WELL · 42-215-32513 · DISTRICT 4
Machac Gas Unit #3
Hidalgo County · Vertical
Machac Gas Unit #3 (API 42-215-32513) is a permitted well in Hidalgo County filed by Merit Energy Company; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1998 and 2018, permitted to 16,500 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including K-1 Sand, P Sand, Lo. T Sand, W Sand.
Operator of record
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 1,049 permits on file · (972) 628-1559
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Merit Energy CompanyMay 21, 2018 |
- 16,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- May 21, 2018
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.53M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1998 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Surface location
26.433864, -98.437779
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Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Hidalgo County.
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 →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Machac Gas Unit G-4-170230 | Jeffress, NE. (T, Lo.-Fb,a) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | May 1998 – Jul 2026 |
| Machac Gas Unit G-4-170231 | Jeffress, NE. (Cons. U\v) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | May 1998 – Jul 2026 |
| Machac Gas Unit G-4-170232 | Jeffress, NE. (Vicksburg, Lo.) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.53M | May 1998 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 8,986 · prior 12 10,094(-11%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationMay 1998 → 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 839955-99 | Recompletion | Merit Energy Company | May 11, 2018 | May 21, 2018 | — | 16,500 |
| 473227-98 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | May 18, 1998 | Feb 11, 1998 | Feb 26, 1998 | 16,500 |
| 473227-99 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Feb 11, 1998 | Feb 11, 1998 | — | 16,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-170230 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-170231 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-170232 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 316 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| K-1 Sand | 7,950 | -7,634 |
| P Sand | 9,940 | -9,624 |
| Lo. T Sand | 11,255 | -10,939 |
| W Sand | 12,940 | -12,624 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,282 | 11,441 | Perforated |
| 12,706 | 12,860 | Perforated |
| 13,063 | 13,258 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,003 | 17.5 | 1,230 S |
| 9.625 | 7,797 | 12.25 | 990 S |
| 4.5 | 13,648 | 8.5 | 515 S |
| 20 | — | — | — |
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 | Oct 27, 1998 | Sep 25, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 12, 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 42-215-32513 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-32513 → 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.
Nearby wells and their tops
NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM
Draw a cross-section
This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.
Boston Texas Land & Trust42-215-34157
2.0 KM · Merit Energy Company · Section with this well →
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 2,100 | -1,768 |
| Catahoula | 4,334 | -4,002 |
| Catahoula | 5,014 | -4,682 |
| Vicksburg | 8,273 | -7,941 |
| Jackson | — |
Boston Texas Land & Trust42-215-34162
2.0 KM · Merit Energy Company · Section with this well →
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 3,101 | -2,772 |
| Catahoula | 4,168 | -3,839 |
| Catahoula | 4,842 | -4,513 |
| Vicksburg | 7,514 | -7,185 |
| Jackson | — |
Boston Texas Land & Trust42-215-34163
2.0 KM · Merit Energy Company · Section with this well →
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 3,115 | -2,786 |
| Catahoula | 4,191 | -3,862 |
| Catahoula | 4,864 | -4,535 |
| Vicksburg | 7,442 | -7,113 |
| Jackson | 13,199 | -12,870 |
Boston Texas Land & Trust42-215-34164
2.0 KM · Merit Energy Company · Section with this well →
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 3,094 | -2,765 |
| Catahoula | 4,161 | -3,832 |
| Catahoula | 4,822 | -4,493 |
| Vicksburg | 7,312 | -6,983 |
| Jackson | — |
Boston Texas Land & Trust42-215-34158
2.1 KM · Merit Energy Company · Section with this well →
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 3,112 | -2,775 |
| Catahoula | 4,209 | -3,872 |
| Catahoula | 4,854 | -4,517 |
| Vicksburg | 7,526 | -7,189 |
| Jackson | — |
Boston Texas Land & Trust42-215-34168
2.3 KM · Merit Energy Company · Section with this well →
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 3,117 | |
| Catahoula | 4,202 | |
| Catahoula | 4,888 | |
| Vicksburg | 7,530 | |
| Jackson | — |
Boston Texas Land & Trust42-215-34167
2.5 KM · Merit Energy Company · Section with this well →
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 3,027 | -2,703 |
| Catahoula | 4,038 | -3,714 |
| Catahoula | 4,797 | -4,473 |
| Vicksburg | 7,157 | -6,833 |
| Jackson | — |
Coates 'A'42-215-33803
3.2 KM · Merit Energy Company · Section with this well →
| Milcene | 3,139 | -2,856 |
| Anahuac | 4,258 | -3,975 |
| Frio | 4,923 | -4,640 |
| Vicksburg | 7,908 | -7,625 |
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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