TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · HAMMAN RANCH LEASE · API 42-215-32566 · DISTRICT 04
Hamman Ranch #39
Hidalgo County · Monte Christo (Vksbg KK) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Hamman Ranch #39 (API 42-215-32566) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed November 12, 1998 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in March 1, 2009.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 17, 1998, permitted to 13,450 ft.
It was permitted by Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including Frio, Dd Sand, Ee Sand, Vksbg Ee.
Its lease has reported 99.7K barrels of oil and 4.45M mcf of gas since September 1998, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation; 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 2009 |
| Latest permit | Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationJul 17, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,450
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 17, 1998
- last permit issued
- Nov 12, 1998
- completed
- 99.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.45M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1998 THROUGH Feb 2009
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 12, 1998
- Shut in
- Mar 1, 2009
- 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 lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamman Ranch G-4-170477 | Monte Christo (Vksbg KK) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 99.7K | 4.45M | Sep 1998 – Feb 2009 |
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 CorporationSep 1998 → Jun 2001
- 2El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Jul 2001 → Jul 2006
- 3El Paso E & P Company, L. P.Aug 2006 → Feb 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 478078-99 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Jul 17, 1998 | Jul 17, 1998 | Jul 26, 1998 | 14,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 1998 | Hamman Ranch G-4-170477 | Monte Christo (Vksbg KK) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Mar 1, 2009 | 13,450 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 331 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| FrioFRIO W | 7,540 | -7,209 |
| FrioFRIO W SAND | 7,540 | -7,209 |
| FrioFRIO 21 | 8,115 | -7,784 |
| FrioFRIO 21 SAND | 8,115 | -7,784 |
| FrioFRIO 57 | 8,640 | -8,309 |
| FrioFRIO 57 SAND | 8,640 | -8,309 |
| DD Sand | 9,215 | -8,884 |
| EE Sand | 9,370 | -9,039 |
| Vksbg EE | 9,370 | -9,039 |
| FF Sand | 10,230 | -9,899 |
| Vksbg FF | 10,230 | -9,899 |
| JJ Sand | 12,240 | -11,909 |
| Vksbg KK | 12,772 | -12,441 |
| KK Sand | 13,040 | -12,709 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,807 | 12,867 | Perforated |
| 13,038 | 13,081 | Perforated |
| 13,211 | 13,268 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 73 | — | — |
| 13.375 | 3,005 | 17.5 | 2,361 S |
| 9.625 | 10,100 | 12.25 | 1,005 S |
| 9.625 | 10,100 | 12.5 | 1,005 S |
| 3.5 | 13,450 | 8.5 | 1,075 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. 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 | May 27, 1999 | May 12, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Dec 29, 1998 | Dec 4, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Nov 17, 1998 | Oct 15, 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 42-215-32566 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-32566 → 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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