WELL · 42-215-32952 · DISTRICT 4

Woods Christian #42

Woods Christian #42 (API 42-215-32952) is a permitted well in Hidalgo County filed by Merit Energy Company; no completion report is on file yet.

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2001 and 2024, permitted to 11,575 ft.

Completion filings report one formation top, including Vicksburg.

Operator of record

Merit Energy Company

Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 1,049 permits on file · (972) 628-1559

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore schedule	none
Production reports	Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026
Latest permit	Merit Energy CompanyApr 15, 2024

11,575: total depth, ft
2: permits on file
Apr 15, 2024: last permit issued
—: completed
0: cumulative oil, bbl
1.98M: cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2002 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule: OFF SCHEDULE
Completed: —
Shut in: —
Plugged: —

Surface location

26.622911, -98.325715

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Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Hidalgo County.

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
Woods Christian G-4-188003	McAllen Ranch (Vicksburg N)	Merit Energy Company	1	0	1.98M	Feb 2002 – Jul 2026

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 7,878 · prior 12 3,706(+113%)

Chain of custody

Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.

1Shell Western E&PFeb 2002 → Apr 2011
2OXY USA Inc.May 2011 → Jul 2017
3Merit Energy CompanyAug 2017 → Apr 2026

Permits

Permit	Type	Operator	Received	Issued	Spud	Depth
896922-99	Recompletion	Merit Energy Company	Jan 29, 2024	Apr 15, 2024	—	10,530
515735-99	Drill	Shell Western E&P	Nov 30, 2001	Nov 30, 2001	Dec 11, 2001	11,575

Completions

Completed	Lease	Field	Operator	Status	Depth
—	— G-4-188003	—	—	—	—

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 196 ft elevation.Download CSV →

Formation	MD ft	Subsea
VicksburgVICKSBURG K	—	—
VicksburgVICKSBURG L	—	—
VicksburgVICKSBURG M	—	—

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

From	To	Type
9,323	9,330	Perforated
9,902	9,908	Perforated
9,912	9,916	Perforated
9,984	9,994	Perforated
10,004	10,012	Perforated
10,362	10,370	Perforated
10,376	10,384	Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing in	Set at	Hole in	Cement
10.75	1,674	14.75	840 S
7.625	8,280	9.875	729 S
3.5	10,522	6.5	380 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 →

Filed	W-2 / G-1 date	Logs referenced
Mar 23, 2021	Mar 16, 2021	—
Oct 9, 2002	Mar 5, 2002	—
May 30, 2002	Feb 21, 2002	Yes
Apr 12, 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 42-215-32952 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
Completion packets for 42-215-32952 → 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.

Nearby wells and their tops

NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM

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This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.

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Woods, Christian42-215-31777

0.1 KM · Shell Western E&P Inc. · Section with this well →

Vicksburg	7,204	-7,004
Vicksburg	8,292	-8,092
Vicksburg	10,014	-9,814
Vicksburg	10,720	-10,520

Woods Christian42-215-32449

0.5 KM · Shell Western E&P Inc. · Section with this well →

Vicksburg	8,363	-8,168
Vicksburg	9,300	-9,105
Vicksburg	9,650	-9,455
P	10,595	-10,400
Vicksburg	10,595	-10,400

Woods Christian42-215-33328

0.7 KM · Shell Western E&P · Section with this well →

Vicksburg	8,586	-8,393
Vicksburg	9,312	-9,119
Vicksburg	9,625	-9,432
Vicksburg	10,201	-10,008
Vicksburg	10,830	-10,637
Vicksburg	11,060	-10,867

Woods Christian42-215-31822

1.0 KM · Shell Western E&P Inc. · Section with this well →

Vicksburg	9,402	-9,207
Vicksburg	9,966	-9,771
Vicksburg	10,785	-10,590

McAllen, A.A. 'B'42-215-34161

9.0 KM · Merit Energy Company · Section with this well →

Catahoula	2,700
Catahoula	3,470
Vicksburg	8,900
Miocene (undifferentiated)	—
Jackson	—

McAllen, A.A. 'B'42-215-34166

9.0 KM · Merit Energy Company · Section with this well →

Catahoula	2,724
Catahoula	3,492
Vicksburg	8,770
Miocene (undifferentiated)	—
Jackson	—

McAllen, A.A. 'B'42-215-34160

9.7 KM · Merit Energy Company · Section with this well →

Catahoula	2,760	-2,643
Catahoula	3,540	-3,423
Vicksburg	8,750	-8,633
Jackson	—
Miocene (undifferentiated)	—

Olivarez Unit B42-215-33712

9.7 KM · Hilcorp Energy Company · Section with this well →

Catahoula	3,973	-3,768
Frio	3,973	-3,768
Vicksburg	6,917	-6,712
Vicksburg	6,917	-6,712
Catahoula	—
Miocene (undifferentiated)	—
Jackson	—

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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