TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · API 42-215-32532 · DISTRICT 04
Flores R. #3
Hidalgo County · Texan Gardens N. (Vicks S.) field · SWR-10-Well · Vertical
Flores R. #3 (API 42-215-32532) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed August 2, 2002 and listed as swr-10-well on the RRC schedule, shut in January 1, 2019.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1998 and 2002, permitted to 14,000 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 10 formation tops, including Sullivan Sd, Sullivan Sd., J-1 Sd, J-1 Sd..
Its 3 leases have reported 128K barrels of oil and 5.68M mcf of gas since June 1998, with no volume in the three years through April 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
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 Feb 2023 |
| Latest permit | El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Nov 1, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 1, 2002
- last permit issued
- Aug 2, 2002
- completed
- 128K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 5.68M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 1998 THROUGH Feb 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 2, 2002
- Shut in
- Jan 1, 2019
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flores, R. G-4-173948 | Texan Gardens, N. (VKS-S1) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 62.1K | 2.85M | Jun 1999 – Feb 2023 |
| Flores, R. G-4-170483 | Texan Gardens, N. (Vksbg. T) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 66K | 2.83M | Jun 1998 – May 1999 |
| Flores, R. G-4-191851 | Texan Gardens, N. (Vicks S.) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aug 2002 – — |
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 CorporationJun 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 → Sep 2013
- 5Cantera Operating, LLCFeb 2014 → Feb 2017
- 6Merit Energy CompanyJan 2018 → Dec 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 525179-99 | Recompletion | El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Nov 1, 2002 | Nov 1, 2002 | Jul 28, 2002 | 16,500 |
| 475563-99 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Apr 23, 1998 | Apr 23, 1998 | Apr 26, 1998 | 16,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2003 | Flores R. G-4-173948 | Texan Gardens N. (VKS-S1) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jan 1, 2019 | 14,000 |
| Aug 2, 2002 | Flores R. G-4-191851 | Texan Gardens N. (Vicks S.) | Merit Energy Company | SWR-10-Well · shut in Aug 1, 2002 | 14,000 |
| Jun 8, 1999 | Flores R. G-4-170483 | Texan Gardens N. (Vksbg. T) | Merit Energy Company | SWR-10-Well · shut in Oct 1, 2000 | 14,000 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 259 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Sullivan SD | 5,460 | -5,201 |
| Sullivan Sd. | 5,460 | -5,201 |
| J-1 SD | 7,648 | -7,389 |
| J-1 Sd. | 7,648 | -7,389 |
| K-1 SD | 8,552 | -8,293 |
| K-1 Sd. | 8,552 | -8,293 |
| O Sand | 9,892 | -9,633 |
| O SD | 9,892 | -9,633 |
| T Sand | 13,100 | -12,841 |
| T SD | 13,100 | -12,841 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,708 | 11,739 | Perforated |
| 11,709 | 11,739 | Perforated |
| 12,066 | 12,136 | Perforated |
| 12,192 | 12,387 | Perforated |
| 13,130 | 13,537 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,015 | 17.5 | 1,355 S |
| 9.625 | 8,300 | 12.25 | 870 S |
| 7.625 | 11,250 | 8.5 | 245 S |
| 4.5 | 14,000 | 6.5 | 335 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 | Feb 12, 2003 | Dec 19, 2002 | — |
| 00 | Feb 11, 2003 | Dec 19, 2002 | — |
| 00 | Dec 23, 2002 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 14, 1999 | Aug 10, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Sep 1, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 17, 1998 | Oct 26, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 30, 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 42-215-32532 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-32532 → 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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