aug 15, 1997 | Aug 6, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 11, 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 42-215-32397 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-32397 → 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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