WELL · 42-215-32807 · DISTRICT 4
Dixie Mortgage Hopkins G.U. #9
Hidalgo County · Javelina (Vicksburg Cons.) field · Producing · Vertical
Dixie Mortgage Hopkins G.U. #9 (API 42-215-32807) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed March 24, 2022 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 28, 2000, permitted to 13,800 ft.
It was permitted by Shell Western E&P and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Vicksburg, W Shale, X.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Shell Western E&P; 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&PSep 28, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 28, 2000
- last permit issued
- Mar 24, 2022
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 5.94M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2000 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 24, 2022
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dixie Mortgage Hopkins G.U. G-4-181150 | Javelina (Vicksburg Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 5.94M | Dec 2000 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 12,518 · prior 12 7,069(+77%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Shell Western E&PDec 2000 → Apr 2011
- 2OXY USA Inc.May 2011 → Apr 2017
- 3Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500141-99 | Drill | Shell Western E&P | Sep 28, 2000 | Sep 28, 2000 | Oct 28, 2000 | 13,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-181150 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 344 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,337 | 11,339 | Perforated |
| 11,345 | 11,347 | Perforated |
| 11,364 | 11,366 | Perforated |
| 11,373 | 11,375 | Perforated |
| 11,389 | 11,391 | Perforated |
| 11,399 | 11,401 | Perforated |
| 11,407 | 11,409 | Perforated |
| 11,425 | 11,431 | Perforated |
| 11,443 | 11,447 | Perforated |
| 12,335 | 12,350 | Perforated |
| 12,525 | 12,532 | Perforated |
| 12,595 | 12,608 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,517 | 17.5 | 1,491 S |
| 9.625 | 8,100 | 12.25 | 391 S |
| 3.5 | 12,905 | 6.5 | 790 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 | Apr 11, 2022 | Apr 5, 2022 | — |
| 00 | May 8, 2001 | Jan 10, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 12, 2001 | — | — |
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 42-215-32807 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-32807 → 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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