TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · API 42-215-32421 · DISTRICT 04
Salinas M. #6
Hidalgo County · Jeffress E. (Vicksburg O\p) field · Vertical
Salinas M. #6 (API 42-215-32421) is a plugged well in Hidalgo County, plugged April 6, 2023, last operated by Merit Energy Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1997 and 2014, permitted to 15,000 ft.
It was permitted by Cantera Operating, LLC and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Sullivan Sand, Sullivan Sd., K-1 Sand, K-1 Sd..
Its 2 leases have reported 116K barrels of oil and 3.09M mcf of gas since July 1997, with no volume in the three years through April 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Cantera Operating, LLC; 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 Jul 2015 |
| Latest permit | Cantera Operating, LLCJul 7, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 15,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jul 7, 2014
- last permit issued
- May 5, 2015
- completed
- 116K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.09M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 1997 THROUGH Jul 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 5, 2015
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 6, 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salinas, M. G-4-278202 | Jeffress, E. (Vicksburg O\p) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 42 | 760 | May 2015 – Jul 2015 |
| Salinas, M. G-4-164505 | Jeffress, S.E. (Vicksburg T) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 116K | 3.09M | Jul 1997 – Jul 2014 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationJul 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 → Jul 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 788799-98 | Recompletion | Cantera Operating, LLC | Mar 5, 2015 | Jul 7, 2014 | Mar 3, 2015 | 13,000 |
| 788799-99 | Recompletion | Cantera Operating, LLC | Jun 5, 2014 | Jul 7, 2014 | — | 13,000 |
| 462141-99 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | May 8, 1997 | May 8, 1997 | May 17, 1997 | 15,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2015 | Salinas M. G-4-278202 | Jeffress E. (Vicksburg O\p) | Merit Energy Company | Plugged | — |
| Jul 2, 2014 | Salinas M. G-4-164505 | Jeffress S.E. (Vicksburg T) | Merit Energy Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 281 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Sullivan Sand | 4,945 | -4,664 |
| Sullivan Sd. | 4,945 | -4,664 |
| K-1 Sand | 8,040 | -7,759 |
| K-1 Sd. | 8,040 | -7,759 |
| L Sand | 9,200 | -8,919 |
| L-Sd. | 9,200 | -8,919 |
| O Sand | 9,520 | -9,239 |
| O Sd. | 9,520 | -9,239 |
| T Sand | 11,742 | -11,461 |
| T Sd. | 11,742 | -11,461 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,762 | 12,440 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 40 | — | — |
| 13.375 | 2,010 | 17.5 | 1,230 S |
| 9.625 | 7,750 | 12.25 | 865 S |
| 4.5 | 13,020 | 6.5 | 170 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 | Oct 27, 2015 | Oct 14, 2015 | — |
| 00 | Jan 27, 2015 | Sep 7, 2014 | — |
| 00 | Oct 10, 1997 | Sep 26, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 1, 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 42-215-32421 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-32421 → 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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