TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · DONALD E. WILSON GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-215-32943 · DISTRICT 04
Donald E. Wilson Gas Unit #2
Hidalgo County · The Doxology (LWR Vicksburg Cons field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Donald E. Wilson Gas Unit #2 (API 42-215-32943) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed April 24, 2002 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in August 1, 2024.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 1, 2001, permitted to 15,800 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 2 formation tops, including The Doxology (Vicksburg Blue), The Doxology (Peosper).
Its lease has reported 3.83K barrels of oil and 2.19M mcf of gas since April 2002, last reporting volume in March 2026.
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 Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Totalfinaelf E&P USA IncNov 1, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 15,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 1, 2001
- last permit issued
- Apr 24, 2002
- completed
- 3.83K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.19M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2002 THROUGH Mar 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 24, 2002
- Shut in
- Aug 1, 2024
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald E. Wilson Gas Unit G-4-189211 | The Doxology (LWR Vicksburg Cons | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 3.83K | 2.19M | Apr 2002 – Mar 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 566 · prior 12 1,424(-60%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Totalfinaelf E&P USA IncApr 2002 → 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 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 514985-99 | Drill | Totalfinaelf E&P USA Inc | Nov 1, 2001 | Nov 1, 2001 | Jan 17, 2002 | 17,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2002 | Donald E. Wilson Gas Unit G-4-189211 | The Doxology (LWR Vicksburg Cons | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Aug 1, 2024 | 15,800 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 222 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| The Doxology (Vicksburg Blue) | 15,500 | -15,278 |
| The Doxology (Peosper) | 16,835 | -16,613 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 15,098 | 15,262 | Perforated |
| 15,560 | 15,570 | Perforated |
| 15,638 | 15,650 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 3,031 | 13.375 | 2,340 S |
| 13.375 | 3,031 | 17.5 | 2,340 S |
| 9.625 | 11,900 | 12.25 | 815 S |
| 5.5 | 15,800 | 8.5 | 1,525 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 | May 20, 2003 | Apr 21, 2003 | — |
| 00 | Aug 2, 2002 | Jun 10, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 10, 2002 | — | — |
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 42-215-32943 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-32943 → 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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