WELL · 42-215-32498 · DISTRICT 4
Machac Gas Unit #2
Hidalgo County · Jeffress NE. (T Lo.-FB A) field · Vertical
Machac Gas Unit #2 (API 42-215-32498) is a permitted well in Hidalgo County filed by Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1997 and 1999, permitted to 16,500 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including K Sand, L Sand, P Sand, T Sand.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 2, 2001
- Permits on file
- 1,543
- Phone
- (713) 420-6346
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationMar 25, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 16,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Mar 25, 1999
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.76M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1998 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 4 leases this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Machac Gas Unit G-4-167790 | Jeffress, NE. (T, Lo.-Fb,a) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 572K | Mar 1998 – Jul 2026 |
| Machac Gas Unit G-4-172924 | Jeffress, NE. (Vicksburg T) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 2.19M | Mar 1999 – Jul 2026 |
| Machac Gas Unit G-4-173169 | Jeffress, NE. (Cons. U\v) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | May 1999 – Jul 2026 |
| Machac Gas Unit G-4-173170 | Jeffress, NE. (T, Lo.-Fb,a) | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | 1 | 0 | 0 | May 1999 – May 1999 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 176 · prior 12 599(-71%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationMar 1998 → Jun 2001
- 2EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Jul 2001 → Jul 2006
- 3EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.Aug 2006 → May 2012
- 4EP Energy E&P Company, L.P.Dec 2012 → Oct 2013
- 5Cantera Operating, LLCNov 2013 → Nov 2017
- 6Merit Energy CompanyJan 2018 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 483471-99 | Recompletion | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Mar 25, 1999 | Mar 25, 1999 | Mar 2, 1999 | 16,500 |
| 471634-98 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Feb 11, 1998 | Dec 29, 1997 | Jan 4, 1998 | 16,500 |
| 471634-99 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Dec 29, 1997 | Dec 29, 1997 | — | 15,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-167790 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-172924 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-173169 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-173170 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 317 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| K Sand | 7,650 | -7,333 |
| L Sand | 8,580 | -8,263 |
| P Sand | 9,978 | -9,661 |
| T Sand | 11,192 | -10,875 |
| Lower T Sand | 12,170 | -11,853 |
| U Sand | 13,176 | -12,859 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,256 | 11,480 | Perforated |
| 11,564 | 11,667 | Perforated |
| 12,173 | 12,203 | Perforated |
| 12,245 | 12,270 | Perforated |
| 13,330 | 13,360 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 40 | — | — |
| 13.375 | 2,007 | 17.5 | 1,230 S |
| 9.625 | 7,900 | 12.25 | 1,155 S |
| 7.625 | 12,748 | 8.5 | 330 S |
| 4.5 | 15,750 | 6.5 | 485 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 | Jul 15, 1999 | Jun 14, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Jun 23, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 22, 1999 | May 3, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Jun 3, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | May 15, 1998 | Apr 28, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | May 7, 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.
- Wellbore filings for 42-215-32498 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-32498 → 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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