TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · CASTILLO-FLORES GU LEASE · API 42-215-32690 · DISTRICT 04
Castillo-Flores GU #5
Hidalgo County · Jeffress NE. (T Lo.-FB A) field · Producing · Vertical
Castillo-Flores GU #5 (API 42-215-32690) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed November 8, 1999 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in March 1, 2020.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) in 1999, permitted to 12,430 ft.
It was permitted by Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including K Sand, L Sand, S Sand, T Sand.
Its lease has reported 15.4K barrels of oil and 1.65M mcf of gas since November 1999, last reporting volume in May 2025.
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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationNov 8, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,430
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Nov 8, 1999
- last permit issued
- Nov 8, 1999
- completed
- 15.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.65M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1999 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 8, 1999
- Shut in
- Mar 1, 2020
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castillo-Flores GU G-4-176036 | Jeffress, NE. (T, Lo.-Fb,a) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 15.4K | 1.65M | Nov 1999 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 58 · prior 12 234(-75%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationNov 1999 → Jun 2001
- 2El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Jul 2001 → Jul 2006
- 3El Paso E & P Company, L. P.Aug 2006 → Feb 2010
- 4EP Energy E&P Company, L.P.Aug 2012 → Aug 2012
- 5Merit Energy CompanyJul 2019 → May 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 488308-99 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Sep 22, 1999 | Nov 8, 1999 | — | 13,000 |
| 488308-98 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Nov 3, 1999 | Nov 3, 1999 | Oct 7, 1999 | 13,000 |
| 487802-99 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Sep 22, 1999 | Sep 22, 1999 | — | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 1999 | Castillo-Flores GU G-4-176036 | Jeffress NE. (T Lo.-FB A) | Merit Energy Company | Producing · shut in Mar 1, 2020 | 12,430 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 315 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| K Sand | 8,568 | -8,253 |
| L Sand | 8,568 | -8,253 |
| S Sand | 10,480 | -10,165 |
| T Sand | 11,062 | -10,747 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,186 | 11,290 | Perforated |
| 11,982 | 12,207 | Perforated |
| 12,250 | 12,300 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,015 | 17.5 | 1,310 S |
| 9.625 | 7,250 | 12.25 | 734 S |
| 4.5 | 12,410 | 8.5 | 1,394 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 | Mar 31, 2000 | Jan 10, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 13, 2000 | — | — |
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 42-215-32690 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-32690 → 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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