TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · MCALLEN FIELDWIDE UNIT LEASE · API 42-215-32959 · DISTRICT 04
McAllen Fieldwide Unit #80
Hidalgo County · McAllen-Pharr (Consolidated) field · Producing · Directional
Mcallen Fieldwide Unit #80 (API 42-215-32959) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed February 16, 2004 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued January 9, 2002, permitted to 14,508 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 6 formation tops, including 5800' Sand, Card, Hansen, Marks.
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 IncJan 9, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,508
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jan 9, 2002
- last permit issued
- Feb 16, 2004
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 25.9M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2003 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 16, 2004
- 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-4-196249 | McAllen-Pharr (Consolidated) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 25.9M | Apr 2003 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 216,898 · prior 12 169,459(+28%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Total E&P USA, Inc.Apr 2003 → Jan 2006
- 2Shell Western E&PFeb 2006 → Apr 2011
- 3OXY USA Inc.May 2011 → Apr 2017
- 4Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 516717-97 | Drill | Totalfinaelf E&P USA Inc | Jul 8, 2003 | Jan 9, 2002 | Jan 13, 2003 | 15,000 |
| 516717-98 | Drill | Totalfinaelf E&P USA Inc | Jun 5, 2002 | Jan 9, 2002 | — | 15,000 |
| 516717-99 | Drill | Totalfinaelf E&P USA Inc | Jan 9, 2002 | Jan 9, 2002 | — | 15,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 2004 | McAllen Fieldwide Unit G-4-196249 | McAllen-Pharr (Consolidated) | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 14,508 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 108 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| 5800' Sand | 6,129 | -6,021 |
| Card | 7,651 | -7,543 |
| Hansen | 9,533 | -9,425 |
| Marks | 10,121 | -10,013 |
| Bond | 10,976 | -10,868 |
| FrioLOWER FRIO | 12,628 | -12,520 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 13,835 | 13,845 | Perforated |
| 13,970 | 13,983 | Perforated |
| 14,184 | 14,196 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 106 | — | 426 S |
| 13.375 | 2,817 | 17.5 | 1,886 S |
| 9.875 | 8,135 | 12.25 | 1,211 S |
| 3.5 | 14,500 | 7.625 | 560 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 | Jul 20, 2005 | Feb 3, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Sep 11, 2003 | Aug 1, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 4, 2003 | — | — |
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 42-215-32959 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-32959 → 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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