TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · API 42-215-32552 · DISTRICT 04
Bright & Schiff Hamman Gas Unit #13
Hidalgo County · Monte Christo (VX-Eckart-EE CNS) field · Producing · Vertical
Bright & Schiff Hamman Gas Unit #13 (API 42-215-32552) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed May 3, 2003 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in August 1, 2026.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1998 and 2003, permitted to 15,505 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 2 formation tops, including Vicksburg, Vicksburgjj.
Its 4 leases have reported 9.06K barrels of oil and 2.33M mcf of gas since August 1998, last reporting volume in April 2026. The leases carry 4 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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Apr 22, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 15,505
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 22, 2003
- last permit issued
- May 3, 2003
- completed
- 9.06K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.33M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1998 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 3, 2003
- Shut in
- Aug 1, 2026
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bright & Schiff Hamman Gas Unit G-4-195172 | Monte Christo (VX-Eckart-EE CNS) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 2.26K | 1.65M | May 2003 – Apr 2026 |
| Bright & Schiff Hamman Gas Unit G-4-174261 | Monte Christo (Vksbg O-15) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 6.81K | 682K | Aug 1998 – Apr 2003 |
| Bright & Schiff Hamman Gas Unit G-4-170893 | Monte Christo (Vksbg PP) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aug 1998 – — |
| Bright & Schiff Hamman Gas Unit G-4-174263 | Monte Christo (Vksbg-Brown) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aug 1998 – — |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 338 · prior 12 16,106(-98%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationAug 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 531003-99 | Recompletion | El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Apr 22, 2003 | Apr 22, 2003 | Apr 24, 2003 | 15,505 |
| 476477-99 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | May 21, 1998 | May 21, 1998 | May 26, 1998 | 17,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2003 | Bright & Schiff Hamman Gas Unit G-4-195172 | Monte Christo (VX-Eckart-EE CNS) | Merit Energy Company | Producing · shut in Aug 1, 2026 | 15,505 |
| Aug 20, 1998 | Bright & Schiff Hamman Gas Unit G-4-174263 | Monte Christo (Vksbg-Brown) | Merit Energy Company | Partial Plug · shut in Oct 1, 2000 | 15,505 |
| Aug 20, 1998 | Bright & Schiff Hamman Gas Unit G-4-174261 | Monte Christo (Vksbg O-15) | Merit Energy Company | Partial Plug · shut in Apr 1, 2003 | 15,505 |
| Aug 20, 1998 | Bright & Schiff Hamman Gas Unit G-4-170893 | Monte Christo (Vksbg PP) | Merit Energy Company | Partial Plug · shut in Oct 1, 2000 | 15,505 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 24 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,501 | 9,554 | Perforated |
| 9,574 | 9,646 | Perforated |
| 9,663 | 9,772 | Perforated |
| 13,950 | 14,009 | Perforated |
| 14,309 | 14,436 | Perforated |
| 15,081 | 15,102 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 3,000 | 17.5 | 2,350 S |
| 9.625 | 10,271 | 12.25 | 915 S |
| 4.5 | 15,500 | 6.5 | 606 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 | Jul 11, 2003 | Jun 4, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 2, 2003 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 3, 2000 | Nov 4, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Jan 31, 2000 | Nov 4, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Oct 21, 1999 | Mar 25, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Sep 28, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 16, 1998 | Nov 4, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 3, 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 42-215-32552 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-32552 → 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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