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Wiesehan-Walker Gas Unit #10

Shut in

Hidalgo County · Javelina (Vicksburg Cons.) field · Temp Abandoned  · Vertical

Wiesehan-Walker Gas Unit #10 (API 42-215-32871) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed January 10, 2002 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in May 1, 2023.

The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 21, 2001, permitted to 14,067 ft.

It was permitted by Shell Western E&P 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

Merit Energy Company

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 scheduleMerit Energy Company
Production reportsMerit Energy Companythrough Apr 2023
Latest permitShell Western E&PMar 21, 2001

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

14,067
total depth, ft
1
permits on file
Mar 21, 2001
last permit issued
Jan 10, 2002
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
4.02M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2001 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completed
Jan 10, 2002
Shut in
May 1, 2023
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 →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Wiesehan-Walker Gas Unit G-4-183778Javelina (Vicksburg Cons.)Merit Energy Company104.02MJun 2001 – Jul 2026

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.

  1. 1Shell Western E&PJun 2001 → Apr 2011
  2. 2OXY USA Inc.May 2011 → Apr 2017
  3. 3Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → Apr 2023

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
506808-99DrillShell Western E&PMar 21, 2001Mar 21, 2001May 4, 200115,200

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
Jan 10, 2002Wiesehan-Walker Gas Unit G-4-183778Javelina (Vicksburg Cons.)Merit Energy CompanyTemp Abandoned · shut in May 1, 202314,067

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 304 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
VicksburgVICKSBURG T9,485-9,181
VicksburgVICKSBURG N11,108-10,804

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
12,58512,595Perforated
12,63012,640Perforated
12,68012,690Perforated
12,75512,765Perforated
12,90012,910Perforated
13,05313,058Perforated
13,12613,135Perforated
13,18513,195Perforated
13,25213,258Perforated
13,47213,482Perforated
13,59013,600Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
13.3752,52517.51,492 S
9.6259,37312.5973 S
3.514,0618.51,361 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Mar 5, 2002Jan 22, 2002—
00Oct 15, 2001Sep 18, 2001—
00Sep 10, 2001Jul 11, 2001Yes
00Aug 15, 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.

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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