TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · API 42-215-32715 · DISTRICT 04
Hamman Ranch #48
Hidalgo County · Monte Christo (43-57 Cons.) field · Vertical
Hamman Ranch #48 (API 42-215-32715) is a plugged well in Hidalgo County, plugged November 8, 2019, last operated by Merit Energy Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued November 29, 1999, permitted to 11,000 ft.
It was permitted by Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg, Vicksburgee.
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 | El Paso E & P Company, L. P.through Jan 2010 |
| Latest permit | Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationNov 29, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 29, 1999
- last permit issued
- Mar 14, 2000
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 821K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2000 THROUGH Nov 2019
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 14, 2000
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 8, 2019
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamman Ranch G-4-175490 | Monte Christo (VX-Eckart-EE CNS) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 821K | Jan 2000 – Nov 2019 |
| Hamman Ranch G-4-176828 | Monte Christo (57-A) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Mar 2000 – Nov 2019 |
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 CorporationJan 2000 → Jun 2001
- 2El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Jul 2001 → Jul 2006
- 3El Paso E & P Company, L. P.Aug 2006 → Jan 2010
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 489881-98 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Jan 19, 2000 | Nov 29, 1999 | Dec 4, 1999 | 11,000 |
| 489881-99 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Nov 29, 1999 | Nov 29, 1999 | — | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2000 | Hamman Ranch G-4-176828 | Monte Christo (43-57 Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | Plugged | — |
| Mar 14, 2000 | Hamman Ranch G-4-175490 | Monte Christo (VX-Eckart-EE CNS) | Merit Energy Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 195 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,483 | 8,569 | Perforated |
| 9,104 | 9,162 | Perforated |
| 9,306 | 9,426 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 3,000 | 11 | 944 S |
| 4.5 | 9,750 | 7.875 | 980 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 | Jun 15, 2000 | Apr 11, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Jun 9, 2000 | Apr 11, 2000 | — |
| 00 | May 12, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 10, 2000 | Jan 21, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 1, 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 42-215-32715 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-32715 → 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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