WELL · 42-215-32869 · DISTRICT 4
McAllen Fieldwide Unit #78
Hidalgo County · McAllen-Pharr (Consolidated) field · Producing · Directional
Mcallen Fieldwide Unit #78 (API 42-215-32869) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed February 6, 2023 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued March 14, 2001, permitted to 13,000 ft.
It was permitted by Totalfinaelf E&P USA Inc and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including 8500 Sand, Hansen, Marks M-U, Marks M-L.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Totalfinaelf E&P USA 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 | Totalfinaelf E&P USA IncMar 14, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 14, 2001
- last permit issued
- Feb 6, 2023
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 7.66M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2001 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 6, 2023
- 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 Fieldwide Unit G-4-185698 | McAllen-Pharr (Consolidated) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 7.66M | Jul 2001 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 254,436 · prior 12 432,960(-41%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Totalfinaelf E&P USA IncJul 2001 → Aug 2003
- 2Total E&P USA, Inc.Sep 2003 → Jan 2006
- 3Shell Western E&PFeb 2006 → Apr 2011
- 4OXY USA Inc.May 2011 → Apr 2017
- 5Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 506503-98 | Drill | Totalfinaelf E&P USA Inc | May 9, 2001 | Mar 14, 2001 | Apr 29, 2001 | 13,000 |
| 506503-99 | Drill | Totalfinaelf E&P USA Inc | Mar 14, 2001 | Mar 14, 2001 | — | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-185698 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 118 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| 8500 Sand | 9,200 | -9,082 |
| Hansen | 10,410 | -10,292 |
| Marks M-U | 10,748 | -10,630 |
| Marks M-L | 10,948 | -10,830 |
| Marks M1L | 11,148 | -11,030 |
| Marks Upper Stringer | 11,218 | -11,100 |
| Marks Massive II | 11,737 | -11,619 |
| Marks Massive III | 12,124 | -12,006 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,638 | 8,658 | Perforated |
| 8,707 | 8,715 | Perforated |
| 8,727 | 8,738 | Perforated |
| 8,742 | 8,748 | Perforated |
| 8,767 | 8,779 | Perforated |
| 8,826 | 8,840 | Perforated |
| 8,912 | 8,925 | Perforated |
| 8,928 | 8,938 | Perforated |
| 8,942 | 8,944 | Perforated |
| 8,962 | 8,966 | Perforated |
| 9,062 | 9,068 | Perforated |
| 9,073 | 9,080 | Perforated |
| 9,459 | 9,489 | Perforated |
| 9,573 | 9,598 | Perforated |
| 10,996 | 11,902 | Perforated |
| 11,275 | 11,490 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,572 | 17.5 | 1,885 S |
| 9.625 | 8,180 | 12.25 | 1,555 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 | Feb 22, 2023 | Feb 14, 2023 | — |
| 00 | Jun 29, 2022 | May 2, 2022 | — |
| 00 | Jun 16, 2021 | May 18, 2021 | — |
| 00 | May 15, 2003 | Apr 15, 2003 | — |
| 00 | Dec 17, 2001 | Oct 24, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 29, 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 42-215-32869 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-32869 → 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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