TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · MCALLEN, A. A. LEASE · API 42-215-32583 · DISTRICT 04
McAllen A. A. #99
Hidalgo County · McAllen Ranch (Vksbg P-V S Cons) field · Producing · Vertical
Mcallen A. A. #99 (API 42-215-32583) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed January 13, 1999 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 29, 1998, permitted to 12,588 ft.
It was permitted by Shell Western E&P Inc. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Vicksburg.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Shell Western E&P Inc.; 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 | Shell Western E&P Inc.Sep 29, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,588
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 29, 1998
- last permit issued
- Jan 13, 1999
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 6.06M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1999 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 13, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McAllen, A. A. G-4-171975 | McAllen Ranch (Vksbg P-V,s Cons) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 6.06M | Jan 1999 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,058 · prior 12 1,384(-24%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Shell Western E&P Inc.Jan 1999 → Feb 2000
- 2Shell Western E&PMar 2000 → Jan 2010
- 3OXY USA Inc.Oct 2011 → Jul 2017
- 4Merit Energy CompanyAug 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 479784-99 | Drill | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Sep 29, 1998 | Sep 29, 1998 | Nov 22, 1998 | 12,750 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 1999 | McAllen A. A. G-4-171975 | McAllen Ranch (Vksbg P-V S Cons) | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 12,588 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 155 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| VicksburgVICKSBURG S | 11,798 | -11,643 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,834 | 11,936 | Perforated |
| 12,334 | 12,412 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,821 | 17.5 | 1,033 S |
| 9.625 | 9,156 | 12.25 | 1,566 S |
| 3.5 | 12,588 | 8.5 | 970 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 | Mar 18, 1999 | Feb 12, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 4, 1999 | — | — |
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 42-215-32583 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-32583 → 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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